How many investments has Flow Traders made?

Flow Traders has 17 tracked investments.

What sectors does Flow Traders focus on?

Flow Traders focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.

Where is Flow Traders located?

Flow Traders is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.

Who does Flow Traders co-invest with?

Flow Traders most often shares deals with Wintermute, Metalayer, Flybridge Capital Partners, among 35 tracked co-investors.

Flow Traders

Corporate VC

Amsterdam · 19 people tracked

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Through its Strategic Capital investment unit, Flow Traders partners with companies that align with its core mission of bringing transparency and efficiency to global financial markets. The firm emphasizes driving innovation, efficiency, and transparency across the financial ecosystem and seeks proximity to emerging innovation in trading and financial infrastructure.

Invests inCrypto & Web3 Fintech Amsterdam Asia-Pacific Europe Global North America

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Amsterdam, NL

Founded

2004

Last 12 months

2 investments

Tracked investments

Team · 19 people

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Jan van Kuijk· Vice-Chairman, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Trading & Technology Committee

A co-founder of Flow Traders who served as co-CEO from 2004 to 2014, Jan has been Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board since July 2015. He was previously a partner at Optiver and co-founded Newtrade Financial Group.

Thomas Spitz· Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of the Flow Traders Ltd. Board· New York, New York, United Statesin

Elected CEO and Executive Director in October 2025, Thomas has over 25 years of experience at global financial institutions leading trading, sales and research divisions. He previously was CEO of QuantCube Middle East, Group Head of Global Markets at First Abu Dhabi Bank, and spent 20+ years at Credit Agricole.

Hermien Smeets-Flier· Chief Financial and Risk Officer, Executive Director of the Flow Traders Ltd. Board· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Elected CFO and Executive Director in September 2023 and CFRO in 2025, she oversees finance and control functions. She previously served as CFRO at Achmea Investment Management and CFO/board member at AEGIS London and Amlin Underwriting, and is a chartered accountant in the Netherlands.

Marc Jansen· Co-Chief Trading Officer, Executive Director of the Flow Traders Ltd. Board· Pembury, England, United Kingdomin

Joined Flow Traders as a trader in 2013 and rose to Global Head of Trading and Co-Chief Trading Officer in 2025, focusing on digital assets. He holds two master's degrees from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Owain Lloyd· Chief Technology Officer, Executive Director of the Flow Traders Ltd. Board

Elected CTO and Executive Board member in June 2024, Owain leads the global technology function. He previously was CTO and Partner at Numeus Research, a Founding Partner at Mercury Trading, and held senior technology roles at J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Citadel.

Alex Kieft· Co-Chief Trading Officer

Joined Flow Traders as a trader in 2014 and became Global Head of Trading in 2022 and Co-Chief Trading Officer in 2025, leading the global equities trading strategy. He holds a master's in Theoretical Physics from the University of Amsterdam.

Bill Stush· CEO Americas· United Statesin

Joined in 2016 to open Flow Traders' US Institutional Trading broker dealer and was promoted to CEO Americas in July 2023, overseeing US operations. He previously was a Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and a Director at Deutsche Bank.

Caroline Terry· Independent Non-Executive Director· Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARin

Elected Non-Executive Director in November 2025 with 30+ years in financial and banking sectors. She held leadership roles at Citibank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch and is a founding Managing Director of Amicos Advisors.

Delfin Rueda· Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

Non-Executive Director since April 2023 with experience in finance, risk, and governance. He previously was CFO and Vice-Chair at ING Insurance and NN Group, and currently serves on boards including Monzo Bank and as a Venture Partner at Mundi Ventures.

Frank Drouet· CEO APAC· Hong Kongin

Joined in 2026 as CEO APAC, overseeing regional trading and technology. He spent 30+ years at Societe Generale in trading leadership roles and was Deputy Head of Global Markets at Credit Agricole, with 20 years of experience in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Frits Groenewegen· Chief Operating Officer· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlandsin

Joined in 2026 as COO, providing strategic leadership across trading, technology, risk and infrastructure. He was previously Group COO and Executive Board member at ACT Commodities and spent 14 years at ANZ Bank.

Karen Frank· Independent Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director since April 2023, Karen is an experienced investor and financial services leader. She was Global Head of Equities at Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and CEO of Barclays Global Private Bank, with earlier private equity experience at Goldman Sachs.

Linda Hovius· Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration & Appointment Committee

Non-Executive Director since April 2021 with 30+ years of experience in managing organizations and driving change. She founded Aberkyn and Hovius Consultancy and holds supervisory roles at Royal Flora Holland, KPMG Netherlands, and Triple Jump Impact Investment.

Paul Hilgers· Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk & Sustainability Committee· Pembury, England, United Kingdomin

Non-Executive Director since April 2023, Paul has a track record in trading, clearing and market infrastructure. He previously served as global CEO of Optiver and as Managing Director heading Deutsche Borse's cash market business.

