What TKI Dinalog does

TKI Dinalog (Stichting TKI Logistiek) is a Dutch non-profit foundation established in 2009 as the Topconsortium voor Kennis en Innovatie (Top Consortium for Knowledge and Innovation) for the Dutch logistics sector. The organization operates as a public-private partnership coordinator, connecting 2,000+ companies, knowledge institutions, and government bodies to develop joint logistics innovation projects. It functions within the Dutch topsectoren industrial policy framework, funded by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research), supplemented by private-sector co-investment through PPS (Publiek-Private Samenwerking) instruments where the government adds €0.30 per euro of company investment. Since inception, TKI Dinalog has facilitated more than 250 research and innovation projects with over €100 million in total investment.

The organization's product surface consists of coordinated R&D consortia organized around five thematic challenges: circular economy, energy transition, population growth and demographics, resilience and disruptions, and social earning and broad prosperity. Active project portfolio includes TRACE3 (Scope 3 carbon emissions measurement using machine learning and network analysis), MULTIPLIER (modular housing transport via inland waterways), LOKET (digital twins for construction logistics with TNO and Microsoft Nederland), RE:Match.D (digital matchmaking for reverse logistics), SOC4LOG (cybersecurity operations center for logistics), SPACE2VALUE (GIS-based logistics real estate valuation with Erasmus University), PROSPER (last-mile platform logistics with AMS Institute, TU Delft, and Just Eat Takeaway.com), DOMINO (e-commerce customs compliance analytics), Pool2Pack (reusable packaging pooling), and Regioroster (regional workforce rostering optimization). TKI Dinalog also produces practical tools such as the Resilience Scan diagnostic, the National Knowledge Agenda for Logistics 2024-2027, and hosts events including the annual 'Toekomst van Logistiek' congress.

TKI Dinalog's business model is not commercially transactional. As a Stichting (foundation), it does not charge for network participation or knowledge sharing. Revenue streams are predominantly public ministry appropriations and NWO partnership funding, supplemented by industry co-investment in PPS projects. Minor event registration fees exist (e.g., InnovFest €150, Masterclass €1,395) but are not material. Go-to-market is relationship-driven through consortium participation, event programming, and direct engagement with researchers, SMEs, and policymakers. Distribution is regional (Netherlands-primary with some Flanders engagement), and pricing is effectively free for network participants. The organization is governed by a board including representatives from NWO, TNO, EA/RVO, and independent members, with a Scientific Director (Niels Agatz) and Operations Director (Bas van Bree) leading a small TKI Bureau team.

Name

TKI Dinalog

Legal name

Stichting TKI Logistiek

Website

https://dinalog.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TKI Dinalog (Stichting TKI Logistiek) is a Dutch non-profit foundation coordinating public-private logistics innovation projects, serving 2,000+ companies, research institutions, and government bodies with €100M+ deployed across 250+ projects since 2009.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Research and Innovation Coordination

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (BPADALAM), Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF), Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

Keywords

• Logistics research
• Public-private partnerships
• Supply chain innovation
• Knowledge consortium
• Transport innovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Breda

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Funding - Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management: Core funding from the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) to support logistics research and innovation programs.
2. Public Funding - Ministry of Economic Affairs: Core funding from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (EZ) for industry and innovation initiatives.
3. NWO Partnership Funding: Funding partnership with Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) for research and innovation projects.
4. Industry Co-Investment: Companies co-invest in research projects, with public co-funding (PPS surcharge) where the government adds €0.30 per euro invested by companies in research at knowledge institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TKI Dinalog is a Dutch foundation that coordinates public-private partnerships in logistics, funding and facilitating applied research and innovation projects that connect companies, knowledge institutions, and government bodies. The organization runs a portfolio of consortium-based projects addressing circular economy, energy transition, resilience, and digitalization, and provides SMEs with access to innovation subsidies and tools.

Product overview

TKI Dinalog is the Topconsortium voor Kennis en Innovatie (Top Consortium for Knowledge and Innovation) for logistics in the Netherlands. Rather than a commercial software product company, TKI Dinalog operates as a research and innovation funding organisation that coordinates public-private partnerships in logistics. The organisation manages a portfolio of research projects addressing challenges in circular economy, energy transition, resilience, population growth, and broad prosperity. Key project initiatives include: RE:Match.D (digital matchmaking for reverse logistics), TRACE3 (Scope 3 carbon emissions tracking), MULTIPLIER (modular housing transport via inland waterways), SPACE2VALUE (logistics real estate valuation), PROSPER (platform logistics and rider safety), SOC4LOG (cybersecurity for logistics), DOMINO (e-commerce compliance analytics), Pool2Pack (reusable packaging logistics), Regioroster (regional healthcare workforce rostering), and LOKET (digital twins for construction logistics). The organisation also facilitates events, knowledge sharing, and provides funding instruments including MIT innovation broker subsidies for SMEs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resilience Scan

