20-05-2025

Recently, Rabobank reaffirmed its multi-year partnership with Platform Zero, with the goal of accelerating innovation in the energy and maritime sectors. Together, we support innovative, fast-growing companies in their ambitions to advance the transition to cleaner energy.

Find original press release here!

“As a startup hub, Platform Zero brings together a broad network of companies and startups and plays a prominent role in developing an innovative cluster in the Port of Rotterdam, in collaboration with the Port of Rotterdam. This aligns well with Rabobank’s focus on financing startups and scale-ups, hence our collaboration. In addition, Rabobank’s sector expertise provides valuable input in the various projects we’re jointly exploring,” says Auke Ferwerda, co-founder of Platform Zero.

“The aim of our collaboration is to jointly contribute to the development of an innovative ecosystem for companies in Rotterdam’s M4H district focussing on hydrogen innovation and electrification. At Rabobank, we support this first and foremost by leveraging our knowledge and network, as Auke already mentioned,” adds Juultje van der Wijk, Cooperative Director at Rabobank.

“At Rabobank, we are also eager to support innovative companies with financial solutions that enable growth,” Juultje continues. “It’s great to be part of this community and directly connect with entrepreneurs who not only want to make a difference—but actually dare to. We firmly believe that making impact is something you do together.”