Early-Stage Marketplace Investors
We invest in models, rather than particular verticals. Understanding what makes our focus models tick and how to scale them across verticals, stages of maturity, and borders, is our expertise. We are marketplace and SaaS investors.
As marketplace investors, we have 10 years under our belts with a marketplace portfolio spanning from antiques and academics to crafting and exercise. We appreciate marketplace’s ability to create emergent value to networks far and wide.
We are 100% financed and ran by experienced entrepreneurs.
Our investor network numbers more than 100 founders, including entrepreneurs that have built and exited household-name marketplaces, such as [insert successful names and links to companies pages for SEO].
Our partners and LPs have been in your shoes before. We understand the unique dynamics of marketplaces from having done it ourselves from idea to scale to exit. Beyond capital, we bring to the table market and model expertise, network, and boots on the ground experience.
Check Out Our Marketplace Investments
Creative Fabrica
Creative Fabrica is a marketplace for designers to sell fonts, digital crafts and designs to consumers and professional designers. With tools Fontcloud and Shapecloud users are enabled to store, manage and edit their content. Investment: 2018.
Happyprinting
Happyprinting is an online printing platform as a service. It offers printing facilities worldwide, the software and the marketing to open their online potential. With fully integrated product selection, editors, payments, connection to printers and the marketing, Happyprinting covers all aspects of the printing process. Investment: 2019.
BATCHFORCE
UNITED WARDROBE
United Wardrobe is a social online marketplace where people can trade second hand clothing. It guarantees safety and let peers interact via their social platform. Investment with Arthur Kosten in 2017.
ONEFIT
OneFit introduced the unlimited membership for health & fitness in the Netherlands. With this monthly subscription members get unlimited access to participating gyms and studios. Investment: 2016. €4.25 mio follow-up investment with Inkef Capital in 2018. Joint forces with Urban Sports Club in 2019.
Floryn
Floryn is an online marketplace where SMEs can receive financing in 24 hours from professional and institutional investors. Investment: 2016. €6 million follow-up round in 2017 with Kalo Bagijn. In 2019 Floryn received a €60 million investment round with a combination of debt and equity from NIBC. In 2020 Floryn received a €9 million follow-up round led by Endeit.
IENS
IENS is the largest restaurant review and booking site of the Netherlands. Investment: 2007. Exit to TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) in 2014.
Studocu
StuDocu is an edutech startup that enables students to study faster and more efficiently, by providing them with an online platform on which they can share summaries, past exams and lecture notes. Investment: 2015 with Point Nine as co-investor.
RADIONOMY
Radionomy is one of the largest user generated online radio networks in the world. It provides tools for anyone to broadcast and monetize their own station. Investment: 2008. Radionomy was exited to Vivendi (EURONEXT:VIV) in 2015.
CATAWIKI
Catawiki is the world’s biggest online catalog and auction house for collectors. Investment: 2010. Follow-up rounds in 2014 and 2015 by Accel Partners, Project A Ventures, Lead Edge Capital and Arthur Kosten with a total of €85 million, and an undisclosed amount by Northzone in 2016.
FLINDERS
Flinders is both an e-commerce as a brick-‘n-mortar store where customers can discover over 18,000 design products which fit their interior designs. Flinders offers affordable design which ranges from home accessories and lighting to tables and chairs. Investment: 2013. Series A of $3 million by RTL Ventures in 2017.
NPEX
NPEX stands for Dutch Participation exchange. NPEX is an online trading platform for both traders and SMEs. Via this platform NPEX organizes trade between these two parties in an efficient and low-cost way. Investment: 2010 with Inkef Capital.
DE NATIONALE BEELDBANK
De Nationale Beeldbank is the largest stock photo database specifically targeting the Dutch region. Exit in 2016. Investment: 2008.
PEECHO
Peecho has developed a print button for the internet. Peecho made it possible to convert digital content to physical products like magazines, photo books and shirts. Peecho organizes the complete process, from order to payment and delivery. Investment: 2012 with DHG Investments. Follow-up round in 2015 by Peak Capital.
TRADECLOUD
Tradecloud is a supply chain platform. It supports producers and wholesalers to communicate much faster about purchase and sales processes with their customers and suppliers. Tradecloud target customers are innovative enterprises. Investment: 2014. Follow up round by Innovation Quarter in 2016.
Check Out Our Latest Marketplace Publications
5 strategies to kickstart & grow your marketplace – from founders for founders.
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Peak Capital’s portfolio company United Wardrobe acquired by Vinted
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Tips From Marketplace Founders: How to Solve the Chicken-and-Egg Problem (pt. 1)
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The Virality Handbook For Marketplace Founders
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Fast track your fundraising for marketplace founders.
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A guide to early-stage founder vesting terms
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Dutch Marketplace Map Q1 2020
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Urban Sports Club and OneFit join forces
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Peak Capital invests EUR 450,000 in Happyprinting
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Dutch Marketplace Landscape 2019Q3
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Marketplaces Landscape (Q4 2018)
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