Rudolf Ferscha· Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Flow Traders Ltd. Board, first appointed to the Supervisory Board in 2015. A former capital markets lawyer with 25+ years of board-level experience, he previously served as CEO of Eurex and Chairman of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Tamara Maris-Mravunac· Global Head of Risk and Compliance

Joined in 2023 as Global Head of Risk and now leads global risk, legal and compliance functions. She previously led Financial Markets & Business Services at ING in the Netherlands and holds a Dutch law master's degree from the University of Amsterdam.

Barry S. Sternlicht· Co-Chief Trading Officerin

Founder of Starwood Capital Group (1991) and Chairman & CEO, also Chairman & CEO of Starwood Property Trust. Previously founded and led Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and created the W Hotels and 1 Hotels brands.

Delfín Rueda· Non Executive Chair Audit Committee· Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spainin

Delfín Rueda combines an unusual dual role—both general partner and firm CFO—bringing deep expertise from his prior tenure as CFO and Vice‑Chairman of NN Group in regulated financial sectors.

Sean Bennett· CFRO· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Co-founded Stronghold after meeting Tammy Camp in 2014 through work on the Stellar platform, sharing a vision for a more inclusive and connected global economy.

What they invest in

from 18 of 23 portfolio companies

Fintech ×16Crypto & Web3 ×14Enterprise Software ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5SaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×1B2B Marketplaces ×1Cloud Computing ×1

HQs:United States×6United Kingdom×2Germany×1Netherlands×1

Investments · 23 tracked

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By year:2026 · 2 2023 · 2 2022 · 15 dated

AllUnityallunity.com in 𝕏✓ verified

AllUnity issues regulated, MiCAR-compliant stablecoins backed 1:1 by fiat reserves for institutional crypto exchanges and trading platforms.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Fintech

pharospharosnetwork.xyz in 𝕏✓ verified

Pharos is a Layer-1 blockchain for real-world asset finance and AI agents, using modular architecture, deep-parallel execution, and dual VM (EVM + WASM) to provide sub-second finality and high throughput.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Alex Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsHack VC Faction Generative Ventures MH Ventures

Pharospharos.xyz in 𝕏✓ verified

Pharos is a blockchain platform that provides modular infrastructure for real-time, compliant finance onchain, combining institutional-grade financial products with AI agent integration.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Alex Zhang(Founder)inWish Wu(Founder)in

Co-investorsHack VC Chainlink SNZ Holding

BloXroute Labsbloxroute.com 𝕏

bloXroute provides a blockchain distribution network offering real-time data streams, transaction propagation, and validator solutions to enable faster trading and MEV optimization across multiple blockchains.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEvanston, US

Uri Klarman(Executive Officer, Director)inAleksandar Kuzmanovic(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJeffrey Bussgang(Director)in

Co-investors1confirmation Bixin Capital Bixin Ventures Blindspot Ventures Management Co Coinbase Ventures Dragonfly +10 more

Cambrian NetworkMay 2026 · $6M

Houston, US

JASON CALEY-BRANNIGAN(Executive Officer)BRIAN BERMAN(Executive Officer)SAMUEL GREEN(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBlockchain Builders Franklin Templeton Nomad Capital Paper Ventures Polychain Capital Selini Capital

Cap Labscap.app

Cap is a three-sided onchain platform for USD yield, private credit and financial guarantees, headquartered in New York.

New York, US

Co-investorsAlphaLab Capital Breed Caladan Flowdesk Fourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Hyperithm +5 more

ClearTokencleartoken.io in

ClearToken builds clearing and settlement infrastructure for digital asset markets, aiming to reduce credit and settlement risk, unlock capital, and enable 24/7 settlement.

Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB

Co-investorsDigital Currency Group Metalayer Laser Digital

Crossover Marketscrossovermarkets.com in 𝕏

Crossover Markets operates CROSSx, an execution-only cryptocurrency electronic communication network (crypto ECN) built for institutional participants, offering ultra-low-latency quote-driven matching, smart order routing, and FIX API or GUI connectivity.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Brandon Mulvihill(Co-Founder & CEO)inVladislav Rysin(Co-Founder & CTO)inAnthony Mazzarese(Co-Founder & CCO)in

Co-investorsMetalayer Wintermute DRW Venture Capital Illuminate Financial Laser Digital Ripple +2 more

D2Xd2x.com in

D2X builds regulated market infrastructure for trading digital assets, aimed at institutional participants.

