Dutch Founders Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund from Amsterdam that invests in businesses with network effects across Europe and the MENA region.
Portfolio
3
companies
AUM
£100M
under management
Primary Portal
Primary Portal provides digital infrastructure to streamline equity capital market workflows.
kennek
kennek provides an operating system for private debt lenders.
Minimum
Minimum provides software that allows businesses to integrate carbon calculation and offsetting directly into their operations.
The initial tranche of the Series A round was led by DB1 Ventures with backing from Dutch Founders Fund and Flow Traders.
"We are delighted to welcome Deutsche Börse as a shareholder and are very excited to work together with them in further enhancing connectivity and digitisation for capital markets"
The seed round was led by HV Capital with participation from Dutch Founders Fund, AlbionVC, FFVC, and other backers.
"Lenders are really just at the start of the digitalisation journey. kennek is here to help accelerate that journey and provide them with the tools to capitalise on the growth of the non-bank lending space."
Octopus Ventures led the seed round to support international expansion and product development.
"There’s a huge commercial opportunity for businesses that demonstrate strong sustainability credentials but for most, it’s extremely difficult to achieve. Minimum is a game-changer because it embeds real-time emissions tracking directly into the business itself, and businesses can neutralize the emissions they are actually accountable for, rather than an arbitrary amount. Not only can this help them make their operations carbon neutral by default, but armed with an understanding of their carbon impact companies can provide much-needed carbon transparency to their customers and are better equipped to continuously improve the sustainability of their processes."
