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Keen Venture Partners grounds its investment ideas in long-term technology trends, developing living theses through recurring 'thesis sprints' that combine research, operator conversations, and expert input. Current focus areas include technology for SMEs and defense. The firm favors an approach of investing time before money, sharing its network, experience, and capabilities with entrepreneurs well ahead of any potential deal to build trust and mutual conviction. It aims to run a fast, fair investment process and publishes a Series A term sheet template, positioning long-term relationships and good company as its core value proposition.
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Team · 16 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 42 of 136 portfolio companiesSaaS ×23AI & Machine Learning ×20Enterprise Software ×13Fintech ×10Consumer ×6Hardware ×6Robotics ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5
HQs:Netherlands×7United States×7Germany×6Italy×3Belgium×2France×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×63 founders×44+ founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 34 founders with education data
Delft University of Technology ×2Háskóli Íslands ×2International Space University ×2Lund University ×2Università Bocconi ×2University of Southern California ×2Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) ×2WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 34 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×12Engineering ×11Computer Science ×6Economics ×6Finance & Accounting ×2Humanities ×2Law ×2Medicine ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 36 founders with career history
Airbus Defence and Space ×3Airbus ×2Klaus Space Transportation GmbH ×2McKinsey & Company ×2Ministerie van Defensie ×2PICUS CAPITAL ×2Vodafone Iceland ×2
3 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 36 with degree data)
Investments · 136 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 22022 · 22021 · 12020 · 22018 · 19 dated
Tulip designs and manufactures battery packs and power electronics focused on lightweight, safe, high-performance systems, primarily for drones and electrification applications.
CleantechEnergyHardwareRoboticsDen Bosch, NL
Co-investorsBrevan Howard DigitalCoinFundFalconX VenturesHypersphere VenturesLemniscapMitsubishi Electric Corporation+4 more
Vesper builds data and analytics tools for commodity markets, used by procurement teams at large food companies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFoodTechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Alexander Sterk(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsPiton Capital LLP
AirHub is a Dutch drone software and consultancy company that provides tools for managing, scaling, and securing drone operations for public safety organizations, security providers, and critical infrastructure operators.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaS
allO is an all-in-one restaurant management ecosystem offering POS, payments, ordering, delivery integration, and reporting tools for dine-in restaurants.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investors20VCLifeX VenturesTrueSight Ventures
Allo is a mobile app that enables neighbors and nearby families to coordinate support and assistance for each other through a shared local network.
ConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US
Catherine Hrdy(Founder)inBenedikt von Lewinski(Founder)Cancan Liu(Founder)Teodor Rupi(Founder)Sophie Novati(CTO)
Co-investorsY Combinator20VCSequoia Capital
ATMOS Space Cargo develops and operates reusable spacecraft and return systems for space logistics, offering controlled access to low Earth orbit and recovery capabilities.
Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechStrasbourg, DE
Sebastian Klaus(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inMarta Oliveira(Co-Founder, Chief Operations Officer)inJeffrey Hendrikse(Co-Founder, Chief Technical Officer)inChristian Grimm(Founder)inDR.–ING. CHRISTIAN GRIMM(Co-Founder, Chief Engineering Officer)
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital Partnersanother.vcAPEX VenturesBalnord Sp. z o.o.E2MC VenturesExpansion Ventures+8 more
Azumuta offers a cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that manages shop floor operations including digital work instructions, quality checks, production orders, traceability, and machine and ERP integrations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkIoTSaaSGhent, BE
Batist Leman(CEO)in
Co-investorsCapricorn Venture Partnersimec.istartAngelwisePMV
