Dutch Founders Fund

Investor type

VC

Founded

2019

AUM

$90 M

Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series B

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 31 August, 2026

Profile

DFF is a pre-seed and seed fund investing all over EMEA. We are first-check investors for founders building digital solutions for non-digital industries. We like marketplaces, vertical SaaS, and recommerce models, with a slight preference for B2B over consumer.

Industry

Business Services (B2B) E-commerce/Marketplace Electronics Healthcare Services IT Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Retail SaaS Software Telecommunications Transportation AdTech Edtech Financial Services Fintech Logistics Web3

Dutch Founders Fund Funds

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Stage
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Region
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DFF II
Venture Capital (VC)
Edtech
Financial Services
Fintech
SaaS
Software
Logistics
Web3
Pre-seed
Seed
Europe
$5-10 m
$62 M
January 2022

Contacts

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Patrick Kerssemakers Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Hidde Hoogcarspel Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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FAQs about Dutch Founders Fund

Dutch Founders Fund is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Series B, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Dutch Founders Fund is located in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
Dutch Founders Fund was founded in 2019.
Dutch Founders Fund invests in companies and startups in Business Services (B2B), E-commerce/Marketplace, Electronics, Healthcare Services, IT Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Retail, SaaS, Software, Telecommunications, Transportation, AdTech, Edtech, Financial Services, Fintech, Logistics, Web3.
Dutch Founders Fund invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Dutch Founders Fund invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series B.
Dutch Founders Fund usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Dutch Founders Fund has around $90m assets under management.
Dutch Founders Fund last fund was created/launched in 2022-01-20
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