Enfuro Ventures

Enfuro Ventures is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 by entrepreneurs Erik Schut and Ruud Rijbroek, both committed to contributing to the sustainable energy transition in the Netherlands. The firm invests in companies active in renewable energy, energy storage, smart infrastructure, and sustainability, taking substantial minority stakes while keeping entrepreneurs in operational control. Enfuro leads rounds with check sizes from $500,000 to $5.5 million at Pre-seed and Seed stages. The firm has made 9 investments across energy technology, sustainability technology, real estate and construction technology, and enterprise applications, with a portfolio focused exclusively on the Dutch market. Portfolio companies operate across renewable energy production, storage, distribution, and adjacent enabling technologies. Schut and Rijbroek bring entrepreneurial operating backgrounds to their role as investors, enabling them to engage meaningfully with founders on the practical challenges of scaling early-stage energy and cleantech businesses. Enfuro Ventures takes a hands-on, minority investor approach, working alongside management teams rather than seeking control. The firm's tight geographic focus on the Netherlands and its deep domain experience in the energy sector give it a distinctive position as a specialist first-check backer for Dutch founders building in the clean energy transition. The founders' entrepreneurial backgrounds inform a partnering style that emphasizes operational support and respect for founder autonomy throughout the company-building process.