Division Q
Division Q is a Dutch project bureau and AgTech impact investor that develops, validates, and commercializes sustainability innovations for greenhouse horticulture, serving Dutch growers from within the Koppert Cress Campus via six Labs and a portfolio of startup investments.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2022
- HeadquartersMonster, Netherlands
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Division Q does
Division Q is a Dutch project bureau and impact investor that develops and validates sustainability innovations for the greenhouse horticulture sector. Founded in 2022 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppert Cress and operating from the Koppert Cress Campus in Monster, Westland, the company organizes its work into six Labs — Energy, Packaging, Data, Mechanics, Water, and Eco — collectively offering ~20 named solutions spanning solar thermal collectors (Hortizon), direct air capture (Skytree), intelligent growing floors (AirFlow vloer Erfgoed), water leak detection (Texplor MSS), continuous water quality monitoring (Transparante Tuinder), carbon footprint calculation, and drone-based pest monitoring (PATS). Solutions are first validated in the live Koppert Cress greenhouse environment before being offered to the broader Dutch grower base. The company holds a patented solar collector design, has co-developed the first SIKB 6702-certified leak-free growing floor, and participates in the €5.6M RVO-funded SPROUT Multi-Carrier Energy Hub project alongside TU Delft.
Division Q operates a dual business model combining professional services (project bureau fees, consulting, coordination, validation studies for greenhouse growers) with a corporate venture arm that takes minority stakes in AgTech startups, including lead-investor status in Sensie's €500k pre-Seed (June 2026), plus undisclosed positions in PATS (2023), Skytree Series A (April 2025), and Quantified Sensor Technology (January 2026). Revenue is project-specific and quote-based with no public pricing or subscription model. GTM is hybrid: enterprise field sales to Dutch greenhouse operators combined with community-led ecosystem development through the HortiHeroes partnership (renewed May 2026), industry events (GreenTech, NXT HeroFestival), and a content-driven Dutch-language website/blog. CEO Bart van Meurs leads a 1–10 person team. Strategic positioning targets a fossil-free, emission-free Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector by 2036, with Koppert Cress targeted as climate-positive by 2026.
Division Q firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Division Q
- Legal name
- Division Q B.V.
- Website
- https://divisionq.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2022
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Division Q is a Dutch project bureau and AgTech impact investor that develops, validates, and commercializes sustainability innovations for greenhouse horticulture, serving Dutch growers from within the Koppert Cress Campus via six Labs and a portfolio of startup investments.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Division Q industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Greenhouse horticulture innovation services
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)
- SIC
- Agricultural Services (700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Carbon, Sustainability & Traceability MRV (Field-Level Measurement/Reporting/Verification) (AFABAMAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Industrial & Energy MRV (Facilities, Renewables, Methane, Process Emissions) (EUABACAI), Audit-Ready Controls, Assurance & Compliance Workflow Tools (CSRD/SEC/ISSB) (EUABAEAG)
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Where Division Q is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Monster
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Division Q business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Project Bureau & Innovation Consulting: Division Q initiates, coordinates, and delivers sustainability innovation projects for greenhouse growers. Projects are guided from challenge identification through validation and implementation. Revenue is generated through project fees, consulting, and coordination services.
- Investment Returns from Portfolio Companies: Division Q operates an investment fund that takes minority stakes in horticultural technology startups (PATS, Skytree, Quantified, Sensie). Returns flow back through exit events or increased valuations of portfolio companies.
- Technology Validation & Launching Customer Services: Division Q validates technologies in its own greenhouse environment (Koppert Cress) and serves as a reference customer and co-developer, generating revenue through service agreements, validation studies, and knowledge sharing with the broader sector.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Division Q product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Division Q is a project bureau that initiates, coordinates, validates, and deploys sustainability innovations for professional greenhouse horticulture growers. It organizes approximately 20 validated solutions across six thematic Labs (Energy, Packaging, Data, Mechanics, Water, Eco) and additionally operates an investment fund that takes minority stakes in AgTech startups, providing both capital and a live testing environment at the Koppert Cress Campus in Monster, Netherlands.
