DFF Ventures
Venture capitalAmsterdam · Pre-Seed–Series A · 17 people tracked
Also known as Dutch Founders Fund
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Investment thesis
DFF applies a pragmatic, no-nonsense philosophy to both company building and investing. Rather than relying solely on financial models and pitch decks, the firm prioritizes entrepreneurial grit, strong execution, and the character of the founders behind each idea. It seeks out bold, relentless, and resourceful entrepreneurs who focus on getting things done. The fund was created by operators who previously built companies including WeTransfer, Just Eat, Hiber, Treatwell, and fonQ, aiming to offer the kind of support they wished they had access to as founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
The DFF Ventures mafia →6 people who came through DFF Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 21 of 42 portfolio companiesSaaS ×14AI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×6Consumer ×4Marketplaces ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3HR Tech ×3
HQs:Netherlands×8United Kingdom×4European Union×2United Arab Emirates×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
University of Oxford ×3Açı Schools ×2Delft University of Technology ×2Harvard Business School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×5Business & Management ×4Life Sciences ×3Economics ×2
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 62024 · 42023 · 22022 · 42021 · 12020 · 118 dated
Blanco provides a wealth management platform that automates the complete asset management cycle for professional investment managers while keeping human expertise central to investment decisions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNetherlands, NL
Joost Walgemoedin
Co-investorsVolta VenturesKrealo
Shypple operates a digital platform that connects supply chain partners to simplify global trade, targeting the freight forwarding and logistics industry.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSRotterdam, NL
JarellOmar Moghrani(Co-founder)inCo van EsJuri Falandtin
Co-investorsBOMNewtown Partners
Underline provides a conference platform and digital video library for scientific, academic, and medical events.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsSouth Central Ventures
Alleo runs an employee benefits platform where employers give staff a flexible budget to spend on sports, wellness, coaching (via Alleo EAP), and collective discounts at 100+ partners such as Albert Heijn, Apple, and Ikea.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsNewion
A secure portal that allows investment funds to share performance reports, capital calls, tax documents, and dynamic content with their investors, while enabling investors to manage their account details and compliance documentation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Cloud Capital provides AI-powered cloud cost forecasting and allocation software that maps infrastructure spending to business drivers and cost layers defined by the customer.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Ed Barrow(Co-Founder & CEO)inSpencer Pingry(Co-Founder & CTO)inZack Liscio(Co-Founder & CPO)in
Co-investorsBackedConnect VenturesConnect VenturesRedbus VenturesMiddlegame VenturesMMC Ventures+1 more
Compri builds AI agents that integrate with ERPs and data sources to automate procurement tasks such as sourcing, negotiation, and supplier management.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMilan, EU
Edoardo Arbizzi(Co-Founder)inEdoardo Gava(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsItalian Founders FundGlobal Founders CapitalPICUS CAPITALShapersShine Capital
Dutch Founders Fund (DFF) is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups, backing founders on the basis of execution and grit rather than pitch decks.
Sector Agnostic
Healthcare company based in The Netherlands
David van IJzendoorn(Founder)in
Co-investorsKeen Venture Partners
Firsty offers a global eSIM mobile service with free, pay-per-GB, and unlimited plans, providing data coverage and international calling across 170+ countries.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityAmsterdam, NL
Gauthier Thierens(Founder)in
Co-investorsSpeedinvest
Fleequid operates a European online marketplace for buying and selling used buses and coaches, offering fixed-price sales and auctions with independent vehicle inspections, secure payments, and cross-border delivery logistics.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Co-investorsItalian Founders FundFJ Labs
Recommerce company based in Turkey
Mehmet Ertan Uygun(Founder)inZeynep Uygun(Founder)in
Co-investorsArya VenturesMetis Ventures212Logo VenturesLowercarbon CapitalMaxis
Kennek provides a loan management platform for lenders, automating loan origination, drawdowns, redemptions, interest and fee management, and investor reporting.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAlbionVCFf Venture CapitalSyndicate OneFounders FundHV Capital
Minimum provides software for carbon and environmental data management for large enterprises, enabling inventory mapping, automated data ingestion, and compliance reporting across complex organizational structures.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Freddie Evans(Founder)inChris Winchurch(Founder)inFreddie Green(Founder)in
Co-investorsOctopus VenturesY Combinator
NADUVI is a Dutch online store selling home furniture and interior products, including sofas, chairs, tables, cabinets, lighting, rugs, and decor.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsBegin Capital
Northladder operates a trade-in platform for devices that automates assessments, connects sellers to multiple buyers, and ensures sustainable device renewal.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyMarketplacesRetail TechSaaSDubai, AE
Sandeep Shetty(Founder)inPishu Ganglani(Founder)in
Co-investorsVentureSouqBECO Capital
