PureTerra Ventures Fund II

PureTerra Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Countries of investment

Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States
Australia

Investment stages

Seed
Series A

Industries

Water Tech
Clean Tech
Climate Tech
Circular Economy
Industrial Tech
Sustainable Technologies

About
PureTerra Ventures is an Amsterdam firm founded in 2017 by Nic Pannekeet and Gijs de Bruin, and the only Dutch fund dedicated entirely to water. Its first fund closed at €73M and backed 14 water companies. Fund II launched in January 2026 with a €150M target and a €10M cornerstone from Invest-NL. In October 2026 the European Investment Fund committed €30M to it, signed at European Water Technology Week in Leeuwarden.

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Max check size: $5.8M
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Investment Thesis

PureTerra invests exclusively in early-stage water technology companies with hardware or AI-driven software that is ready for commercial scale. Its focus areas are water pollution prevention, clean-water processes, circular water systems, wastewater reuse and more efficient industrial water use. It invests worldwide with a strong focus on Europe and the Netherlands, writing checks of $1M to $5M at seed and Series A.

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Manager's Experience

Co-founder and Managing Partner Nic Pannekeet studied at Shanghai Normal University and is a serial entrepreneur. He co-founded Van den Berg China and founded BIC Services, a global ingredients trader for the food, feed and personal care industries, and sits on the board of Membrion after PureTerra led its Series B. Co-founder Gijs de Bruin founded 98 Sparks and CHC Expo Services and chairs Qocreators. Partner Job van Schelven and Managing Director Alexander Crowell complete the investment team.