Amsterdam · Seed–Growth · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Prime Ventures invests in Europe's future technology leaders, backing exceptional founders building disruptive and innovative companies. Since its founding in 1999, the firm has invested in over 50 companies, deploying over EUR 875 million of capital to help founders scale their businesses and realise their vision and ambition.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 22 of 80 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×7Fintech ×6Consumer ×5E-commerce ×5Enterprise Software ×5Cloud Computing ×3Cybersecurity ×3
HQs:United States×10United Kingdom×2China×1Germany×1France×1India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 80 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12016 · 12014 · 13 dated
Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(Co-founder & CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(Co-founder & CSO)inJoe Gebbia(Co-founder)inJoe G.(Founder)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)Laurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*Aglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAmakor+57 more
Alibaba Group is a large multinational conglomerate operating in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital payments, and logistics sectors globally.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareHangzhou, CN
Jack Ma(Founder & Executive Chairman)Joseph Tsai(Founder)
Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalFJ LabsHongShan Capital GroupLead Edge CapitalMillennium New Horizons+4 more
San Francisco, US
Kelly Mahon Tullier(Executive Officer)William Sheedy(Executive Officer)Rajat Taneja(Executive Officer)Ryan McInerney(Executive Officer)Vasant M. Prabhu(Executive Officer)
BoardJohn A. C. Swainson(Director)
Wise is a financial platform offering international money transfers, multi-currency accounts, and debit cards with low fees and competitive exchange rates, serving millions of users globally.
FintechLondon, GB
Kristo Käärmann(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCDP Venture CapitalGlynn Capital ManagementIndex VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Khosla Ventures+9 more
Autohero is an online platform for buying used cars, offering inspected and reconditioned vehicles with home delivery or pickup, financing options, and a 21-day money-back guarantee.
E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Blippar is an augmented reality creation platform that lets creators and developers design, publish, and share AR experiences across devices, supporting both no-code building and technical customization.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaS
Steve Spencer(Founder)in
Co-investorsChroma VenturesQualcommQualcomm Ventures
Christian Salem(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlbum VCDraper AssociatesNight CapitalPath VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Winklevoss Capital
Co-investorsCathay InnovationHummingbird VenturesIndex VenturesToba Capital
Funding Circle is an online lender that provides business financing products including term loans, flexible credit lines, and business credit cards to small businesses in the UK.
FintechLondon, GB
Co-investorsAccelIndex VenturesPerscitus LLPUnion Square Ventures (USV)Montage Ventures
Infor develops cloud-based enterprise software, including industry-specific ERP suites, supply chain, human resources, and analytics applications for sectors such as manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, aerospace, hospitality, and the public sector.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Provides security IP for embedded systems based on physical unclonable function (PUF) technology, using the inherent uniqueness of each silicon chip to generate cryptographic keys and identifiers that cannot be cloned or stolen.
CybersecurityHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsBosch VenturesRobert Bosch Venture Capital
Klarna is a mobile banking and payments platform that offers flexible payment options, shopping features, and financial management tools to millions of users globally through partnerships with thousands of merchants.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechStockholm, SE
Sebastian Siemiatkowski(Co-founder & CEO)Victor Jacobsson(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAdit Ventures Management, LlcAlpha Wave GlobalBackstage ABBase PartnersChaos VenturesCNI+25 more
Later is a platform for influencer marketing, social media management, and creator commerce that helps brands plan content, run campaigns, and track performance alongside creators.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Lyle Stevens(Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inCindy C. Chen(Founder)inScott Sutton(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGrandBanks CapitalResolute VenturesRocketship.vcSummit PartnersAspect Ventures
Co-investorsKube VCLeft Lane CapitalManta Ray VenturesSprint VcVentures Platform
Mendix offers a low-code application platform for building, deploying, and governing enterprise applications and AI agents on top of existing systems like ERP, CRM, and OT.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Roald Kruit(Co-founder)Derek Roos(Co-founder)Derckjan Kruit(Co-founder)Raymond Kok(Chief Executive Officer)Frank Baalbergen(Chief Information Security Officer)Arno Burggraaf(Chief Information Officer)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesKarma Ventures
Moonpig is an online retailer of personalised greeting cards and gifts, allowing consumers to customise and send cards and presents.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Navadhan operates AceN, a financial technology platform offering a suite of micro-apps for customer onboarding, credit decisioning, payments, collections, and portfolio management to serve under-banked households and small businesses in India.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMumbai, IN
Co-investorsGemba Capital Venture PartnersNabventuresVaranium NexGenPrime Venture Partners
NVIDIA designs GPUs, AI computing hardware, and software platforms for AI development, data centers, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, serving developers, researchers, and enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Nader KhalilinJensen Huang(CEO)in
Co-investorsSequoia CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund
Recharge provides a subscription commerce platform for ecommerce brands, primarily Shopify stores, with no-code tools, predictive analytics, churn prevention, loyalty and rewards features, and customer service tools.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Oisin O'Connor(Founder)inMichael Flynn(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersICONIQ
Remitly is an international money transfer service that enables customers to send money across borders to multiple countries.
