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Curiosity VC

Venture capital

Benelux · Seed–Series A · 22 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Curiosity invests in software companies that have successfully launched products and demonstrated positive customer momentum, particularly those leveraging AI and ML to create value for businesses. The firm targets B2B solutions in commerce, financial services, and operational automation sectors, with a geographic focus on talented teams in the fastest-growing tech hubs across northern Europe. Curiosity emphasizes hands-on partnership and founder support, providing not only capital but strategic guidance, network access, and operational expertise to help companies scale internationally while maintaining alignment with European values.

Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Benelux, BE
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
97

Team · 22 people

from the firm's website
Herman Kienhuis· Founder & Managing Partner
Maurice Beckand Verwee· Founder & Managing Partner
Herman

Herman is a hands-on investor with strong financial expertise who actively engages with founders through detailed reviews and strategic sparring. He is described as pragmatic, high-integrity, and supportive of entrepreneur-led growth.

Maurice

Maurice is an active investor who provides strategic guidance, network building, and fundraising support to portfolio companies. He is noted for his knowledge, professional attitude, experience in go-to-market strategy and expansion planning.

Akshata Agarwal· Principal
Aik Deveneijns· Advisor

HRtech investor and former CEO of Levelup, a recruiting platform, as well as COO of SEOShop.

Bas Overtoom· Advisor

Global Business Development Director at Nemko Digital (AI Trust) with prior experience as Director of ESG, Tech, Data/AI at KPMG.

Bram Oostvogel· Advisor

CEO at NUNC Capital and founder of COBBS Industries.

Daniel Gebler· Advisor

Co-founder and CTO at Picnic, a grocery delivery and e-commerce platform.

Dennis de Breij· Advisor

Founder of deBreij, an M&A law firm, with board roles at multiple companies including Sopra Steria and Baker Tilly, and member of the Curiosity Fund Advisory Board.

Elliot Schouten· Investment Manager & CFO
Eva Formica· Investment Analyst
Fleur· AI Analyst
Ignacio Gallegos· Advisor

VP of Marketing at Proxify.

Kasem Challiou· Advisor

Partner at IE14 (INVESTMENT ENG14EERS) and former founder of Moonlander with prior sales leadership experience at eVision.

Kevin Lindemann· Advisor

Director of Product – AI, Commercial & Consumer Growth at Klarna.

Lodewijk van Hussen· Advisor

Partner at SleevesUp and member of the Curiosity Fund Advisory Board.

Marije van Akkerveeken· Advisor

Legal counsel at Poki with former experience as a partner at a corporate finance boutique and legaltech firm.

Patrick de Laive· Advisor

Co-founder of TNW and founder of Animo.

Sandro Etalle· Advisor

Professor of Cyber Security at Technical University Eindhoven and former co-founder of SecurityMatters.

Valentijn Bras· Advisor

Founder of multiple companies including Maxiposter and Scoupy, investor, and member of the Curiosity Fund Advisory Board.

Youssef Hounat· Advisor

AI Product specialist at Adyen.

What they invest in

from 1 of 97 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1SaaS ×1

Investments · showing 60 of 97

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Aboss
Adaptable agent development workspace
Agent artifacts publishing
Agentic Employee-led Growth Platform
Agentic OS for commerce
AI-powered 3D content creation
Alpha3D
Altura
Autonomous Security Operations
Autonomous software testing
B2B revenue analytics
Because
by Health Cloud Initiative
by JAMF
by Sanoma
by StudyTube
by telco consortium
Cloudify
Clubee
Contentoo
Curiosity Foundationcuriosityvc.org
Customer Insights Platform for Insurance Brokers
Customer support automation
Cybersprint
Dawnguard
Deeploy
Easydmarc
Eclecticiq
Exit Acquired by Bitvavo
Exit Acquired by Crankwheel
Exit Acquired by Triller
Exit Acquired by Twitter
Exit Acquired by Winford
Exit Agent artifacts publishing
Exit Autonomous Security Operations
Exit Autonomous software testing
Exit B2B revenue analytics
Exit Customer support automation
Exit GenerativeAI engineering platform
Exit KYC Intelligence System
Exit Legal research engine
Exit Privacy-preserving device security
Exit Sales workflow automation
Fangage
Fledger
Freesi
Fundrbirdfundrbird.com

Fundrbird provides software solutions for GP (general partner) firms to build and scale their fund management operations. The platform serves hundreds of fund managers across 20 countries, with domain expertise in fund accounting, compliance, and customer service.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

GenerativeAI engineering platform
Indoor climate optimisation solution
Kaizo
KYC Intelligence System
Legal contract control platform
Legal research engine
Litebit
Lynk
Meetingpackage
Minut
MLOps software for explainable AI
Nalvin
Naq

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Curiosity VC invest at?
Curiosity VC invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Curiosity VC focus on?
Curiosity VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, Sales Tech.
Where is Curiosity VC located?
Curiosity VC is headquartered in Benelux, BE.

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