Beekeeper is a mobile-first platform for frontline and deskless workers, offering communication, task management, digital forms, automated workflows, training, and analytics accessible via secure mobile login without corporate email.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSLyon, FR
Sébastien Ricard(Chairman of the Board & CEO)inÉlie Mélois(MD & Chief Technology Officer)inAndreas Slotosch(Founder)Cristian Grossmann(Founder)Daniel Sztutwojner(Founder)Flavio Pfaffhauser(Founder)
Co-investorsBridgepointGoldman SachsAlpana VenturesAtomicoBose VenturesEdenred Ventures+6 more
BetterUp provides an AI-powered coaching and professional development platform that helps organizations support employee growth and wellbeing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessAustin, US
Alexi Robichaux(Founder)inEduardo Medina(Founder)inEddie Medina(Founder)Will Kohler(Director)David Hatfield(Director)Emily Melton(Director)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalAurumCarnrite VenturesConvergeCrew CapitalCrosslink Capital+26 more
Bits of Stock provides embedded investing infrastructure for banks and credit unions, letting them offer their customers fractional trading of stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and treasuries, plus crypto investing, debit-card round-ups, and stock rewards.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Arash Asady(Founder)in
Co-investorsFinbergGreat Stuff Ventures
Bodyguard is a hybrid content moderation solution that combines AI, rules, and human oversight to detect and block toxic content, hate speech, harassment, spam, and fraud across online channels in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMarketing TechSaaS
Charles Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesSnaw ventures
Cleyrop provides a sovereign Data & AI platform for organizations in sensitive sectors such as defense, aerospace, government, nuclear, and healthcare.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense Tech
Crisp is a Dutch online supermarket that sells fresh food ordered through an app and delivered across the Netherlands, buying directly from farmers, bakers, fishers and other producers to shorten the supply chain.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMiami, US
Are Traasdahl(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Klaassen(Founder)inTom Peeters(Founder)inDag Liodden(Director)
BoardRick Heitzmann(Director)in
Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalTarget GlobalBlue Cloud VenturesPaine Schwartz PartnersPrologisWellington Management
Crisp is an AI-powered platform that enables CPG brands, retailers, and distributors to integrate and share retail data for real-time visibility and optimization of sales and supply chain operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFoodTechRetail TechSaaSSpringdale, US
Are Traasdahl(Founder)inDag Liodden(Founder)in
Co-investorsDnx VenturesEvolution VenturesFirstMark CapitalSwell PartnersWellington ManagementBlue Cloud Ventures+6 more
Doctify is a UK-founded healthcare platform that collects and publishes verified patient reviews of clinicians and care providers.
Stephanie Eltz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersBeringeaGuinness VenturesKinled HoldingLifelinkAmadeus Capital SA
Provides an AI-driven decision engine for anti-money-laundering (AML) compliance teams that scores and prioritizes alerts, recommending next best actions such as escalating, closing, or enriching an alert.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
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-investorsArches CapitalCapricorn Venture PartnersCuriosity VCInkefKPN VenturesTIIN Capital+1 more
Healthcare company based in The Netherlands
David van IJzendoorn(Founder)inPhilippe Habets(Founder)
Co-investorsDFF Ventures
Farewill offers online services for dealing with death in the UK, including will writing, probate support, and direct cremations with prepaid funeral plans.
ConsumerInsurTechLegalTechMaidenhead, GB
Dan Garrett(Founder)inTom Rogers(Founder)
Co-investorsAugmentum FintechDMG VenturesHighland EuropeKindred CapitalSAATCHiNVESTVenture Founders
Feather is a digital insurance provider offering products and advice for expats, covering the full process from sign-up to filing claims and cancellation.
FintechInsurTechBerlin, DE
Rob Schumacher(Co-founder)inVincent Audoire(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstCobalt Capital
Feather operates a furniture rental platform where customers can pay monthly toward potential ownership or return items for refurbishment and reuse, with options to swap pieces as needed.