Product overview
Division Q is a project bureau for greenhouse horticulture innovation organized into six work packages (werkpakketten): Energy Lab (fossil fuel reduction solutions), Data Lab (sensor and monitoring technologies), Packaging Lab (sustainable packaging), Mechanics Lab (automation), Water Lab (water management), and Eco Lab (sustainability analysis). The portfolio includes 20 named solutions including: Hortizon solar collector for seasonal thermal energy storage; Direct Air Capture (Skytree) for atmospheric CO2 extraction; AirFlow vloer Erfgoed intelligent growing floor with CO2 sequestration; Lekdetectie leak detection for teeltvloeren; Transparante Tuinder continuous water quality monitoring; BioScout, Blockbax (low-code sensor platform), Log & Solve, Opus Watch, PAR+ by Fotoniq, PATS (drone-based pest monitoring), and Quantified (wireless LoRa sensors) in Data Lab; Footprint berekening carbon accounting; and various packaging solutions. Division Q develops and validates projects that accelerate sustainability in horticulture, connecting technology, knowledge, and practical experience.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Hortizon Solar Collector A compact, well-insulated greenhouse-shaped solar collector with a transparent roof that harvests solar thermal energy and transfers it to water circulating through rubber mats. Achieves ~50% conversion of solar irradiation into warm water, delivering ~1 MW of additional heating capacity for seasonal buffering and low-temperature heating with WKO systems. Patented by Division Q/Koppert Cress and marketed with Bransen Group.
- Direct Air Capture (Skytree) Sorbent-based Direct Air Capture system that extracts CO2 directly from ambient air, purifies and conditions it on-site, and delivers it as a local fossil-free CO2 source for greenhouse photosynthesis. Marketed as a Division Q Energy Lab solution with Skytree as technology partner and Division Q as investor/testing partner.
- AirFlow vloer Erfgoed An intelligent growing floor co-developed with ErfGoed that integrates structural support, climate control, energy distribution, and CO2 delivery close to the plant. Also enables permanent CO2 sequestration in mineral materials like basalt and supports leak-free certification under SIKB protocol 6702.
- Footprint berekening (Corporate Carbon Footprint) Corporate carbon footprint calculation service following the GHG Protocol, covering Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Division Q guides the complete process from scope determination and data collection through analysis and strategic translation, with annual measurement and recalculation when methodologies improve.
- Transparante Tuinder (Continuous Water Quality Monitoring) Self-powered sensor system developed with De Transparante Tuinders for continuous monitoring of water quality near greenhouses. Uses sustainable energy harvesting and a two-step approach combining continuous measurements for early detection of nutrient and pesticide leaks with targeted sampling for source tracing.
- Lekdetectie (Leak Detection System) Automated, real-time leak detection system for cultivation floors co-developed with Texplor Benelux. Uses the Texplor MSS system to detect leaks as small as 1 mm2, certified under SIKB protocol 6702 as a Verklaring Vloeistofdichte Voorziening. Prevents unintended emissions of fertilizers and crop protection products to ground and surface water.
- BioScout Biological scouting solution within Data Lab that monitors and tracks beneficial insects and pests in greenhouse environments. Supports integrated pest management decisions.
- Blockbax Low-code sensor platform for connecting and managing sensor data in horticultural operations. Enables rapid development of monitoring solutions without extensive programming.
- Log & Solve Data logging and solving solution within Data Lab for horticultural sensor data management.
- Opus Watch Monitoring solution within Data Lab for greenhouse operations; provides insight into environmental and crop conditions.
- PAR+ by Fotoniq Photosynthetically Active Radiation measurement solution with coating technology for optimizing light conditions in greenhouses.
- PATS (Drone-based Pest Monitoring) Drone-based indoor monitoring and control system for automated pest management in greenhouses. Uses camera systems and drones to detect, identify, and mechanically address plague insects, supporting biological crop protection and early pest detection.
- Quantified (Wireless LoRa Sensor Technology) Wireless LoRa sensor technology for real-time climate and water need monitoring in horticultural settings. Koppert Cress has used Quantified sensors since 2018. Provides growers with continuous insight into local climate conditions.
- Warmtebatterij (Thermeleon Heat Battery) Heat battery solution within Energy Lab for thermal energy storage, developed with Thermeleon to enable low-temperature thermal storage and decouple heat supply from demand.
- Warmte uit slootwater (Horteo Aquathermy) Aquathermy solution using waterway heat extraction from surface water, developed with Horteo to provide renewable low-temperature heating for greenhouses.
- Tanken bij de Tuinder (Hydrogen Refueling at Growers) Hydrogen refueling solution at growers enabling hydrogen production using residual heat from greenhouse operations. Supports the energy transition and creates on-site demand and supply for clean hydrogen.
- IsoSoap (Insulation Foam from De Broeikas) Insulation solution within Energy Lab for greenhouse applications, providing thermal insulation to reduce heating demand.
