Amsterdam · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
henQ positions itself as a deeply committed, highly selective investor, backing only about two companies per year rather than pursuing a spray-and-pray approach. The firm emphasizes speed, promising days rather than weeks from first meeting to signed term sheet, and works with founders' own operating documents and metrics instead of investor-pleasing decks. It aims to be a hands-off shareholder that lets founders run the business their way, while offering strong support in hiring, fundraising, and goal setting. henQ highlights that its portfolio companies reach roughly 60M ARR using less funding and less dilution than the average VC-backed business, and it is comfortable with founders building sustainable businesses without further VC rounds.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 13 of 26 portfolio companiesSaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×6Enterprise Software ×6HR Tech ×3Marketing Tech ×2Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:Netherlands×5Germany×1European Union×1France×1United States×1
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAidence, founded in 2015 in Amsterdam, was a radiology AI company that built clinical applications to help radiologists and physicians interpret medical images, focused on pulmonary nodule management and lung cancer screening.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesAmsterdam, NL
CloudTalk provides an AI voice platform for global calling used by sales and support teams, offering features like parallel dialing, call routing, inbound and outbound AI voice agents, international SMS/WhatsApp messaging, and call analytics.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSaaSSales TechNew York, US
Martin Malych(Co-founder)inViktor Vanek(Co-founder)inMichael Hershfield(Executive Officer)Morley Ivers(Executive Officer, Director)Isaac Levy(Executive Officer)Jonathan Frankel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsBHM GroupKPN VenturesPoint NinePresto VenturesLead VenturesOrbit Capital
Cronofy provides a scheduling and calendar infrastructure layer that unifies availability control, coordinates the scheduling lifecycle, and surfaces meeting intelligence for teams, SaaS products, and AI agents.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Adam Bird(CEO & Co-founder)Garry Shutler(CTO & Co-founder)
Co-investorsFirestartr
Co-investorsSET Ventures
Freeday builds AI "digital employees" — autonomous agents that handle tasks like customer service, invoice processing, document handling, and KYC verification end-to-end across channels such as webchat, WhatsApp, email, and voice.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRotterdam, NL
MarcusMathijs
imagino builds customer engagement platform (CEP) software that lets organisations use their existing customer data in place — accessing data for specific use cases and writing updates back to source systems rather than building a separate customer database.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSCachan, FR
Stéphane Dehoche(Founder)inThomas Boudalier(CTO)
Co-investorsCathay Innovation
A personal blog focused on motivational and inspirational messaging centered on positive reinforcement and praise.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessAmsterdam, NL
Bas Kohnke(Founder/CEO, at Impraise)inFilipe Dobreira(Founder/CTO)in
BoardDebra A. Perry
Co-investorsY CombinatorKeen Venture Partners
Gainsight Customer Communities (inSided) is customer community software that lets businesses launch branded online communities for self-service support, product feedback, and customer engagement.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsVentech China
Kanpla offers a combined app and point-of-sale system built for contract catering, linking customers' credit cards to their accounts for automatic stamp cards and receipts.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaS
Peter Baech(Founder)inRobert Wolf(Founder)in
Cloud-based hospitality operating system for hotels, serving over 15,000 properties across 85 countries.
Co-investorsKinnevikNotion CapitalUnited Founders
Modash is an influencer marketing platform that helps brands run creator campaigns end-to-end, from influencer discovery to reporting.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsChange Ventures
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
Rob van den Heuvel(Founder)inBas Smeulders(Founder)inBasSabi
BoardRob
Co-investorsCuriosity VCLiquidity CapitalSoftBank Vision FundTIIN CapitalAtlantic Vantage Point
Stravito provides an AI-powered platform that centralizes an enterprise's market, consumer, and business research, offering a source-cited AI assistant and interactive AI Personas to answer strategic questions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsEndeit CapitalInventureInventure
Studytube provides a learning platform that consolidates employee training and development into a single environment with learning paths for organizations.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsVortex Capital Partners
Tanso provides software for calculating Product Carbon Footprints (PCF) using automated processes, a TÜV-certified methodology and ISO 14067 compliance.
CleantechClimate TechSaaS
Co-investorsCapnamicFortino CapitalUVC Partners
Amsterdam-founded provider of secure email, data-leak prevention and compliance software, now part of Kiteworks.
Co-investorsDawn CapitalDN CapitalSmartFin
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCloudTalk · cloudtalk.io · Jul 23, 2026
Tanso · sustainabletechpartner.com · Aug 15, 2025
Cronofy · finsmes.com · May 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has henQ vc made?
- henQ vc has 25 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does henQ vc invest at?
- henQ vc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is henQ vc's typical check size?
- henQ vc typically writes checks of $1.1M – $11M.
- What sectors does henQ vc focus on?
- henQ vc focuses on Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is henQ vc located?
- henQ vc is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
- Does henQ vc lead rounds?
- Yes, henQ vc leads investment rounds.
- Who does henQ vc co-invest with?
- henQ vc most often shares deals with DN Capital, Northzone, Seedcamp, among 19 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 2
Backed is a European seed-stage venture fund that leads and invests early in founders building companies in frontier technology.
SuperSeed is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in software startups, typically supporting companies through their initial growth phase toward £1m in revenue. The firm provides capital and operational guidance to early-stage founders.
Firms observed investing alongside henQ vc, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with henQ vc's recorded portfolio.
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