ConsumerMarketplacesNew York City, US
Jay Reno(CEO)inAahan Sawhney(Founder)inSaurabh Jain(Founder)inJake Malone(CTO)Christine Chung(Recruiting Coordinator)Madison Olson(Recruiting Consultant)
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveFlucas VenturesFundersClubY CombinatorBain Capital VenturesCobalt Capital+12 more
Feather is a cloud-based engineering simulation platform that runs finite element analysis — including linear static, thermal, modal, harmonic, and buckling analysis — for single parts and assemblies.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechSaaS
Co-investorsRoot Ventures Manager, LlcBain CapitalCobalt CapitalFuel CapitalKleiner PerkinsPJC+3 more
FINN offers flexible car subscriptions for consumers, with terms from six months and monthly pricing that includes insurance, tax, maintenance, and registration.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSilicon Valley, DE
Max-Josef Meier(Co-Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer)inMaximilian Wühr(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inNikolai Schröder(Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer)inMax Beyer(Co-Founder and Former Chief Financial Officer)Hans-Peter Ringer(Co-Founder)inAndreas Stryz(Founder)in
Co-investorsHeartcore CapitalHeliad AGHV CapitalKorelya CapitalPICUS CAPITALTOLOKA SYNDICATE LIMITED+3 more
Fiscozen offers an online tax service for freelancers and self-employed workers with a VAT number (partita IVA) in Italy, combining a dedicated accountant from its network of professionals with a digital platform.
FintechSaaS
Vito Lomele(Founder)in
Co-investorsUnited Ventures
Gourmey produces cultivated meat, with its first product being a lab-grown foie gras aimed at fine-dining chefs and restaurants.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Antoine Davydoff(Founder)Nicolas Morin-Forest(Founder)Victor Sayous(Founder)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBig Idea VenturesDiscovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGEmblemHeartcore CapitalJoyance Partners+2 more
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(Head of Infrastructure)inScott Maier(Operations)Arnaud CamusFrancis Plaza(Software Engineer)
BoardDebra A. Perry
Co-investorsHENQ InvesthenQ vcY CombinatorChina Growth CapitalFuture Capital DiscoveryPalm Drive Capital
Kelluu develops autonomous airships for high-precision aerial monitoring and environmental data collection, serving applications in mapping, infrastructure inspection, environmental monitoring, and defense.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureDefense TechHardwareRoboticsHelsinki, FI
Co-investorsTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Andreas Pursian-Ehrlich(Founder)Jonas Brandau(Founder)Markus Gilles(Founder)
Co-investors468 CapitalHeadline
Lendis rents out preconfigured IT equipment (laptops, smartphones, monitors, accessories) delivered directly to employees' home offices, handling configuration, shipping, replacement and returns.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHardwareHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBerlin, DE
Julius Bolz(Co-Founder & Managing Director)inStavros Papadopoulos(Co-Founder & Managing Director)inEric Bean(Manager of the Manager)Michael Eizelman(Manager of the Manager)Everett K Sands(Manager of the Manager)
Co-investorscoparionDN CapitalKPN VenturesPICUS CAPITALHV Capital
Lucinity provides AI-powered financial crime prevention and anti-money laundering operations for financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechReykjavik, IS
GK(Founder and Executive Chairman)Daniel Pálmason(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inJohann Haraldsson(Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder)inGuðmundur Kristjánsson(Executive Chairman and Founder)inGudmundur Kristjansson(Founder)
Co-investorsbyFoundersCrowberry CapitalKarma VenturesExperian Ventures
mika is an AI-based bookkeeping and tax software that automates accounting workflows—receipt capture, categorization, VAT filings and invoicing—while trained accountants review the work.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSBerlin, DE
Co-investorsDFF VenturesLoric Ventures
Mollie provides in-person payment tools for European businesses, including card terminals, mobile and fixed POS terminals, and tap-to-pay apps for iPhone and Android, all managed through a central dashboard.
E-commerceFintechRetail TechSaaS
Adriaan Mol(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationFelicis VenturesGeneral AtlanticTCVAlkeon CapitalBlackstone Life Sciences+2 more
Nextail provides an AI-driven merchandise planning and execution platform that connects buying, allocation, and replenishment decisions to granular demand across all points of sale for fashion brands and retailers.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Joaquin Villalba(Co-Founder & Nextail Ambassador)inCarlos Miragall(CEO & Co-Founder)inCeleste Carballo(VP of People & Culture)inCarlos Seguín-Lozano(CPO)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalNauta CapitalSonae IM
Perciv AI builds radar-based perception kits equipped with detection, classification, and localization models for robots and autonomous machines operating in adverse conditions such as rain, fog, and darkness.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationRobotics
Balazs Szekeres(Founder)inDr. Andras Palffy(Co-Founder & Director of Technology)Srimannarayana Baratam(Founder)inAndras Palffy(Founder)
Co-investorsVinci BV
Plan A provides a sustainability platform for corporate carbon management and decarbonization.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorscoparionOpera Tech Ventures
Planet Wild is a Berlin-based membership platform where subscribers pool monthly funds directed to a different rewilding or conservation project each month, with impact tracked via a mobile app.
