PEF Technologies
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
PEF Technologies B.V. is an Arnhem, Netherlands startup founded in 2018 by Valeriy Mitko (a former University of Twente PhD researcher), run with his wife Yulia Mitko. It develops nanosecond pulsed electric field (nanoPEF) technology — a non-thermal, energy-efficient alternative to pasteurisation for liquid foods. Its machines (500–10,000 litres/hour capacity) inactivate spoilage microorganisms and pathogens below 65°C while retaining taste, flavour and nutritional content, targeting milk, juices, yoghurts and wines.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
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- Company founded
Valeriy Mitko founds PEF Technologies in Arnhem to commercialise nanosecond pulsed electric field food-preservation technology.
- Funding round
PEF Technologies raises funding (about $1.8 million) from Energiefonds Overijssel, OostNL, ICOS Capital Management and StartLife to validate its nanoPEF technology with a large Dutch dairy producer and prepare market launch.
- Still active
PEF Technologies is featured as an EIC-backed startup turning international exposure into business; no shutdown, acquisition or bankruptcy has been documented.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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