SET Ventures European Smart Energy Venture Capital Home About us Smart energy Portfolio Team News Contact us | News Archive Select Page European Smart Energy Venture Capital European Smart Energy Venture Capital European Smart Energy Venture Capital European Smart Energy Venture Capital European Smart Energy Venture Capital European Smart Energy Venture Capital European Smart Energy Venture Capital European Smart Energy Venture Capital At SET Ventures we help entrepreneurs build companies that impact the future of energy. We leverage our experience and network to actively grow companies to generate great returns. About us SET Ventures manages venture capital funds targeting the Energy Sector. We invest in European early growth-stage companies that can impact the future of the energy markets worldwide. SET Ventures invests up to 6M per portfolio company and we have proven to be able to pick the future winners in the sector by value chain investing and finding the highest growth opportunities. Energy Use Novel smart energy monitoring and control of stationary and mobile energy efficiency technologies (e.g. smart cities, industrial processes, smart buildings, optimal energy use and EVs) Distribution and Storage Innovative energy storage related business models to build the smart energy grid of the future (e.g. power infrastructure, demand response solutions, and advanced storage solutions) Generation Ground-breaking new business models utilising new technologies and connectivity, enabling smart economical renewable energy generation (e.g. distributed generation, generation optimisation, solar, wind and CHP) Smart Energy At SET Ventures while our scope is energy related companies, our investment Priority is Smart Energy. SET Ventures defines the crossover between ICT and Energy as Smart Energy: new innovative start-ups and business models involving intelligent software and/or services, combined with or without hardware components, impacting the future of energy. Value Chain Investing Benefits % Fast Growth Portfolio companies can grow faster as there will be strong demand to solve the bottleneck or issue in the value chain High Margins The portfolio company can secure higher margins as products or services are in demand Better Exits Exit paths are created when companies occupy a key position in the value chain, creating opportunities for potential acquirers to integrate up- or downstream Or with market share and increased margin potential exits by an IPO At SET Ventures we ultimately invest in people We support founders and CEOs who can create the energy companies of tomorrow | You have been an amazing investor and the support you have shown and your help is much appreciated. Mary Turner CEO, AlertMe | You are everything you would expect from an insight-based investor: support when support is due, scrutiny when scrutiny is due, professional friendship when celebration is due. A true team player VC unlike any other I have experienced. Hans Streng CEO, Epyon | adding value by striking the right balance between challenging and inspiring the team while leaving execution responsibility clearly with management. Wald Siskens CEO, EnOcean Our Portfolio All Distribution Storage Energy Generation Energy Use Smart Energy Read More 4energy is a leading provider of low energy cooling products intelligent energy management solutions for small technical rooms through to large Data Centers. 4 Energy also provides building energy management solutions to SMEs Read More AlertMe (now part of British Gas) provides a scalable, resilient, interoperable and open platform to connect an ecosystem of devices and appliances in the home Read More EnOcean creates self-powered wireless technology based on miniaturized energy converters, ultra-low-power electronic circuitry and reliable wireless communication Read More Epyon (now part of ABB) develops, markets and sells products and services for optimized fast charging of electric vehicle Read More General Fusion is designing a fusion reactor based on the Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) concept to generate cheap, safe and plentiful energy Read More LUXeXceL gfenerates 3D printed optics and optically smooth objects Read More MicroShade sells a unique optically transparent solar shading solution which creates a comfortable working environment, reduces energy consumption and is completely maintenance-free Read More NGenTec develops air cooled modular generators for wind and tidal turbines Read More O-flexx develops innovative thermoelectric solutions to generate electricity from waste heat Read More Sefaira creates sustainable building design software for architects and engineers Read More Sonnen is the world leader om home energy storage, utilising Lithium ion batteries and intelligent control. Meet The Team All Advisers Investment Support Investment Team Team Rene Savelsberg - Co-Founder, CEO and MD He is responsible for the strategy and overall operations of the SET Funds. He serves on the Board of Sefaira, MicroShade... Wouter Jonk - Co-Founder and MD He is responsible for the financial, legal and fiscal aspects of the Funds besides his investment responsibilities. He serves on the Boards... Rafael Koene - Senior Investment Manager Rafael initiated the founding of SET Ventures in 2007 and joined SET as a Senior Investment Manager in January 2016. His responsibilities... Craig Douglas - Associate Craig joined SET Ventures in 2012. He is responsible for deal flow sourcing, primary due diligence as well as portfolio reporting and overall portfolio... Julia Padberg - Associate Julia Padberg is an Associate at SET Ventures, who joined the team in February 2016. Julia is responsible for deal flow sourcing, due diligence,... Caroline Zijlstra - Office Manager Prior to joining SET Ventures she had several office management, team management and entrepreneur positions in the private equity and venture capital branch... Diederik Heyning - Adviser As a member of the IAB for SET Ventures Diederik brings specific expertise from the venture capital industry with his extensive international experience. In... Emma Verloop- Adviser As member of the IAB for SET Ventures Emma brings specific expertise from investment management, business integrity and sustainable finance. Emma is founder at Bricx,... Pieter ter Kuile - Adviser As member of the IAB for SET Ventures Pieter brings specific expertise from the investment banking industry with his extensive international experience. Pieter... Hans Mart Groen - Adviser As member of the IAB for SET Ventures Hans Mart brings his deep knowledge and experience of the energy sector to investment opportunities... Eveline Mutsaers - Legal Eveline acts as legal council to SET Ventures through her partnership West Advocaten. Prior to founding West Advocaten, Eveline Mutsaers worked 5 years as... Klaas de Groot - Management Reporting Services Klaas provides financial and management reporting services to SET Ventures. In 1985 he started his career at KPMG working from junior to supervisor... News Smart energy VC: Rene Savelsberg pitches SET Ventures on Ecosummit 12 Jul 2016 read more General Fusion featured on BBC World: A Slice of the Sun; The quest for clean energy 17 Jun 2016 Horizons documentary highlights Vancouver companys focus on a practical approach to commercial fusion energy Burnaby, BC June 17, 2016 General Fusion, the Vancouver-based clean energy company seeking to develop the worlds first commercial fusion power, has been... read more Materialise and Luxexcel Develop a Build Processor for a Unique AM Technology 15 Jun 2016 Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Erfurt, Germany June 15, 2016. Materialise NV (NASDAQ: MTLS), the leading provider of Additive Manufacturing software and sophisticated 3D Printing solutions in the medical and industrial markets, announces at Rapid.Tech its collaboration... read more German battery maker sonnen GmbH wins backing from GE 6 Jun 2016 Reuters, reporting by Vera Eckert, editing by Andreas Cremer and Alexandra Hudson German battery maker sonnen GmbH on Monday said it has secured financial backing from GE Ventures, General Electrics venture capital subsidiary, to develop its brand of... read more Neelie Kroes opent Venture Capital Desk op High Tech Campus 10 May 2016 Eindhoven, 10 mei 2016 BOM Neelie Kroes, Special Envoy van Startup Delta, heeft vandaag de officiële opening verricht van de Venture Capital Desk op de High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. Met de VC Desk krijgen innovatieve startups een centraal loket waar ze... read more Contact Details Phone +31 20 320 01 04 E-mail for general inquiries: info@setventures.com E-mail for entrepreneurs: businessplan@setventures.com Address Keizersgracht 756 1017 EZ Amsterdam The Netherlands Contact Us Name Email Address Message Submit 10 + 9 = RSS SET Ventures is the trading name of Chrysalix SET Management B.V. Industry Number: 53866142