FintechSeattle, US
Matthew B Oppenheimer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joshua Hug(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matt Oppenheimer(Founder)inHilton Hewitt(Executive Officer)Andrew Larson(Executive Officer)
BoardWilliam Bryant(Director)
Co-investorsDN CapitalQED InvestorsScalare PartnersStripesTechstarsThreshold Ventures+7 more
Co-investorsKhosla Ventures
SambaNova develops an integrated AI platform designed to help enterprises deploy and manage AI workloads efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Kunle Olukotun(Co-founder & Chief Technologist)inRodrigo Liang(Co-founder & CEO)
BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)in
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBattery VenturesBerkeley FrontierCambium CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta Capital+12 more
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Co-founder & President)inPatrick Collison(Co-founder & CEO)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)Greg Brockman(Founding Engineer, then first CTO)inDaniela Amodei(Early employee — Risk Manager)inBelen Rodriguez
Co-investors500 GlobalAglae VenturesAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzBase Partners+59 more
Hoffman Estates, US
Azam Foda(Executive Officer)Gary Tyreman(Executive Officer, Director)Keith Crandell(Director)Tom Bishop(Director)
BoardRurik Vandevenne(Director)Mark Levine(Director)
Co-investorsYZR Capital
Veracode provides an application security platform for scanning, identifying, and remediating software flaws across the software development lifecycle and supply chain.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBurlington, US
Edward Goldfinger(Executive Officer)Robert D. Ward(Director)Christopher Wysopal(Director, Executive Officer)Dean J. Breda(Executive Officer)Robert Brennan(Executive Officer, Director)Maria Cirino(Director)
Co-investors.406 VenturesAccompliceAtlassian VenturesAviso VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCross Creek Advisors+2 more
Voodoo is a global technology company that develops and publishes mobile games and apps, partnering with game studios and creators to bring products to market.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Laurent Ritter(Founder)in
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystGoldman Sachs
Waymo develops autonomous ride-hailing and delivery services using self-driving vehicle technology.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Tekedra Mawakana(Co-Chief Executive Officer)inDmitri Dolgov(Co-Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCapitalGKleiner PerkinsOperator CollectiveSV Angel+3 more
Exits · 6
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBAlibabaNYSE: BABAShutterstockNYSE: SSTKVisaNYSE: VWiseNASDAQ: WSEVeracode, Inc.acq. by CA Technologies
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Recharge · noblewebstudio.com · Aug 18, 2026
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Visa · barchart.com · Aug 14, 2026
Moonpig · kalkinemedia.com · Aug 10, 2026
NVIDIA · marketscreener.com · Aug 7, 2026
Univa · techfundingnews.com · Jul 29, 2026
Stripe · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Remitly · simplywall.st · Jul 18, 2026
Funding Circle · asktraders.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Prime Ventures made?
- Prime Ventures has 77 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Prime Ventures invest at?
- Prime Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Prime Ventures's typical check size?
- Prime Ventures typically writes checks of $5.4M – $16.2M.
- What sectors does Prime Ventures focus on?
- Prime Ventures focuses on Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Prime Ventures located?
- Prime Ventures is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
- Who does Prime Ventures co-invest with?
- Prime Ventures most often shares deals with Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund, among 103 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Co-investors · 19
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SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Kindred Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups in their earliest financing rounds, often helping form and fund companies before they exist. It has backed 100+ startups.
Entrepreneur First (EF) is a talent investor that helps individuals build and launch startups, providing support such as US visa guidance, office space, fundraising preparation, and investor introductions culminating in a San Francisco Demo Day.
OurCrowd is an online private markets investment platform that gives accredited and high-net-worth investors access to pre-vetted startup deals, targeted venture funds, and alternative assets such as private equity and private credit.
Anthemis is a venture capital firm focused on investing in the digital economy, with an emphasis on financial technology and related sectors.
Foobar is the investment company of Icelandic entrepreneur David Helgason that focuses on supporting startups and investing in technology to accelerate global decarbonization and sustainability efforts.
Jump Capital is a venture capital firm that leads and participates in startup financing rounds, providing capital, strategic guidance, hiring support, and operational assistance to its portfolio companies.
Acton Capital is an early-growth-stage venture investor with over 25 years of industry experience, partnering with a small number of founder-led companies each year to support their growth strategies.
Elaia is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs from company inception through to market leadership, supporting them across their growth journey.
▶7 more co-investors
Hanaco Venture CapitalLOWERCARBONApplied VenturesNewionfresh.fundCognata LtdBOM
Firms observed investing alongside Prime Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Prime Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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