De Campus Almkerk

What De Campus Almkerk does

De Campus Almkerk B.V. is a privately held Dutch innovation center founded in 2016 by Arend Koekkoek and his family on a converted 10-hectare former farm in Almkerk, Noord-Brabant. The campus operates as an open testbed and living lab for regenerative agriculture, precision farming, and sustainable food systems, offering over 8 hectares of experimental fields, a pixeltuin (pixel garden), a food forest, a greenhouse-based plant-and-tech laboratory operational since 2021, and two meeting venues (Graszaal and Educatieruimte). It functions as a multi-sided platform connecting farmers, agricultural-technology developers (notably Pixelfarming Robotics, whose Robot One autonomous weeding robot is deployed across the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and Canada), academic institutions (Wageningen University & Research, Avans Hogeschool, HAS green academies), regional governments (Provincie Noord-Brabant, Regiodeal West-Brabant), and corporate partners such as St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, TNO, Zehnder, and Schouten.

The business model combines venue rental, tenant company hosting, project-based collaboration and experimentation services, and educational excursions for secondary and higher-education students. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Active projects span pixelfarming (validated by WUR research), precision-regenerative soil mapping via sensors installed in 2026, plant-based protein chain development (Plantaardig van Boer tot Bord), a local chemistry-free bread chain (De Lokale Broodketen), sustainable-living pilots (Duurzaam Wonen in de Praktijk), and a multi-year hospital food-chain collaboration with St. Antonius Ziekenhuis. In May 2026 the campus joined the Holomicrobioom Instituut, extending its research network into soil and plant microbiology. The organization remains founder- and family-owned with no external funding, venture capital, or parent-company involvement disclosed.

Name

De Campus Almkerk

Legal name

De Campus Almkerk B.V.

Website

https://campusalmkerk.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

De Campus Almkerk is a founder-owned Dutch innovation center and living lab for regenerative agriculture and sustainability, operating a 10-hectare campus in Almkerk that hosts technology tenants, runs precision-farming experiments, and connects farmers, researchers, governments, and food-chain partners through project-based collaboration and venue rental.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Innovation Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Makerspace, Innovation Lab & Fab Lab Operations (Tools, Safety, Programming) (EDAEAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

IoT, Sensors & Embedded Systems (Arduino/Raspberry Pi) Programs (EDAMADAI), Sustainability Engagement, Training & Behavior Change Programs (On-site) (BPABALAK)

Keywords

• Regenerative agriculture
• Precision agriculture testing
• Agricultural innovation center
• Sustainable food systems
• Agriculture venue rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Almkerk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Space Rental: Campus Almkerk rents out meeting and educational spaces including the Graszaal (grass-covered meeting room for ~10 people) and Educatieruimte (modular space up to 25 seats). Catering available upon request.
2. Project Collaboration & Experimentation Services: Campus Almkerk serves as a 'Proefplaats' (testing ground) offering practical experimentation space for companies with questions or experiments related to regenerative agriculture, circularity, and chain collaborations. They connect practical knowledge, systems thinking, and innovation.
3. Company Hosting: Campus Almkerk hosts multiple companies in its renovated agricultural barn, including KPRS (software for charity shops), Pixelfarming Robotics (agricultural robots), and The Oase (nature and horses wellness). Revenue generated through hosting arrangements.
4. Educational Excursions: Campus Almkerk regularly receives students from local secondary schools and higher education for interactive excursions. Students experience how nature, agriculture, and technology come together in field labs, tech labs, pixeltuin, greenhouse, and kitchen.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

De Campus Almkerk operates a physical innovation center in Almkerk, Netherlands, offering venue rentals (Graszaal meeting room, Educatieruimte), educational excursions, and serves as a Proefplaats (testing ground) for regenerative agriculture and sustainability experiments. The facility spans over 8 hectares of test fields plus a greenhouse with plant and tech labs, hosting companies like Pixelfarming Robotics and KPRS and running collaborative projects on pixelfarming, precision agriculture, local food chains, and sustainable living.

