The Human Touch.

Entrepreneurial at heart.
Impact by design.

As an entrepreneurial, family-owned business, we build and invest for the long term. Through technology, experience and partnership, we deliver lasting progress.

Founded by Dutch pioneers

Alphatron builds on the legacy of Dick Slingerland, an inventive Rotterdam entrepreneur who founded the family business. Today, Alphatron is an international group with more than 100 employees spread across 15 locations. Our companies develop technological solutions in healthcare, security and mobility. From day one, the family business has valued reliability, innovation and a human approach.

We focus on what matters: the places where our professional and entrepreneurial approach makes a difference. We have done so for almost half a century, growing innovative ideas into successful businesses.

For us, impact isn't a buzzword.
It's human, entrepreneurial, and real.

As an entrepreneurial family office we combine operating companies, investments and philanthropy within a single long-term platform.

We invest and build in ways that feel close, personal, and relational. No ivory towers, no endless talk. We act where our expertise, capital, and network truly make a difference.

Alphatron companies

Our technology companies turn innovation into human value. We believe that progress should serve people first. That is why we design solutions that make professional lives safer, smarter, and more humane. We do so across healthcare, security, and mobility. Guided by precision, reliability and partnership.

Alphatron Companies

Investments that move the world forward

Through our investments, we back entrepreneurs tackling essential challenges. Our impact pillars, Climate, Oceans, Regenerative Agriculture and Africa, guide where we focus our capital and expertise. From seed to Series A, we partner early and stay involved for the long term, supporting solutions built to last.

Our Investments

Sponsorship and philanthropy

Through the Alphatron Foundation, we create opportunities for children and young people in Rotterdam, fund measurable climate action, and support poverty reduction in Africa. Our philanthropic work reflects the same responsibility and stewardship that define our business activities.

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Our Impact Focus ❋

We build and invest for the long term.
For businesses, communities and future generations.

In recent years, we have expanded our focus on sustainability and impact investing. From our headquarters in Rotterdam, we continue to strengthen our commitment to Climate, Oceans, Regenerative Agriculture and Africa. These are the areas where Alphatron’s entrepreneurial capital and technological expertise contribute to lasting progress.

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Alphatron through the years

  • Black-and-white photo of a man beside a station wagon packed with cardboard boxes labeled Edicron.

    1979

    ESTABLISHMENT OF ALPHATRON

    Shortly after the establishment of Alphatron in 1979 in Rotterdam, we quickly gained ground in the competitive market of electronic equipment.

  • Exterior of the Alphatron building with circular windows, glass tower, and rooftop sign under a blue sky

    1988

    THE BRAINPARK

    In 1988, we moved into the first building built specifically for Alphatron.

  • Alphatron office building, waterfront, and arched bridge under a clear blue sky

    2001

    THE SCHAARDIJK

    Moving to the brand new building on the Schaardijk, with a beautiful view over the Maas.

  • Alphatron Marine employee in a red jacket standing beside the Polarstern research vessel at a harbor

    2016

    SALE OF ALPHATRON MARINE

    Alphatron Marine joins the Japanese company JRC.

  • Modern office lounge with green sofas, indoor plants, pendant lights, and glass-walled meeting areas

    2017

    OPENING OF FAIROAKSBAAN

    Alphatron Medical moves into its new building on the Fairoaksbaan.

  • Group of formally dressed adults attending a reception in a trophy-filled room

    2019

    40 YEARS OF ALPHATRON

    Celebration of the company's 40th anniversary.

  • 2020

    PASSING OF FOUNDER DICK SLINGERLAND

    Sadly, founder and owner Dick Slingerland passed away on 18 December 2020.

  • Modern Alphatron Security office building with a blurred red-and-white bus passing in front

    2021

    SECURITY & AUTOMOTIVE IN ZEVENBERGEN

    Alphatron Security B.V. & Alphatron Security Automotive B.V. move to the heart of Zevenbergen's town centre.

  • Passengers riding a city bus, including a woman using her smartphone while holding a handrail.

    2023

    ESTABLISHMENT OF ALPHATRON SIGNAGE

    For signage solutions in public transport.

  • Aerial view of wind turbines and solar panels across green coastal farmland at sunset

    2023

    IMPACT FOCUS

    Alphatron starts actively making impact investments in climate, food, ocean and Africa, both directly and through funds.

  • Panoramic view of Rotterdam, Netherlands, featuring the Erasmus Bridge, Maas River, and modern city skyline.

    2025

    ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ALPHATRON FOUNDATION

    Our own foundation, dedicated to creating a positive impact in Rotterdam, for the climate, and across Africa.

  • Radiology technician reviewing X-ray images on monitors in a hospital imaging room

    2026

    SMILE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER ALPHATRON MEDICAL

    Alphatron Medical welcomes Smile Invest as majority investor to support international growth.

Alphatron in numbers

Alphatron has more than 100 employees spread across 15 locations on 4 continents.