- Slimme verpakkingslijn (Smart Packaging Line) Smart packaging line solution within the Mechanics Lab focused on automated packaging processes for horticulture operations, including palletizing and integration with ERP/MES/WMS systems.
- Specialty Schalen (Specialty Trays) Specialty trays solution within the Packaging Lab for sustainable horticulture packaging applications.
- Unboxing (Product & Packaging Innovation) Unboxing solution within the Packaging Lab for product experience and packaging innovation in horticulture.
- Project Bureau & Innovation Consulting Division Q initiates, coordinates, and delivers sustainability innovation projects for greenhouse growers. Projects are guided from challenge identification through validation and implementation, with revenue generated through project fees, consulting, and coordination services.
- Horticulture AgTech Investment Fund Division Q's internal investment fund that takes minority equity stakes in horticultural technology startups (e.g., PATS, Skytree, Quantified Sensor Technology, Sensie). Returns flow back through exit events or valuation increases and Division Q also provides content expertise and validation access.
- Technology Validation & Launching Customer Services Division Q validates technologies in its own greenhouse environment at Koppert Cress and serves as a reference customer and co-developer. Generates revenue through service agreements, validation studies, and knowledge sharing with the broader sector.
Quantifiable outcome
- ~50% solar irradiation converted to warm water by Hortizon solar collectors, delivering ~1 MW additional heating capacity
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Companies that use Division Q
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments1 record
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Division Q technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability6 records
Feature10 records
Division Q partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Viscon GroupcoreViscon Group, Division Q, and Koppert Cress signed a strategic partnership in November 2025 to advance post-harvest automation at Koppert Cress. Within the collaboration, Viscon serves as system integrator responsible for managing and servicing existing post-harvest machines, while Division Q leads the overall automation project from coordination through implementation. The partners are also exploring future integration with ERP, MES, and WMS systems, as well as developing camera-based grading and advanced packaging solutions.
- Koppert CresscoreKoppert Cress is both the parent company of Division Q and its primary launching customer. Division Q validates all its innovations at Koppert Cress facilities in Monster, and together they pursue joint sustainability goals. Koppert Cress aims to be climate-positive by 2026.
- HortiHeroescoreHortiHeroes, Koppert Cress, and Division Q signed a three-year partnership in April 2023 to accelerate innovation in the Food & Flower industry through hackathons, HeroFestivals, and innovation projects. The partnership was renewed in May 2026. HortiHeroes features startups on its Startup Wall at World Horti Center (~30,000 annual visitors).
- Bransen GroupcoreDivision Q partnered with Bransen Group to bring its patented Hortizon solar collector design to market. Bransen Group is responsible for project realization from sales to delivery, leveraging its existing relationship with the product since its Energy Roof phase.
- Texplor BeneluxcoreDivision Q and Texplor Benelux co-developed a leak detection system for greenhouse growing floors based on the Texplor MSS system, capable of detecting leaks as small as 1 mm² automatically and in real time. The system received official certification under SIKB protocol 6702.
- TU Delft (Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management)minorDivision Q is a partner in the SPROUT project (EUR 5.6M RVO funding), led by TU Delft, which develops Multi-Carrier Energy Hubs for Dutch greenhouse horticulture to transition from fossil fuel-based combined heat-and-power systems to renewable energy while maintaining grid flexibility.
- Vijverberg AdviesbureauminorDivision Q works with Vijverberg Adviesbureau to integrate Skytree's DAC technology into the energy system of Koppert Cress, ensuring a robust and future-proof CO2 solution.
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR)minorWUR tested Skytree's DAC systems alongside Delphy and Vertify. WUR is a key knowledge institution in the Dutch horticulture ecosystem that Division Q engages with for validation and research collaboration.
- VitalFluidminorDivision Q is a partner in Project Freya, which demonstrates VitalFluid's plasma-based Freya system for producing natural nitrogen from ambient air for crop cultivation. Division Q/Koppert Cress demonstrates the technology on micro-cress crops. The project is EU-funded.
- Kwekerij van der VleutenminorPartner in Project Freya alongside Division Q, VitalFluid, Fykia, and The Protein Brewery. Growing cucumbers using the Freya plasma nitrogen system.
- Fykia B.V.minorPartner in Project Freya, growing microalgae using the Freya plasma nitrogen system.
- The Protein Brewery B.V.minorPartner in Project Freya, growing mushrooms using the Freya plasma nitrogen system.
- eFuelutionminorPartner in the SPROUT project (EUR 5.6M RVO-funded), which develops Multi-Carrier Energy Hubs for Dutch greenhouse horticulture.
