The home of innovation
in the offshore, energy & maritime industries
Buccaneer Delft brings founders, industry leaders, experts and investors together to accelerate technical innovation in some of the most complex industries. From our innovation hub in Delft, the city of knowledge and innovation, we created a place where ideas meet experience and collaboration turns ambition into impact.
Founded by entrepreneur Joop Roodenburg, former CEO of Huisman Equipment, Buccaneer was built from first‑hand experience of how hard innovation can be in offshore and energy. His vision was simple: create a place that helps innovators move faster, work together and build solutions that truly shape the future.
From monastery to artillery warehouse,
to now the home of innovation
Over six-hundred years ago, in the year of 1415, the order of St. Clara established a monastery on the property, including a chapel, sleeping quarters and workshops.
When the Reformation reached Delft, the military took over the premises and started an armory.
Due to a heavy explosion in this year, the whole establishment and a large part of Delft city center went up in flames.
The start of rebuilding the complex into a new artillery warehouse.
Buccaneer Delft was founded by Joop Roodenburg (1950). As an established entrepreneur, offshore expert and a developer of innovative technologies himself, Joop envisioned a place for the next generation of entrepreneurs in the industry. We’re it!
Delft’s ecosystem
At Buccaneer Delft, we believe in the power of bringing people together. And therefore we couldn’t be located any better than in Delft, the city of knowledge and innovation.
We collaborate closely with TU Delft Campus, an ecosystem powered by a worldwide top tech university, a high density of fieldlabs and a strong entrepreneurial spirit proven by the various startups. It is the international breeding ground for radical innovations.
Contact
Do you have an idea, search for a possible collaboration or do you have an urgent question? Please reach out to us. We are happy to help!
