# 5square > 5square is a VC fund in Laren backing FinTech, Finance and Financial Services. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Laren, The Netherlands - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Sep 2018 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5square/ - Website: http://www.5square.nl/ 5square is a VC fund in Laren focused on FinTech and Finance. We are an independent investment company that invests in inspirational entrepreneurs and their companies. We help entrepreneurs reach their full potential and achieve healthy sustainable growth. When we invest, we fully commit ourselves. This is what we call Committed Capital.Since 2004, 5square has been the investor of choice for ambitiousentrepreneurs. ## Contacts 5 contacts available for 5square. Shizune tracks 4 team members at 5square. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/5-square?utm_source=investor_profile ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | FinTech | 2 | 67% | | Finance | 2 | 67% | | Financial Services | 2 | 67% | | Mining | 1 | 33% | | Banking | 1 | 33% | 13 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Funding Round | 2 | 67% | | Series A | 1 | 33% | ## Team | Name | Title | Investments | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ewout Wegman | Partner | 0 | — | | George Rietbergen | Partner | 0 | — | | Mark Gitsels | Co-founder and Partner | 0 | — | | Remco van den Heuvel | Founder and Partner | 0 | — | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Black Bear Carbon | Carbon black is a form of elemental carbon that is manufactured by the controlled vapour-phase pyrolysis and partial combustion of hydrocarbons. Several processes have been used to produce carbon black, including the oil-furnace, impingement (channel), lampblack, thermal (decomposition of natural gas) and acetylene (decomposition) processes.Carbon blacks are commonly referred to by the process or the source material from which they are made, e.g. furnace black, lampblack, thermal black, acetylene black and channel black. The different grades from the various processes have certain unique characteristics, but it is now possible to produce reasonable approximations of most of these grades using the oil-furnace process, by which more than 95% of the total output of carbon black is produced. | $12.1M | | Sep 07, 2018 | | | FiveDegrees | Five Degrees is a financial technology solutions provider that offers next generation banking software to retail and private banks. Its core BPM banking solution, Matrix, provides a fully automated banking services platform that supports any segment, product, or channel via a mid-office environment, connected to legacy back-office, or the availableMatrix back office. The company supports its clients throughout the complete value chain by providing project management to technical and functional knowledge. Its technical staff offers training of users, maintenance staff, and offers support on managing parts of the infrastructure.Five Degrees was founded on 2009 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. | $11M | | Nov 29, 2016 | | | BUX | BUX specializes in the fields of fintech, mobile apps, investments, stocks, and zero-commission. Its platform makes commission-free investing accessible, intuitive, and affordable for both first time and existing investors. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland. | $1.9M | Series A | Sep 15, 2015 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - Chemelot Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [DOEN Participaties](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doen-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [ING Sustainable Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ing-sustainable-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Initial Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/initial-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - Karmijn Kapitaal — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Rubio Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rubio-impact-ventures-nl) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund - [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund - [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does 5square invest in? 5square invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Financial Services startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### How do I contact 5square? Public channels for 5square include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox. ### Who are the partners at 5square? The team at 5square includes Ewout Wegman (Partner), George Rietbergen (Partner) and Mark Gitsels (Co-founder and Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? 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