Benelux · Seed–Series A · 22 people tracked
Also known as Curiosity Partners
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Investment thesis
Curiosity backs B2B software companies that have launched a first product and are gaining early customer traction, focusing on new data, ML and AI technologies. It organizes its investments around socio-economic themes including the Future of Commerce (fintech, marketing and sales automation, logistics). The firm targets talented teams building in Europe's fastest-growing tech hubs, particularly the Benelux, Nordics and Baltics, favoring companies with international ambition and alignment with European values. Curiosity emphasizes hands-on, founder-friendly support spanning fundraising, hiring, go-to-market strategy and network access, and describes itself as building 'software companies that serve the world, not eat it.'
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 22 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Curiosity VC went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 29 of 78 portfolio companiesSaaS ×17AI & Machine Learning ×15Enterprise Software ×14Cybersecurity ×7Developer Tools ×4Fintech ×4Marketing Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:Netherlands×10United Kingdom×2Denmark×1Sweden×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×33 founders×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×3Economics ×3Business & Management ×2Engineering ×2
Investments · 78 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 12022 · 12021 · 16 dated
Display.dev is a gated publishing platform that allows teams to share AI-generated HTML and Markdown artifacts with secure authentication via Google, Microsoft, or one-time passwords.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsFirstpickOutlast Fund
Diversity VC is an organization that researches and analyzes diversity data in the venture capital and startup industry through the Diversity Data Alliance, producing insights that inform policy recommendations and capital allocation practices.
Impact & Social Good
ABOSS is a productivity platform that unifies booking agencies, artists, and crews in the live music industry through agency management software, artist dashboards, mobile tour tools, and an open API, replacing fragmented spreadsheets and email workflows with centralized deal and calendar management.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsKeadyn
Altura provides AI-powered workflow automation for bid and proposal teams, enabling organizations to build custom workflows that automate document screening, compliance checks, and content generation while maintaining human oversight and transparency.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsOctopus VenturesFortino Capital
Contentoo produces SEO-optimized product descriptions for e-commerce and marketplace businesses using AI agents and expert writers.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Jeroen Gunter(Founder)in
Co-investorsNo Such Ventures
The Curiosity Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing entrepreneurship access for underrepresented groups in tech and venture across the Netherlands, Belgium, the Nordics, and the Baltics.
Impact & Social GoodNetherlands, NL
Co-investorsRiver Venture Partners
Curiosity VC is a venture capital firm raising a fund to invest in early-stage AI software companies, targeting a portfolio of around 30 companies.
AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketing TechBenelux, NL
Co-investorsPeakUgly Duckling Ventures
Darktrace provides cloud-native forensics automation that captures disk-level evidence and preserves incident data across multi-cloud environments for faster investigation and response.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareCambridge, GB
Nicole Eagan(Co-founder and Strategic Advisor)
Co-investorsKPN VenturesVortex Capital Partners
Dreamdata is a B2B marketing platform that maps customer journeys, builds audiences, and measures revenue attribution.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechCopenhagen, DK
Lars Grønnegaard(CPO & Co-founder)inSteffen Hedebrandt(CMO & Co-founder)inNick Turner(CEO)in
Co-investorsInreach VenturesPeakSpan Capital Partners
EasyDMARC provides email authentication and protection services for financial institutions to prevent phishing and spoofing attacks while maintaining compliance with regulations like PCI DSS.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSUS, US
Gerasim Hovhannisyan(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsFormula VCRadian CapitalAcrobator Ventures
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EclecticIQ builds a threat intelligence platform powered by AI to help organizations address cybersecurity challenges.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAmsterdam, NL
Cody Barrow(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCapricorn Venture PartnersKeen Venture PartnersKPN VenturesTIIN CapitalInkef
Fundrbird provides software solutions for GP (general partner) firms to build and scale their fund management operations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAmino CollectiveEndeit CapitalHolland CapitalMundi VenturesPride Capital PartnersRevent+4 more
Kaizo provides an AI-powered platform designed to help large teams deliver customer support more efficiently and effectively.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Dominik Blattner(Founder)in
Co-investorsFortino CapitalGradient Ventures
MeetingPackage provides a central reservation system built for hotels to manage groups, meetings, and events bookings.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Joonas Ahola(CEO & Founder)inAndrea Fiumana(CCO)inJuan Gutiérrez Plaza(CTO)
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Minut produces Internet of Things devices and software for managing shared properties such as multifamily housing and short-term rentals, helping operators monitor spaces and make decisions while protecting privacy.
Enterprise SoftwareIoTPropTechMalmö, SE
Nils Mattisson(Co-founder)inFredrik AhlberginMartin LööfinMarcus Ljungbladin
BoardHampus Jakobsson(Director)inTommi Uhari(Director)in
Co-investorsKarma VenturesKOMPAS VCKPN VenturesAlmaz Capital
Moonlit provides a legal data layer that aggregates and enriches legal information across 41+ jurisdictions, accessible via a research platform, a Data API, or MCP-compatible AI clients like Claude, Copilot, and ChatGPT.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLegalTech
NAQCyber provides a platform that simplifies healthcare compliance, security, and assurance for healthcare innovators in the UK and Europe.
CybersecurityDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareGovTechHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsNo Such VenturesRiver Venture Partners
Neople provides AI digital coworkers ("Neople") for customer support teams, combined with a managed service where a dedicated product specialist and CSM set up workflows, connect helpdesk and back-office systems, and monitor performance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Hans de Penning(Founder)in
Co-investorsNewionPeakSimon Capital
Orq.ai provides an AI gateway that routes and governs an organization's calls to 500+ AI models across 30+ providers through a single API, adding access controls, guardrails, cost attribution, budget caps, and audit trails.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsGalion.exe
Polarsteps is an app that helps travelers plan, track, and share their journeys on a world map, serving explorers and adventure seekers worldwide.
ConsumerSocialTravel & HospitalityAmsterdam, NL
NiekJobClare(CEO)
Co-investorsRiver Venture PartnersFuture Food FundInkef
QA.tech automates quality assurance testing using AI to reduce manual effort and errors for developers and software companies.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsbyFounders
Sendcloud provides a shipping and parcel tracking platform for e-commerce businesses, offering branded tracking pages and automated delivery notifications via SMS, WhatsApp, and email across multiple carriers.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSEindhoven, NL
SabiRob van den Heuvel(Founder)inBas Smeulders(Founder)in
Co-investorshenQ vcLiquidity CapitalSoftBank Vision FundTIIN CapitalAtlantic Vantage PointAXA Venture Partners+2 more
SettleMint provides digital asset infrastructure deployed in production for regulated institutions and sovereign entities.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Roderik Van Der Veer(CTO & Co-Founder)inMatthew Van Niekerk(Co-Founder & President)inAdam Popat(Chief Executive Officer)inFabrizia Zanca(Chief Work Officer)Shahzad Fatmiin
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCFujitsu VenturesKPN VenturesMolten VenturesOTB VenturesAllusion+1 more
Validfor provides computerized system validation (CSV) software and consulting for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, covering validation management, data integrity, and quality assurance.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Omer Cimen(Co-Founder & CEO)inUgur Metinol(Co-Founder & COO)inAykut Ozturkmen(Co-Founder)inBharani Rajendran(CTO)inBurak Ozturkmen(Chief Business Officer)in
Co-investorsDOMiNO Ventures
Virtuagym provides all-in-one software for managing and growing health clubs and studio chains, along with corporate health software for employers and fitness and nutrition apps for consumers.
SaaSSports TechWellness & Fitness
Hugo Braam(Founder)inSalvatore T.(Founder)in
Co-investorsEndeit CapitalSaffelberg Investments
Vormats offers a video creation platform that guides users through scripting, recording (via mobile, screen recording, or avatar), and automatic editing.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Arnold Bouwman(Founder)in
Co-investorsGreat Stuff Ventures
Wirepas provides a connectivity platform designed for enabling long-term, large-scale deployments of connected devices across various industries and applications.
Cloud ComputingIoT
Co-investorsHighland EuropeKarma VenturesKPN VenturesInventure
XFA provides device security and endpoint compliance solutions for organizations, enabling visibility into devices accessing business platforms and enforcement of security policies across enterprise, technology, healthcare, fintech, education, and other sectors.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Lars VeelaertinGijs Van Laerin
Co-investorsSeeder FundPMVScaleFund
Jamf Mobile Forensics (formerly ZecOps) is a mobile digital forensics and incident response tool that detects and investigates advanced threats such as zero-click attacks, mercenary spyware (e.g.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Zuk Avraham(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersFlucas VenturesKPN Ventures
Other
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Agentic Employee-led Growth PlatformAlpha3DAutonomous Security OperationsBecauseby Health Cloud Initiativeby JAMFby Sanomaby StudyTubeby telco consortiumCloudifyClubeeDawnguardDeeployExitExit Autonomous Security OperationsExit KYC Intelligence SystemExit Legal research engineExit Privacy-preserving device securityFangageFledgerFreesiKYC Intelligence SystemLitebitLynkNalvinNaqNeo FinanceNimblesNostoObjectivOnesuranceOvokoOvoko/RRR.ltPharmeonRevueScoupySecurity MattersSecurityMattersSentianceStriseTelescopeUndisclosedUnlessUtopianlabsWalterWhoppahYarnseaПройти интервью
Exits · 2
2 acquisitionsCybersprintacq. by DarktraceExitacq. by Crankwheel
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Altura · thenextweb.com · Sep 7, 2026
Display · thesaasnews.com · Jul 8, 2026
Validfor · arcticstartup.com · Apr 1, 2026
XFA · midmarketnow.com · Dec 17, 2025
Cybersprint · siliconcanals.com · Sep 11, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Curiosity VC made?
- Curiosity VC has 78 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, SaaS, Sales Tech.
- Where is Curiosity VC located?
- Curiosity VC is headquartered in Benelux, BE.
- Who does Curiosity VC co-invest with?
- Curiosity VC most often shares deals with KPN Ventures, River Venture Partners, Endeit Capital, among 51 tracked co-investors.
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