tidal

An industry backed investment fund to make one of Europe's most crucial sectors future proof

Propelling the energy transition in Maritime, Ports and Offshore

We invest in a vital backbone of the European economy.

Maritime industry

All vessels for goods and people transport and offshore support, from design to disposal; ocean going and inland water.

Offshore industry

All sustainable offshore and submarine activities, including blue energy.

Ports

Port operations, supply chain management, logistics, customs and cargo handling, energy hubs, storage.

Propelling the energy transition by investing in hardware, value chain and digital innovation & technology

Hardware innovation

Disruptive hardware innovation needed to create substantial impact.

Value chain innovation

Ability to operationally adapt fast and increase agility and to improve competitiveness.

Digital innovation

Introduction and protection of IT, to increase efficiency.

Tidal selects visionary entrepreneurs, in seed to series A stage, who want to create a 9.5 seismic shift in the energy transition.

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Tidal is leveraging the benefits of Ninepointfive’s unique corporate backing approach and offering start-ups support beyond cash investment:

Driving Start-Up Growth

A coalition of cornerstone corporations bound to accelerate the topline of the
start-up through strategic partnerships.

Connecting Start-Ups with Industry Experts

Establishment of strong relationships between selected start-ups and the industries’ expert network consisting of top
tier corporations, VCs, consultants and entrepreneurs.

24/7 Investment Team Support for Growth

Around the clock support of our experienced investment team supporting Tidal’s portfolio in value creation and future funding rounds.

Are you a corporation or potential partner and interested to become
part of Tidal’s mission?

Get in contact with our team

Ninepointfive One’s mission is to make Europe’s industry more digital and green.

The fund is investing in start-ups who are implementing the industries most disruptive new technologies across the industrial value chain. Through it’s portfolio companies, the fund wants to have a positive impact on Europes’s industrial landscape and its corporations.

That's why we're investing in these categories

Design & Engineering

Material & Sourcing

Manufacturing

Internal Logistics & Warehousing

Logistics & Transportation

Maintenance & Services

Ninepointfive One has been building a portfolio of ambitious companies disrupting the industrial value chain. Always in co-investment with global corporations.

Since 2020 we have been investing from our 'One' fund
in early-stage companies. Our fund has been successful in creating a portfolio of companies with impressive business traction, demonstrating Ninepointfive’s investment thesis.

Investment criteria

We invest from seed to series B, with deep expertise in technology-focused businesses, especially in the realm of B2B. 

The fund’s investment thesis, involving corporate co-investors, has been value creating for its portfolio-companies.

It’s worked really well with Ninepointfive and Agfa as partners. They’ve got the balance right of being both supportive and hands-off. It’s been very easy to work with them.

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Douglas Franklin
CEO, Penny Black

The Ninepointfive team don’t have a problem with rolling up their sleeves. Sitting with us, working, giving us advice, pushing us, telling us if we’re doing a good job. They’re hands-on and straightforward.

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Fernando Martín
CEO, Eccocar

The entire project was massively accelerated when Ninepointfive joined the table, and all the parties benefited greatly from having a venture capitalist with experience in working with corporates.

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Claus Hermannstädter
Head of Additive Manufacturing Technology and Strategy at ZEISS

I believe Ninepointfive holds a unique, unprecedented position in the VC space: With their focus on corporate venturing – a joint model to share risks, upsides and challenges with corporations – they find and leverage opportunities that traditional VCs usually shy away from

Stefanie Huber
Director of Innovation Strategy, SAP

Ninepointfive had a network of other VC’s and crucial knowledge, such as investment structures and equity allocation models. Thanks to them, MakerVerse was able to secure an eight-digit seed funding.

Markus Berger-de Léon
Senior Partner Green Business Building, McKinsey & Company
marcus berger

I believe Ninepointfive holds a unique, unprecedented position in the VC space: With their focus on corporate venturing – a joint model to share risks, upsides and challenges with corporations – they find and leverage opportunities that traditional VCs usually shy away from

Stefanie Huber
Director of Innovation Strategy, SAP

Although we are at the forefront of the energy transition, some crucial solutions will come from startups and scale-ups we don't know yet. Ninepointfive Tidal’s investment approach brings together like-minded stakeholders, allowing them to focus on their core business with front row seats to technology.

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Alexander Saverys
CEO, CMB.TECH

Ninepointfive had a network of other VC’s and crucial knowledge, such as investment structures and equity allocation models. Thanks to them, MakerVerse was able to secure an eight-digit seed funding.

Markus Berger-de Léon
Senior Partner Green Business Building, McKinsey & Company

We have seen Ninepointfive at work and appreciate how they add value by sharpening the value proposition of the venture.

The Tidal fund they are setting up now is a very needed answer to overcome the challenge of innovation getting to market in this sector. I appreciate how they bring the independent lens on value creation to complex settings

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Leo Brand
CIO, Vopak

Cargill has nearly 70 years’ experience in the maritime industry and are also a direct investor in maritime ventures. We believe that Tidal is providing exactly what startups, scale-ups and maritime companies in Europe are looking for in the investment space.

Eric Aboussouan
Director of Strategy, Investments & Partnerships, Cargill Ocean Transportation
Alexander Saverys
marcus berger
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One is leveraging the benefits of Ninepointfive’s unique corporate backing approach and offering start-ups support beyond cash investment :

Driving Start-Up Growth

We represent a coalition of cornerstone corporations bound to accelerate the topline of our
start-ups through strategic partnerships.

Connecting Start-Ups with Industry Experts

We are constantly creating strong relationships between selected start-ups and the industries’ expert network consisting of top
tier corporations, VCs, consultants and entrepreneurs.

24/7 Investment Team Support for Growth

Around the clock support of our experienced investment team supporting One’s portfolio in value creation and future funding rounds.

Are you a corporation or potential partner and interested to become part of Ninepointfive One’s mission?

Get in contact with our team

ESG and Impact are deeply
rooted in our investment philosophy:

Affordable and clean energy by investing in affordable and clean energy

Decent work and economic growth by making the maritime and offshore industry future-proof, thereby ensuring jobs and sustainable economic growth

Industry, innovation and infrastructure by innovating and building a resilient industry

Sustainable cities and communities by improving ports as a crucial part of sustainable cities and communities

Climate action by taking urgent actions to combat climate change through investments in the most promising technologies

Life below water by ensuring life under water has a say at the table

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