Crypto & Web3FintechAmsterdam, NL

Laetitia Grimaud (Agaesse)(Founder)inTheodore Rozencwajg(Founder)inDon van der Krogt(Co-Founder & CTO)inLaetitia Grimaud(Co-Founder & Head of Growth)in

Co-investorsKima Ventures PICUS CAPITAL Plassa Capital Point72 Ventures Tioga Capital Partners TRGC +2 more

Elwoodelwood.io in 𝕏May 2022 · $70M

Elwood provides an operational platform for capital markets institutions, enabling execution management, portfolio management, risk analytics, collateral monitoring, and reconciliation across centralized and decentralized trading venues.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Chris Lawnin

Co-investorsCommerzVentures Dawn Capital Purple Sage Ventures SC Ventures Commerzbank Digital Currency Group +1 more

Kemet Trading

Institutional-grade infrastructure for digital asset derivative trading.

Co-investorsFurther Ventures

Kemet Trading Infrastructurekemettrading.com in

Kemet builds a portfolio, execution and risk management platform for institutional trading firms operating in digital asset derivatives.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Ash ‎Ashmawy(Co-founder)inChris(Co-founder)

Co-investorsHyperithm Further Ventures

Membranemembranelabs.com in 𝕏Oct 2023 · $20M

Membrane Labs provides an institutional infrastructure platform for digital asset credit, unifying counterparty discovery, loan workflows, and collateral management with real-time visibility, automated margin enforcement, and multi-custodian connectivity.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Carson Cook(Founder)in

Co-investorsArca Funds Electric Capital Fourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Lvna Capital Marin Digital Ventures Point72 Ventures +7 more

MEMXmemx.com

MEMX operates U.S. equities and options exchanges (maker/taker) and licenses a custom exchange platform to market participants.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

OpenYield

Fixed income trading platform built for retail brokerages and advisors, offering an equity-like experience.

Openyldopenyld.com in 𝕏

OpenYield operates a marketplace for fixed income trading that uses algorithmic liquidity and modern technology to provide automated, executable pricing for bonds.

B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaS

Hilton(Founder/CTO)

Co-investorsDraper Associates Dunbar Capital

Osprey Fundsospreyfunds.io in 𝕏

Osprey Funds offers cryptocurrency investment trusts that provide exposure to major blockchain networks and tokens without requiring users to manage wallets or keys.

Crypto & Web3FintechTarrytown, US

Greg King(Founder and CEO)Robert Rokose(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBorderless Venture

Polychainpolychain.capitalJun 2026 · $6M

Polychain is an investment firm that manages actively managed portfolios of blockchain-based digital assets, focusing on returns from the cryptocurrency sector.

Crypto & Web3

Olaf Carlson-Wee(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsA.Capital Ventures Abstract Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Bollinger Investment Group Mirana Ventures Moonhill Capital +7 more

Primary Portalprimaryportal.com 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-investorsDFF Ventures

RFQ-hub

Global multi-asset request-for-quote platform for buyside traders.

Rulematchrulematch.com in 𝕏Oct 2023

RULEMATCH operates a MiCA-licensed crypto-asset trading platform for financial institutions and institutional market participants, offering trading, clearing, and settlement services.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Co-investorsConsenSys Mesh

Thalexthalex.com in 𝕏

Thalex is a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform offering options, futures, and perpetuals, including atomic multi-leg strategy trading and portfolio-level margining.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsWintermute

Virtuvirtu.com in 𝕏

Virtu provides liquidity, trade execution, and routing services for institutional clients, focusing on transparency and price improvement in financial markets.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Pharos Energy adjourns shareholder vote on Ratio acquisition By Investing.com

Pharos · investing.com · Aug 17, 2026

Potential Cambrian Network Airdrop » How to be eligible?

Cambrian Network · airdrops.io · Jun 30, 2026

Cambrian raises $6M seed to build oracle network for institutions and AI agents

Polychain · cryptobriefing.com · Jun 24, 2026

Cap Labs CAP Token Auction Closes at $106 Million FDV With 5.5x Oversubscription

Cap Labs · cryptonews.net · Jun 18, 2026

David Riegelnig launches Rulematch, securing $14M for crypto trading platform built exclusively for banks

Rulematch · cryptobriefing.com · Jun 17, 2026

AllUnity preps Swedish krona-backed stablecoin

AllUnity · finextra.com · May 21, 2026

Crossover Markets Raises $31 Million To Expand Institutional Crypto Trading

Crossover Markets · ventureburn.com · Mar 5, 2026

D2X Raises €4.3M from Circle, CMT Digital to Expand Institutional Crypto Derivatives

D2X · cryptonews.com · Jul 29, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Flow Traders made?: Flow Traders has 17 tracked investments.
What sectors does Flow Traders focus on?: Flow Traders focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
Where is Flow Traders located?: Flow Traders is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
Who does Flow Traders co-invest with?: Flow Traders most often shares deals with Wintermute, Metalayer, Flybridge Capital Partners, among 35 tracked co-investors.

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