Rubio Influence Ventures, an affect enterprise capital agency out of Amsterdam, publicizes this morning that they’ve raised over €70 million in commitments for its third affect fund – aiming to put money into thirty firms tackling the local weather disaster and social inequality.

The third fund is supported by many current in addition to new buyers, together with a big group of profitable Dutch entrepreneurs and households, and institutional companions such because the European Funding Fund (EIF), Make investments-NL, Oost NL, Brabantse Ontwikkelings maatschappij, ING and NN Social Innovation Fund. RVO has as soon as once more offered an innovation mortgage below the Seed Capital scheme.

Machtelt Groothuis, Co-founder of Rubio: “In an period of accelerating local weather change and social challenges, essentially the most useful firms of the long run are those constructing actual options for world issues. The launch of our third fund displays that the affect investing mannequin is recognised, the chance is evident, and the urgency has by no means been better.”

This announcement matches right into a wider 2025 development of renewed exercise in affect and sustainability-focused enterprise capital throughout Europe.

Within the Netherlands, CapitalT introduced the primary shut of a €50 million Fund II, focusing on purpose-driven Founders in ClimateTech and the way forward for work. Throughout southern Europe, Suma Capital closed a €210 million ClimateTech fund, specializing in industrial decarbonisation and scale-up help.

Collectively, these developments spotlight that at the same time as European enterprise fundraising faces headwinds, impact-driven funds are sustaining investor confidence and channeling capital in direction of local weather and social innovation.

For Rinke Zonneveld, CEO of Make investments-NL, it was a “no-brainer” to put money into Rubio’s new fund: “Rubio is main the pack within the Dutch affect investing scene. They didn’t simply set the usual, they created it. Particularly how they don’t simply discuss local weather however deal with social points head-on is inspiring others and convincing institutional buyers to enter this area.”​

Based in 2015, Rubio invests in early and growth-stage firms creating scalable options for pressing world challenges, from local weather and circularity to schooling and well-being. The agency hyperlinks 100% of its carried curiosity to independently verified affect outcomes, aiming to make sure that monetary success and optimistic affect go hand in hand.

With the launch of this third fund, Rubio’s complete AUM will rise to €220 million. This continues the agency’s mission to assist scale entrepreneurs who mix affect and returns.

Since its founding, Rubio has backed over forty fast-growing firms turning concepts into measurable change.

This portfolio consists of firms like:

• Sympower (enabling grid flexibility for the transition torenewable power)
• NoPalm Components (defending rainforests with round palm oil alternate options)
• OpenUp (rising entry to certified psychological healthcare help)

Aartjan Bontje from household workplace FlowFund Basis, who has backed all three funds says: “From Fund I to at present, I’ve seen Rubio ship on their promise: constructing profitable firms whereas creating measurable affect. This third fund is proof that the motion in direction of affect is accelerating, and precisely the form of shift the world wants.”

EU-Startups has beforehand featured Rubio Influence Ventures throughout a number of funding tales highlighting its function as a number one Dutch affect investor.

In April 2024, Rubio led a €3 million spherical for Amsterdam-based Renewaball to cut back the environmental footprint of sports activities gear. The agency additionally backed NoPalm Components in July 2024, supporting the scale-up of its sustainable palm-oil various. In 2025, Rubio appeared in a number of impact-oriented offers, together with a €3 million spherical for Chapter and participation in Vytal World’s €14.2 million elevate for reusable packaging.

Most lately, EU-Startups reported Rubio’s continued involvement within the ClimateTech sector by means of Sympower’s €42 million funding to advance Europe’s power transition.

“Rubio was one of many first movers within the European affect market, launching its first fund in 2015 at a time when the market was nonetheless nascent. By focusing on European startups that goal for social and local weather affect, whereas additionally serving to to construct the surroundings for danger capital funding within the affect investing area, Rubio has been an inspirational associate for the EIF, and we’re pleased to proceed our fruitful collaboration,” added Marjut Falkstedt, Chief Govt of the European Funding Fund.