Product overview

De Campus Almkerk is an innovation center (innovatiecentrum) focused on regenerative agriculture, sustainability, and technology. The facility offers venue rentals (Graszaal and Educatieruimte), research facilities (Proefvelden spanning 8 hectares, Kas/Plantlab & Techlab, Pixeltuin, Voedselbos), and various collaborative projects including Pixelfarming, De Bodem in Kaart, Plantaardig van Boer tot Bord, De Lokale Broodketen, and Campus Almkerk × St. Antonius Ziekenhuis. The campus serves as a hub where agriculture, technology, nature, and innovation come together, with companies like Pixelfarming Robotics and KPRS based on-site. The center provides experiential learning through interactive excursions and serves as a trial location (Proefplaats) for testing sustainable solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Robot One robots deployed across Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and Canada
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St. Antonius ZiekenhuiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Campus Almkerk and St. Antonius Hospital collaborate on developing a regenerative and medically directed food chain. They research how regeneratively grown vegetables can contribute to recovery-oriented nutrition in healthcare settings, exploring cultivation, menus, kitchen processes, and logistics. Vegetables were delivered to restaurant Broeder in the hospital. This is a multi-year collaboration focused on connecting agriculture and healthcare structurally.
• Avans HogeschoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvans students actively participated in the 'Plantaardig van Boer tot Bord' (Plant-based from Farm to Fork) project, contributing insights on market, communication, and product development.
• HAS (HAS green academies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHAS students actively participated in the project 'Plantaardig van Boer tot Bord', contributing to practical experiments and testing in the local food chain for plant-based proteins.
• Wageningen University & Research (WUR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWUR conducts research on pixelfarming under the name 'pixel cropping', examining regenerative effects and comparing pixel cropping, strip cultivation, and monocultures on yield, pest pressure, and soil indicators. WUR research validates that ecological enhancement and agronomic performance can go together.
• Holomicrobioom InstituutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus Almkerk joined the Holomicrobioom Instituut in May 2026, expanding its network and research capabilities in soil and plant microbiology.
• VisietechcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborated with Visietech on multiple sustainable living projects including an innovative ventilation system tested with Zehnder for school applications (January 2021) and a heat battery pilot setup for thermal storage of domestic hot water with TNO.
• TNOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with TNO and Visietech in March 2021 on a heat battery pilot for thermal storage and delivery of domestic hot water as an alternative to traditional heating systems.
• SchoutenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood company partner in the 'Plantaardig van Boer tot Bord' project contributing to the local food chain for plant-based proteins.
• Regiodeal West-BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partner in the 'Plantaardig van Boer tot Bord' project supporting the local protein transition initiative.
• Provincie Noord-BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial government partner supporting innovation and sustainable agriculture initiatives at Campus Almkerk.
• AltenatuurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Lokale Broodketen' (Local Bread Chain) project investigating whether bread can be produced completely locally and chemistry-free.
• KPRScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany specializing in software for charity shops, providing innovation in the circular economy sector. Hosted at Campus Almkerk's renovated agricultural barn since 2016.
• Pixelfarming RoboticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural robotics company developing Robot One for autonomous weed control using computer vision and laser technology. Campus Almkerk serves as headquarters and testing location, enabling rapid development cycles. Robots now operate in Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and Canada.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Farm of the Future (Wageningen): Wageningen's own experimental regenerative-farming test location. Comparable as a Dutch regenerative agriculture living lab where new cultivation methods and technologies are tested in practice.
• Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo: A Dutch open innovation campus in Limburg focused on agri-food, health, and sustainable materials. Directly comparable as a multi-tenant campus offering research facilities, company hosting, and ecosystem building around food and agriculture.
• Food Valley NL: Dutch agri-food innovation cluster and ecosystem organization connecting companies, knowledge institutes, and government. Comparable as a facilitator of regenerative and sustainable food innovation in the Netherlands.
• Agro Food Park: Danish innovation park for agri-food companies offering offices, labs, and shared facilities. Comparable as a European agri-food campus model combining hosting, experimentation, and ecosystem development.

Regional players

• AgriPark Emmen: Dutch agripark focused on innovation in the livestock and plant sectors with business incubation. Comparable as a Dutch regional agripark fostering agricultural innovation, though focused on different sub-sectors.

Broad incumbents

• Wageningen Campus (Wageningen University & Research): The leading Dutch agricultural research campus and WUR's broader research infrastructure. A larger incumbent in the same regenerative-agriculture research space, with which Campus Almkerk collaborates on pixelfarming research.

Emerging players

• PlantLab: Dutch company developing precision indoor vertical farming systems using sensor-driven, controlled-environment technology. Partially comparable in its use of IoT sensors and data-driven growing, though operating in indoor farming rather than open-field regenerative systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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