Nijver

What Nijver does

Nijver B.V. is a Dutch SaaS scale-up, founded in 2019 by Alan Bosch and headquartered in Apeldoorn, that sells a data-driven sustainability and portfolio management platform to Dutch housing corporations (woningcorporaties). The platform aggregates housing stock, energy, CBS, Kadaster, RVO and EP-online data into a proprietary datawarehouse (built with Dashdata, claimed 90%+ reliability) and applies the 'De Standaard' insulation calculation methodology — co-developed with Ingenieursbureau Deuring since 2023 — to model heat-demand reduction scenarios, compare renovation strategies, and output investment budgets at portfolio and complex level. Customers access the platform via portal.nijver.nl, with onboarding achievable in roughly one working day given a list of complex divisions (vhe lists).

The company monetizes through three formalized revenue streams set out in its January 2025 Algemene Voorwaarden: subscription SaaS platform licenses (monthly billing), consultancy services for portfolio analysis and multi-year strategy, and managed 'Realization' services coordinating a production partner network for execution of maintenance and sustainability measures. Pricing is bespoke and quote-based. Nijver combines direct sales with 30-minute demo sessions and a self-service portal, and positions itself as a strategic 'sparring partner' to housing corporations navigating National Performance Agreements, De Standaard compliance and constrained investment capacity. The addressable market consists of Dutch housing corporations managing approximately 2.3 million homes; the company cites work with 10+ such corporations plus maintenance partner Hemink Groep as named customers. Operations span Apeldoorn (HQ), Twello (execution HUB) and Rijssen (registered office).

Name

Nijver

Legal name

Nijver B.V.

Website

https://nijver.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nijver B.V. is a Dutch SaaS scale-up that provides housing corporations with a data-driven platform for sustainability planning, portfolio analytics, and execution coordination of renovation projects. Founded in 2019 and based in Apeldoorn, it sells subscriptions, consultancy, and managed realization services to Dutch social-housing landlords managing multi-thousand-home portfolios.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Apeldoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Licenses: Subscription-based licensing model for access to the Nijver Platform. Licenses are non-exclusive, non-transferable, and valid for the duration of the agreement. Customers pay monthly in advance unless otherwise specified in the Quote.
2. Consultancy Services: Advisory and consultancy services including portfolio analysis, sustainability strategy development, and multi-year planning. Performed on a best-efforts basis with fees either quoted upfront or on a time-and-materials basis at prevailing rates.
3. Realization Services: Coordination of production partners for execution of maintenance and sustainability measures. Nijver coordinates, guides, and monitors execution partners, including performance monitoring and accountability reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nijver sells the NIJVER Platform, a SaaS solution for Dutch housing corporations that consolidates housing-stock data from multiple public and private sources into a single integrated view. The platform enables portfolio analysis, sustainability scenario comparison aligned with the national De Standaard insulation standard, multi-year investment planning, and performance monitoring. Nijver complements the platform with paid consultancy for strategy development and managed realization services that coordinate production partners for executing maintenance and sustainability measures.

