Innovative entrepreneurship for a sustainable and robust economy

At ROM InWest we believe that innovative entrepreneurs like you are at the heart of a strong and more sustainable North Holland economy. Aiming for social impact and financial return, our driven professionals help you grow and develop your startup, scale-up and SME. We actively collaborate with other parties and initiatives in the region. Are you ready for financial investments, networking or knowledge? Nice to meet you! 

How
we help
you

Are you looking for support for your startup, scale-up or SME? Then ROM InWest is the right place for you. The condition for our help is that your service or product not only yields financial, but also social return and that you as an entrepreneur look beyond today, tomorrow and the generations after us.

In concrete terms, ROM InWest can help you as an entrepreneur in two ways:

1

No matter how proud you are of your innovation, a business case that connects with your target group is what counts. Our business developers will help you with this issue. Together with...

2

Do you have a smart solution that demonstrably makes a social impact for the world of tomorrow? And are you looking for a professional investment partner to bring your innovation to the market?

Get
inspired

3 March 2026

PIM and ROM InWest: guiding growth and impact together

Interviews
Since January 2026, ROM InWest has been programme manager of PIM, the successful programme in North Holland that helps entrepreneurs grow and...
17 February 2026

Amplio Pharma raises over €1.3 million for better drug against rheumatoid arthritis

News
ROM InWest, together with Libertatis Ergo Holding, Amsterdam UMC Ventures Holding and Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland, has invested €1.3 million in...
4 February 2026

HeartEye raises over one and a half million euros for early detection of possible heart disease

News
HeartEye has successfully raised a capital injection of €1,675,000. Besides ROM InWest, Schuberg Philis co-founder Pim Berger, Mphasis are also investing...
30 January 2026

North Holland and technology: a strong combination

News
The Netherlands wants to keep up with technological developments taking place worldwide. This is why the government is committed to a strategic...
28 January 2026

Avy, an example of dual-use for a safer Netherlands

Interviews
The drones of Avy, one of the largest Dutch drone developers, have recently become ‘dual-use’. Niels Blij was a professional soldier, had a...
23 January 2026

Smart Energy Hubs: grid space for growth and sustainability

News
North Holland is the province with the largest economy. That requires energy: from entrepreneurs, but also from the energy grid. By...
3 December 2025

Healthplus.ai raises €2.3 million to predict and prevent surgical complications

News
MedTech scale-up Healthplus.ai has raised €2.3 million for the accelerated roll-out of PERISCOPE®, an AI system that monitors per-patient risk...
28 November 2025

Reappointment of Janet Nieboer as statutory director of ROM InWest

News
The shareholders of ROM InWest, on the recommendation of the Supervisory Board, reappointed Janet Nieboer as CEO and statutory...
19 November 2025

LIFEPOWR raises €5.65 million to accelerate energy flexibility and international growth

News
Belgian-origin energy technology pioneer LIFEPOWR has raised €5.65 million in growth capital. With this investment, the company is developing its technology...
6 November 2025

Nationwide collaboration with ROMs should accelerate innovation in Defence

News
To accelerate innovation within Defence and strengthen the technological resilience of the Netherlands, State Secretary for Defence Gijs Tuinman...

Our
game changers

Our
game-
changers

Methotrexate is currently the most commonly prescribed basic drug for rheumatoid arthritis worldwide. Sixty to eighty per cent of patients receive this drug. The problem, however, is that methotrexate is too...

Thorizon is developing an innovative molten salt reactor that converts existing nuclear waste into clean, safe and efficient energy. Thanks to a patented system with interchangeable cartridges, the reactor makes best use of fuel and minimises...

Healthplus.ai is a Dutch MedTech scale-up from Amsterdam. Their AI system PERISCOPE® calculates each patient's risk of infection after surgery and gives the healthcare team clear actions to reduce that risk....

LIFEPOWR cleverly links hundreds of thousands of energy installations, think solar panels, batteries, charging stations and heat pumps. With its software platform FlexiO, the company automatically matches consumption, generation and storage to availability of...

ThePhoneLab shows that sustainability and entrepreneurship can go hand in hand. 38% of consumers still choose to replace a phone in case of damage. ThePhoneLab provides life extension...

HeartEye is a Dutch MedTech startup founded in 2021. HeartEye is developing a mobile device that, in 30 seconds, creates a fully diagnostic 12-channel ECG comparable to the quality of a hospital...

IT support in the field of AI UbiOps is a platform to support software applications that run on artificial intelligence (AI), such as computer vision and natural language processing. Startups, scale-ups and SMEs that do...

The energy market faces a major challenge: balancing supply and demand in an increasingly dynamic system. Traditional methods fall short of addressing the fluctuations of renewable energy sources, such as wind...

4 transitions for a sustainable & healthy economy

Circular transition

From a linear to a circular economy

Digital transition

Smart systems for society

Energy transition

From fossil to renewable energy sources

Food transition

Towards a more sustainable and healthier food system

What our partners say about us

A selection of the experiences of companies that have been helped by ROM InWest.

Yoni

“With ROM InWest we have found a partner who, like us, strives for social returns, a healthy environment and gender equality.”

Mariah Manvelt Beck
Founder

Peerby

“Impact-driven parties such as ROM InWest put social return first and understand that a profitable circular business model such as ours requires a longer term.”

Daan Weddepohl
CEO and Founder

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