Nostics develops a portable optical biosensor that measures real-time spectral signals from pathogens in patient samples, using its Spectral Foundation Model to identify infections at the point of care in under 10 minutes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Rochelle Niemeijer(Co-founder)inJeroen Nieuwenhuis(CEO)in
Primary Portal operates network infrastructure that connects banks and institutional investors for equity capital markets issuance, providing a shared dashboard and API integrations for distributing and receiving deal information.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSLondon, GB
John Bentinck(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlow Traders
Qneiform is a talent intelligence platform that helps financial institutions and executive search firms find, analyze, and track talent across financial services sectors using AI/ML-powered search and comprehensive market data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHR TechLondon, GB
Co-investorsKeen Venture Partners
Unosecur provides identity and access management tools that enable developers and business users to configure secure multi-cloud access policies without deep IAM expertise, while continuously monitoring and auto-remediating risky access patterns.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Santhosh Jayaprakash(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsHeartfelt CapitalLeo Capital VenturesLeo CapitalVentureFriends
Veylinx is a behavioral research platform that uses auction-based methodology to capture consumer demand insights for product innovation and pricing decisions.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechAmsterdam, NL
Dr. Anouar El Haji(Founder & CEO)Rainier van Rietschoten(Co-Founder & CRO)in
Co-investorsPeak
Voicebooking provides remote voice over production services, including jingle creation, sound design, mixing and mastering.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Jente Kater(Founder)in
Winc is a subscription wine club that matches members to wines based on a palate-preference quiz and delivers monthly bottles to their door.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles,, US
Brian Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Geoffrey McFarlane(Executive Officer, Director)Geoff McFarlaneMark T. LynnXander OxmanPatrick DeLong(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAmplify.LABessemer Venture PartnersMultiplier CapitalRubio Impact Ventures
Wonderkind Attract is a platform that automates the creation and distribution of job advertisements across social media channels like Meta, TikTok, and Instagram, converting job descriptions into branded visual ads at scale.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningHR TechMarketing TechSaaS
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
555 Bryant StreetBuildstreamCayaClaimwiseCofraiESGFleksGovinHomeCooksLiablixLumalyMetycleMikaMtorSmilerVamstarVon WoodWinc Academy
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Getmobil · blog.mean.ceo · Sep 10, 2026
Firsty · telecompaper.com · Aug 25, 2026
Cloud Capital · prnewswire.com · Jul 29, 2026
Blanco · latamrepublic.com · Jul 13, 2026
Compri · pulse2.com · Jun 30, 2026
Minimum · wafb.com · Jun 24, 2026
Shypple · blog.scorpapranedya.co.id · Jun 17, 2026
Unosecur · unosecur.com · Jun 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has DFF Ventures made?
- DFF Ventures has 42 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does DFF Ventures invest at?
- DFF Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is DFF Ventures's typical check size?
- DFF Ventures typically writes checks of $275K – $2.8M.
- What sectors does DFF Ventures focus on?
- DFF Ventures focuses on Circular Economy, Cleantech, Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is DFF Ventures located?
- DFF Ventures is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
- Does DFF Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, DFF Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does DFF Ventures co-invest with?
- DFF Ventures most often shares deals with Keen Venture Partners, Italian Founders Fund, Octopus Ventures, among 16 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 13
Speedinvest operates a Portfolio Success program that connects its 400+ portfolio startups with customers, follow-on investors, industry experts, talent, discounted tools, and fellow founders across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.
Peak is an early-stage venture fund founded and run by entrepreneurs, backing extraordinary teams across Europe. It focuses on SaaS, marketplaces, and platforms.
Rubio is an impact venture fund that backs entrepreneurs building companies combining profit and purpose to address major societal and environmental challenges.
HV Capital is a European multistage venture capital firm that backs founders from the first check through IPO, investing across consumer, software, deep tech and AI.
Shine is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs building iconic businesses.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities to drive innovation.
EQT Ventures is the venture capital arm within the EQT platform, backing early-stage European founders building what it calls Generation-Defining Companies.
83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-defining companies, backing startups across multiple stages and sectors.
Market One Capital (MOC) is a European venture capital firm that backs marketplace and platform startups.
River VP is a software venture capital firm focusing on B2B software companies that have achieved initial product-market fit. The firm invests in AI and ML applications across future of commerce, including fintech, marketing automation, and logistics, targeting companies in Europe.
Algebra Ventures is Egypt’s leading tech Venture Capital firm. We have been partnering with bold and resilient founders building transformative companies since 2016. A diverse and experienced team of founders, geeks and operators who are passionate about the positive impact of tech on people’s lives in the MEA region.
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