Product overview

Nijver is a Dutch SaaS platform for housing corporations (woningcorporaties) that provides data-driven portfolio and asset management for sustainability and maintenance planning. The platform combines data from multiple sources into a single interface, offering three integrated service areas: Insight (INZICHT) for data aggregation and visualization, Strategy (STRATEGIE) for scenario comparison and investment planning, and Realization (REALISATIE) for project execution coordination. The core NIJVER Platform enables corporations to analyze housing stock, compare decarbonization scenarios, and plan multi-year maintenance programs. The platform focuses on heat demand reduction (warmtevraagreductie) and targets aligned with 'De Standaard' (the national insulation standard).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NIJVER Platform SaaS platform for Dutch housing corporations (woningcorporaties) that consolidates housing-stock data from multiple public and private sources into a single integrated view. Enables portfolio analysis, sustainability scenario comparison aligned with the national De Standaard insulation standard, multi-year investment planning, heat demand reduction modeling per NTA8800, and performance monitoring at portfolio and complex levels. Covers the Insight, Strategy, and Realization phases of the sustainability lifecycle.
• Nijver Consultancy Services Advisory services including portfolio analysis, multi-year sustainability strategy development, and scenario planning for housing corporations. Fees are quoted upfront or billed on a time-and-materials basis at prevailing rates, delivered on a best-efforts basis.
• Nijver Realization Services Managed services that coordinate, guide, and monitor Nijver's production partner network for execution of planned maintenance and sustainability measures, including performance monitoring and accountability reporting to housing corporation customers.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ingenieursbureau DeuringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Intensive collaboration started in 2023 to fully integrate 'De Standaard' (Insulation Standard) into the Nijver platform. Frank Deuring contributed energetic knowledge, insights, and calculation skills. Together they developed a unique methodology for calculating maximum net heat demand after renovation.
• E-Sequent (via Nijhuis Bouw B.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Predecessor collaboration starting in 2013 with Nijhuis Bouw B.V. under the name E-Sequent, together with De Alliantie. This collaboration developed tools that supported processes and achieved results previously thought impossible (20% cost savings). The learnings from this project directly influenced the development of Nijver.
• De AlliantieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Early collaboration partner in 2013 for the E-Sequent project. This housing corporation worked with Nijhuis Bouw and Alan Bosch to develop innovative approaches to construction processes that later influenced Nijver's methodology.
• DashdatacoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership for the development and maintenance of Nijver's proprietary datawarehouse. The datawarehouse is built, maintained, and monitored in collaboration with Dashdata, enabling continuous updates and high data reliability (minimum 90%).
• Productiepartners (Production Partners)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNetwork of production partners connected to Nijver for execution of maintenance and sustainability measures. Partners are coordinated, guided, and monitored by Nijver. Working from the Twello HUB, these partners execute planned measures including insulation, glass replacement, painting, and other sustainability improvements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MRI Software: Global property and real estate software provider serving residential, commercial, and public-housing operators. Comparable to Nijver in targeting housing portfolios with analytics and asset management but as a broad incumbent rather than a Dutch De Standaard specialist.
• Planon: Dutch-headquartered provider of real estate and facility management software used by social housing, commercial property, and corporate portfolios. Overlaps with Nijver in housing-corporation portfolio management but operates across a broader real-estate customer base.
• AppFolio: US-based property management software platform with growing real-estate analytics capabilities. Tangential competitor in the broader category of SaaS for residential portfolio management, though primarily serving US rental housing rather than Dutch social housing.
• Yardi: Global real estate software vendor offering property management, accounting, and energy/sustainability modules for residential and commercial portfolios. Competes indirectly with Nijver in housing portfolio analytics, though without the Dutch-specific De Standaard specialization.
• RealPage: US-headquartered property technology platform with energy and sustainability analytics for residential portfolios. Comparable as a portfolio-level sustainability and asset management platform but operating at much larger scale and outside the Dutch regulatory niche.
• Visma: Nordic/European software conglomerate with real estate and property management offerings serving European housing operators. Competes for housing-sector IT budgets across the region as a broad incumbent rather than as a specialized De Standaard platform.

Direct peers

• Aareon: Leading European provider of software for the housing industry, with a strong Dutch presence serving woningcorporaties with ERP and property management platforms. Directly competes with Nijver for the same Dutch housing-corporation IT budget and customer base.
• Tieto (TietoEVRY) — PowerHouse for Housing: Nordic-headquartered IT vendor with a dedicated Dutch housing sector practice (PowerHouse) serving woningcorporaties with property management and tenant-facing software. Competes directly for the same Dutch housing-corporation customers as Nijver.

Emerging players

• Ortec: Dutch operations-research software firm with optimization solutions for real estate and field-service operations, including housing-sector applications. Comparable to Nijver in serving Dutch real estate operators with data-driven planning tools, though with a broader optimization focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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