Guus Frericks is a serial ecosystem builder who founded both HighTechXL in 2013 and later DeepTechXL as a dedicated fund, positioning himself as both a fund manager and infrastructure architect for the Dutch deep-tech scene in Eindhoven. He orchestrates broad multi-party collaborations uniting corporates, pension funds, regional development agencies, and family offices around large-scale initiatives, emphasizing his role as a coalition-builder for nationally significant deep-tech projects rather than a purely financial investor.
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DeepTechXL
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Deeptech / Hardware, Health, Energy, Chips, Cybersecurity
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Pre-Seed - Series B+
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€100K - €2M
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DeepTechXL is a €110 million Dutch venture capital fund that invests in capital-intensive deep-tech startups from pre-seed through Series C, backed by major Dutch corporates like ASML and Philips alongside government entities to strengthen the national deep-tech ecosystem. The fund operates as an integrated system with the HighTechXL venture-builder in Eindhoven, focusing on hardware-heavy technologies like integrated photonics and quantum computing while serving as a state-endorsed channel for commercializing research from Dutch knowledge institutes.
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