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-investorsDFF Ventures
Rescale provides cloud-based engineering and R&D platform with simulation, modeling, and digital engineering tools for enterprise engineering teams across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joris Poort(CEO)inAdam McKenzie(CTO)inSAMUEL PILLINGRyan KaneshiroAlex KudlickDevin Blase(Head of Talent)
PartnerRobert Verwaayen· ledBen Verwaayen· quoted
Co-investorsBeta CapitalCrosscourt VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)DVCFf Venture CapitalFlucas Ventures+38 more
Send AI provides a unified platform that ingests email, documents, and EDI in any format, extracts and structures the data, matches it to a company's master data, and pushes validated output to systems like TMS or ERP or to AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Philip Weijschede(Founder)Thom Trentelman(Founder)
Co-investorsGradient VenturesBreega
Sibill provides technology to help small and medium-sized businesses simplify their administrative and financial management, giving them clearer visibility to make informed decisions.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMilan, IT
Dario Prencipe(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreandumPrimo Ventures
Sibill is an AI platform for automating administration and accounting tasks, including reconciliation, transaction and invoice categorization, cash flow forecasting, and payments.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Arturo Corno(Founder)Dario Prencipe(Founder)Lorenzo Colombo(Founder)Lorenzo Liguori(Founder)Mattia Montepara(Founder)
Co-investorsCreandum
Studyportals operates an online platform focused on international education, helping students access study opportunities.
EdTechMarketplacesSaaS
Edwin van Rest(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsVOC Capital Partners B.V.
Teamleader develops business management software for SMEs, the self-employed and agencies, covering leads, contacts, projects, invoicing, expenses and reporting from a single platform.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales TechGhent, BE
Jeroen De Wit(Founder)in
Co-investorsPMVFortino Capital
Withlocals is an online marketplace that connects travelers with local hosts for private, personalized guided tours and food experiences in cities worldwide.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsInkef
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Agnieszka WalorskaAlexander SterkArash AsadyAvalorAIBalasz SzekeresBas KohnkeBatist LemanBerlin (Company)Berlin-based startupBernd Rietberg & Natan LinderCancan LiuCarlos MiragallCharles CohenChristian GrossmanCompany 1Company 10Company 11Company 12Company 13Company 14Company 15Company 16Company 17Company 18Company 19Company 2Company 20Company 21Company 22Company 23Company 24Company 25Company 26Company 27Company 28Company 29Company 3Company 30Company 31Company 32Company 33Company 34Company 35Company 36Company 37Company 4Company 5Company 6Company 7Company 8Company 9Dan GarrettDavid de JongDelft (Company)Delft-based startupEdwin van RestEnrico Mattiazzi & Vito LomeleESGGhent (Company)Ghent-based companyGroningen (Company)Groningen-based startupGudmundur KristjanssonJeroen De WitJérôme ValatJoensuu HietalaJoep GommersJoris PoortLubomila JordanovaMarkus GillesMatthijs KeijMattia MonteparaMaurits Korthals AltesMaximilian WührNicolas MericNicolas Morin-ForestPhilippe HabetsReijolaRob SchumacherSander SmeetsSebastian KlausStavros PapadopoulosStephanie EltzThom TrentelmanThomas PercyTom PeetersVesperVon WoodZürich (Company)Zürich-based company
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- Keen Venture Partners focuses on Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
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- Keen Venture Partners has led 6 of the 8 rounds where its role is on record.
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- Keen Venture Partners most often shares deals with DFF Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, Capricorn Venture Partners, among 121 tracked co-investors.
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