Quantifiable outcome

• More than €100 million invested in logistics innovation since 2009
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AMS InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in PROSPER project developing decision support tools for courier platform logistics, combining behavioral analysis and urban risk dynamics for safer last-mile logistics.
• TU DelftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in PROSPER project focusing on data-driven collaboration between municipalities and delivery platforms.
• Just Eat Takeaway.com B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform partner in PROSPER project providing operational insights for safer and fairer last-mile logistics planning.
• KMWEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partner in TRACE3 project focused on Scope 3 carbon emissions measurement and reduction in high-tech manufacturing supply chains.
• Vanderlande IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in TRACE3 project addressing emissions tracking and reduction strategies for material handling and logistics systems.
• Hogeschool UtrechtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead research institution in MULTIPLIER project developing coordinated planning methods for modular housing transport via inland waterways.
• Peterson NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in MULTIPLIER project contributing expertise in multimodal transport and transshipment operations.
• TNOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in LOKET project developing digital twins for inner-city construction logistics coordination.
• Microsoft NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partner in LOKET project providing digital twin infrastructure for construction logistics.
• Universiteit TwentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead research institution in SOC4LOG project developing cybersecurity framework for Dutch logistics sector.
• JADS (Jheronimus Academy of Data Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in SOC4LOG project contributing data science expertise for cybersecurity operations center development.
• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Next Gen Resilience #ReCap project developing tools for supply chain resilience and working capital alignment.
• Christelijke Hogeschool WindesheimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in #ReCap project developing the Resilience Scan diagnostic tool.
• Saxion hogeschoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnowledge partner in RE:Match.D focused on digital matchmaking for reverse logistics in regional infrastructure ecosystems.
• NTPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner in RE:Match.D project for infrastructure component reuse in Twente and Brabant regions.
• Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead academic partner in SPACE2VALUE project developing data-driven tools for logistics real estate location selection.
• Q-parkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractical partner in SPACE2VALUE contributing insights on urban logistics real estate in scarce spaces.
• Groningen SeaportscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in RESLOEP project developing end-of-life logistics solutions for offshore wind farms.
• Galloo N.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in RESLOEP contributing recycling and circular economy expertise for offshore wind decommissioning.
• Ministry of Infrastructure and Water ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore government funding partner for TKI Dinalog innovation programs and National Knowledge Agenda implementation.
• Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch funding partner for public-private partnership innovation projects in logistics.
• TNOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard representation and strategic partner providing applied research expertise in logistics innovation.
• ConnektcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization in Top Sector Logistics alongside ministries, contributing to implementation program development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EIT Manufacturing: EU-wide knowledge and innovation community co-funded by Horizon Europe that runs public-private innovation programs in manufacturing and supply chains. Comparable as a multi-country PPP orchestrator competing for the same corporate and academic partners that TKI Dinalog engages.
• Fraunhofer Institute: Germany's largest applied research organization, with institutes covering logistics, supply chain, and production. Comparable as a publicly funded applied research and innovation broker, though operating at substantially larger scale and across all industrial sectors.
• TNO: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research — a much larger applied research organization that co-funds and partners with TKI Dinalog. Comparable as a Dutch public applied-research institution but operates at far greater scale and across all sectors, not just logistics.
• CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport): Global professional body for logistics, transport, and supply chain professionals offering membership, knowledge, and policy advocacy. Comparable as a logistics-focused membership and knowledge dissemination organization, though operating on a professional-membership model rather than the public-grant-funded PPP model.

Emerging players

• Catena-X: European automotive-industry data ecosystem for supply chain transparency and Scope 3 reporting. Comparable as a consortium-driven platform addressing Scope 3 emissions and supply chain data sharing — themes that overlap with TKI Dinalog's TRACE3 project — though rooted in automotive rather than general logistics.

Direct peers

• Connekt: Dutch innovation network for mobility, logistics, and infrastructure that also operates under the Topsector Logistiek umbrella alongside TKI Dinalog. Highly comparable as a PPP-style platform coordinating public-private logistics projects in the Netherlands.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Finland's national applied research organization with significant logistics, mobility, and supply chain programs. Directly comparable role as a state-backed applied research and innovation platform serving industry-government-academia consortia.

Others

• NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research): A core funder and board-represented partner of TKI Dinalog. While not a peer in the consortium-formation sense, it is the principal Dutch public research-funding counterpart whose instruments (PPS, Veni/Vidi/Vici) complement TKI Dinalog's applied innovation mandate.
• Top Sector Logistics (Topsector Logistiek): The Dutch Top Sector Logistics policy framework under which TKI Dinalog was founded and continues to operate. Closely linked rather than a competitor — Topsector Logistiek is the policy program while TKI Dinalog is the executing knowledge and innovation consortium.

Regional players

• SmartPort: Regional public-private partnership for innovation in the Rotterdam–Moerdijk port-logistics cluster. Comparable as a Netherlands-based PPP logistics innovation platform, but with a port-specific regional remit rather than the national scope of TKI Dinalog.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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