- ResourcefullyminorPartner in the SPROUT project (EUR 5.6M RVO-funded), which develops Multi-Carrier Energy Hubs for Dutch greenhouse horticulture.
- WestlandInframinorPartner in the SPROUT project (EUR 5.6M RVO-funded), which develops Multi-Carrier Energy Hubs for Dutch greenhouse horticulture.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Division Q competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- HortiHeroes: HortiHeroes is the Dutch horticulture startup ecosystem platform running hackathons, HeroFestivals, and the Startup Wall at World Horti Center (30k+ annual visitors). It is a strategic partner of Division Q and the most direct comparable for the community/ecosystem-building leg of Division Q's model.
- World Horti Center: World Horti Center is the global knowledge and innovation hub for greenhouse horticulture in Naaldwijk, Netherlands. It overlaps with Division Q as a physical testing, demonstration, and networking site for greenhouse innovation, and hosts many of the same startups and projects Division Q curates.
- Horticoop: Horticoop is a cooperative of 280 Dutch greenhouse growers that co-invested with Division Q in Skytree's Series A and operates venture/impact capital alongside grower services. It is the closest direct peer because it combines grower representation with capital deployment in horticultural sustainability — the same dual role Division Q plays for Koppert Cress.
Emerging players
- PATS Indoor Drone Solutions: PATS develops drone-based automated pest monitoring and control for greenhouses and was the first investment out of Division Q's fund. Comparable as a Dutch AgTech portfolio company and Data Lab partner.
- Skytree: Skytree is a Dutch direct-air-capture startup in which Division Q invested (Series A) and which Division Q integrates into the Koppert Cress energy system. Comparable as a portfolio company and validation partner, illustrating the type of early-stage climate-tech asset Division Q backs.
- ErfGoed: ErfGoed develops the AirFlow vloer intelligent cultivation floor, co-developed with Division Q for the Koppert Cress greenhouse. Comparable as a Dutch cultivation-floor innovator whose product Division Q integrates and validates.
- EcoChain Technologies: EcoChain provides a cloud-based platform for carbon footprint calculation, LCA, and CSRD-ready reporting across value chains, including agriculture. Comparable to Division Q's Eco Lab / Uitstootvoorspeller offering but as a software vendor rather than project bureau.
Broad incumbents
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR): WUR is the Netherlands' leading agricultural research institution and an existing validation partner of Division Q (tested Skytree's DAC, participates in SPROUT). Comparable as the dominant Dutch horticultural knowledge institution whose applied research, validation work, and grower-facing programs overlap with Division Q's testing-and-validation mandate.
- Delphy: Delphy is the largest Dutch independent advisory group for horticulture and arable farming, providing crop consultancy, R&D, and training. It serves the same Dutch greenhouse-grower customer base as Division Q, but as a broad incumbent across multiple crops rather than a sustainability-focused project bureau.
Regional players
- Viscon Group: Viscon Group is a Dutch supplier of automation, vision inspection, and post-harvest machinery for horticulture. It signed a three-way post-harvest automation partnership with Division Q and Koppert Cress in 2025, making it a strategic co-development partner in the Mechanics Lab.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Division Q
What does Division Q do?
Division Q is a project bureau that initiates, coordinates, validates, and deploys sustainability innovations for professional greenhouse horticulture growers. It organizes approximately 20 validated solutions across six thematic Labs (Energy, Packaging, Data, Mechanics, Water, Eco) and additionally operates an investment fund that takes minority stakes in AgTech startups, providing both capital and a live testing environment at the Koppert Cress Campus in Monster, Netherlands.
Is Division Q a public or private company?
Division Q is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Division Q founded?
Division Q was founded in 2022. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Division Q based?
Division Q is headquartered in Monster, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Division Q make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Project Bureau & Innovation Consulting is the primary driver. The others are investment Returns from Portfolio Companies and technology Validation & Launching Customer Services.
Who are Division Q's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are HortiHeroes, World Horti Center and Horticoop. Emerging players are PATS Indoor Drone Solutions, Skytree, ErfGoed and EcoChain Technologies. Broad incumbents are Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Delphy. Viscon Group is listed as a regional player.
Does Division Q have an API?
No public API is recorded for Division Q.
What industry is Division Q in?
Division Q's product category is Greenhouse horticulture innovation services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFABAMAK, Carbon, Sustainability & Traceability MRV (Field-Level Measurement/Reporting/Verification), with a secondary code of EUABACAI, Industrial & Energy MRV (Facilities, Renewables, Methane, Process Emissions). Its NAICS code is 11511 and its SIC code is 700.