NOM (Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands) is a Netherlands-based regional development and investment organization headquartered in Groningen. The agency focuses on strengthening the regional economy by investing in startups, scale-ups, and established companies across sectors such as energy, life sciences, IT, and green chemistry. It provides venture capital, business development support, and internationalization services to entrepreneurs. NOM operates as one of the country's regional development agencies, working closely with governments, knowledge institutions, and private sector partners. Its approach combines capital deployment with ecosystem development to drive innovation and employment growth in the Northern Netherlands.