Spark Design & Innovation
Benjamin Franklinstraat 515, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, 3029 AC, Netherlands
Overview
Design and innovation: the most powerful duo for capturing the market. The strongest brands have grown thanks to striking, well designed products. Design touches the user and connects them to a brand forever. Innovation adds value, increases margins and beats the competition. With design and innovation you can create meaningful and sustainable breakthrough products. Design and innovation are complex. There's a constant tension between ideas and reality. A balance between available resources and time. The list of questions is endless ... Is the idea good enough? Am I missing any opportunities? Which direction do I choose? Which design fits my positioning best? How will the market react? Is it feasible? When should I invest in production? How do I control costs? Design for business Spark knows the power of design and innovation for your business. We know the uncertainties that come with this. And how to manage them, thanks to years of experience in successful product development. With an approach that maintains the balance between quality, functionality, cost and time to market - tailored to your business case.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Collaboration
- Innovation Management
Investment portfolio
- VNYX
Participated · Equity · May 2026
Founded in 2025 and based in Amsterdam, VNYX combines software, AI and proprietary hardware to automate complex resale workflows for returns, overstock and second-hand garments. Its current VNYX10 system processes about 10,000 items annually for partners including BOAS and Bever and has generated immediate commercial revenue. The company says it has reduced processing times from 19 minutes to 3 minutes per item and is targeting a “1-minute promise” by the end of the year. VNYX is developing a next-generation VNYX100 (100,000 items annually) scheduled for delivery to BOAS in June 2026 and is planning the VNYX1000 platform to exceed 1 million items annually. The business combines soon-to-be-patented hardware with AI-driven software and is positioning itself to help brands comply with European EPR rules and bans on destruction of goods while scaling resale operations. Having entered a post-revenue phase, VNYX has secured over €1M in strategic investments and government grants to fund R&D, product development and commercial scaling.
Team
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