BigCircle Ventures

🌱 Empowering Researchers to Drive Change As ERC President Maria Leptin recently stated in her speech to the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee: "It was researchers, predominantly working in public sector universities and laboratories, who developed many of the ideas and techniques that are now being used on such a massive scale by the big tech companies." (http://bit.ly/3QQFJg4) 💡 Curiosity-driven research sparks real breakthroughs—but to create real-world impact, it needs the right catalyst to turn knowledge into action. At BigCircle Ventures, we help scientists and TTOs turn innovations into ventures that make a real difference. 🔍 Thinking beyond the lab? Let’s talk! #Innovation #VentureBuilding #IPValorisation #DeepTech #TechnologyTransfer

♻️ Europe’s Clean Industrial Opportunity “Circularity is key to maximising the EU’s limited resources, reducing dependencies, and enhancing resilience.” (Clean Industrial Deal, 2025) 💡 Now is the time to build. By 2030, Europe is set to lead the circular economy—turning waste into value, securing its own resources, and driving industrial innovation. With EU backing, the playing field for circular ventures has never been better. The vision is clear. Demand is rising, capital is flowing— BigCircle Ventures taps into this opportunity and builds ventures that drive Europe's self-sufficiency. 🚀 Let’s seize this momentum. Where do you see the biggest opportunities? Let’s make it happen—together. #CleanTech #CircularEconomy #VentureBuilding #Opportunity #LetsGo

💡 The Netherlands is home to brilliant research—but where are the startups? Recently, Techleap shared a concerning insight: "The Netherlands is seeing a critical decline in startup formation, despite strong academic and research capabilities." (https://lnkd.in/dxU7nsDd) However, with VC investments in deeptech more than doubling from 2019 to 2024 (Techleap report), the potential to turn science into impactful ventures is massive. At BigCircle Ventures, we believe innovation creates opportunity. That’s why we partner with Dutch universities and research labs to turn cutting-edge climate and circularity science into start-ups. Our unique approach offers high impact, returns and risk spreading, making early stage deeptech investable.  Want to join us on our mission? Let’s talk. #CleanTech #VentureBuilder #Climate #ImpactInvesting

Third Derivative is world renowned for accelerating climate tech to scale - so we are extremely pleased to partner and gear up! 🚀 Through collaboration we build the next generation of sustainable start-ups. 🌎 Learn more about Third Derivative at https://lnkd.in/eY9Vg--k #ClimateTech #DeepTech #VentureBuilder #Startups

🚀 BigCircle Ventures is kicking off its journey to create new cleantech ventures! We’re excited to partner with Utrecht University / Utrecht Holdings to bring the catalytic ball milling technology of Ina Vollmer to market—an exciting technology that enables the recycling of plastic waste into high-quality monomers with significantly lower energy input. A great step toward a truly circular economy! 🌍♻️ We're looking forward to working with more universities or inventors to turn research into real-world impact. Let us know if you're interested. Let’s build the future of cleantech together! 💡🔬 Sara Blanken Tessa Scharringhausen Adrian Hergesell Anouk Dagelet #Cleantech #Innovation #CircularEconomy #VentureBuilding #Sustainability #PlasticsRecycling #TTO #KnowledgeTransfer #SustainableChemistry #GCNE

Looking for impact makers!

We're #hiring a new CEO and Co-Founder - Catalytic Ball Milling Venture in Netherlands. Apply today or share this post with your network.

BigCircle Ventures is building the future of circular plastics, and we’re looking for a visionary CEO & Co-Founder to lead a deep-tech startup revolutionizing polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) recycling. Backed by groundbreaking research from Utrecht University, this startup leverages a mechano-chemical ball milling process to recycle waste into virgin-grade polymers with unmatched energy efficiency.   Are you an entrepreneurial leader based in the Netherlands with expertise in polymer engineering, process innovation and commercialization? Do you have experience scaling technology-driven ventures and navigating partnerships in the petrochemical industry?   If you're ready to build a high-impact company with the support of BigCircle Ventures, we want to hear from you. Equity stake offered. Apply now or tag someone who should!  

🌟 Meet Luuk and Guusje! 🌟 🎈 We’re proud to introduce the 2 newest members of BigCircle Ventures, Senior Venture Developer Guusje Delen and Venture Development intern Luuk van der Goot!  🌿Guusje has a PhD in Chemistry which she uses to grow Greentech startups, for example as Head of R&D at Amsterdam startups Skytree and Ore Energy. At BigCircle she sources and develops ventures in green chemistry and energy in close collaboration with universities and industry experts to build science based innovations that positively impact the world's climate and circularity challenges. ♻️ Luuk uses his knowledge in Applied Physics to support the team in our mission to launch 30 ventures over the next 3 years, turning big potential into big impact! 🌍 Together, the team will boost the world’s journey towards net zero and circularity. 🚀 Want to know more about our mission or how we can help you valorize impactful IP? Reach out! #climatetech #greentech #cleantech #deeptech #venturebuilder #circularity #energy #climate #innovation #startups #impact #impactinvesting #research #IP Joost Kruytzer Rosa Nuijten Jarno van den Heuvel Siem Gersen Rohit Kanungo Joost Beemer Reinier van der Vusse Eelco Dekker Freerk Bisschop Simon Knowles

🚀 Join Our Mission: Building Startups for a Sustainable Future! 🌍 Ready to take on the planet’s toughest challenges? Join us in creating impactful startups that drive positive change for a greener tomorrow. We focus on three critical impact areas: 🌱 Net Zero: Advancing clean energy production and storage, smart energy infrastructure, and sustainable mobility solutions to accelerate the journey to a net zero future. ♻️ Circularity: Innovative recovery & recycling technologies, biobased materials and sustainable manufacturing to close the loop and drive sustainable resource use. 🚫 Toxicity-free: Replacing or eliminating harmful chemicals like PFAS and microplastics to protect health and the environment. Ready to make big impact? Join us and let’s build the future together! 💡 Reinier van der Vusse Jarno van den Heuvel Freerk Bisschop Rosa Nuijten Joost Beemer Eva van der Pouw Joost Kruytzer Siem Gersen Rohit Kanungo Eelco Dekker Luuk van der Goot Simon Knowles #climatetech #greentech #cleantech #deeptech #venturebuilder #circular #energy #climate #innovation #startups #impact #impactinvesting #IP #academic #research #bigimpact