DFF Ventures
VC Fund
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
DFF Ventures is a VC fund in Amsterdam focused on Software and SaaS. DFF is an early-stage VC that primarily invests in marketplaces and other network-effects-driven propositions all over EU. Our fund is founded by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. We look beyond spreadsheets and resolve early-stage growth pains with lightning speed. Ready to scale together? From Amsterdam, to the world.
- Total investments:
- 55
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries DFF Ventures invests in
Stages DFF Ventures invests in
Countries DFF Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.3M–$7.9M
- Pre-Seed
- $808k–$2.8M
- Series A
- $5.3M–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 9 (16%)
- SaaS 7 (13%)
- Marketplace 6 (11%)
- FinTech 5 (9%)
- B2B 4 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 25 (45%)
- Pre-Seed 11 (20%)
- Series A 6 (11%)
- Convertible Note 3 (5%)
- Series B 2 (4%)
Country
- The Netherlands 14 (25%)
- Germany 6 (11%)
- United Kingdom 6 (11%)
- United States 3 (5%)
- Italy 2 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hidde Hoogcarspel
Co-founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Laurens Groenendijk
Co-founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 32 | Find email | |
Patrick Kerssemakers
Co-founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleequid connects passenger transport operators across Europe with a smart, simple, and transparent vehicle rental platform. | $3.4M / Seed / May 14, 2025 | ||
| CloudCapital manages cloud costs and invests in tech companies using AI and ML. | $5.4M / Seed / Apr 23, 2025 | ||
| Unosecur is an agentless identity security platform that overlays existing cloud, SaaS, identity provider, and on-prem infrastructure, complementing your existing identity stack. Unosecur’s Unified Identity Fabric is a live data model that brings every identity into a single operational view, including ownership, permissions, activity, and accesspaths.Tenant provisioning takes 15 minutes, integrations are agentless, and findings start appearing at runtime. The Unosecur platform runs working capabilities across discovery, posture, access governance, threat detection, AI agent security, and identity compliance. | $5M / Seed / Apr 09, 2025 | ||
| compri uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make your procurement experience easier, faster, and smarter. | $1.7M / Pre-Seed / Mar 26, 2025 | ||
| Qneiform is a program that allows users to locate their perfect next recruit by establishing a world-class product platform and utilizing the latest in AI technology to deliver all of the tools to their users | $3.3M / Seed / Mar 11, 2025 | ||
| EvidenceHunt is an AI-powered research assistant developed by medical professionals for healthcare research. Our focus is on delivering tools that streamline gathering and analyzing clinical evidence. With features like AI Chat for interactive queries and comprehensive Direct Search options, EvidenceHunt allows precise data retrieval andanalysis. It's a tool designed for healthcare experts seeking quick, reliable access to medical research and insights. | $1.3M / Seed / Feb 26, 2025 | ||
| The B2B marketplace for global scrap metal trading. We give the world access to scrap metal. | $14.8M / Series A / Feb 20, 2025 | ||
| Firsty offers access to messaging, email, and online calling, as well as a basic global data connection, for free. | $5.4M / Seed / Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| Most of us know what it feels like to sell a pre-owned device - be it a smartphone, a laptop or a tablet. The fact is that the pre-owned market is intransparent and finding a fair price for your asset is daunting. Even if you do get a fair price, the inconvenience of meeting the buyer, negotiating the price, shipping the asset, and waiting forpayment could be an exhausting process. And then there is the worry of figuring out what happens to the data on your device.This is why NorthLadder came to be. We are the region’s only auction-driven selling platform for pre-owned electronics devices- a thoughtfully created service where people can sell their devices to a network of global buyers and get cash instantly in a safe, dignified, and hassle-free manner.But that’s not all. We have many convenient drop-off locations across the region for getting instant cash against your devices. Don’t want to drop off your device? No worries, we will come to your doorstep to pick it up and hand the cash over to you. And if you want your data to be erased, we can advise you on ways to do it or use internationally approved software to erase it for a small fee.We have served thousands of customers and their overwhelmingly positive feedback tells us we are on the right track. Our efforts actively contribute to the formation of a circular economy, which is the need of the day. You can help too, by introducing your electronic gadget to the secondary market - increase its lifespan and reduce its carbon footprint. This is what keeps us motivated: to help the planet as we continue our mission to serve millions of people across the globe.We are passionate, we are focussed, we are NorthLadder. | $10M / Series B / Oct 31, 2024 | ||
| Primary Portal is a FinTech company providing digitized solutions connecting banks and institutional investors for capital markets. | $9.6M / Series A / Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| See all 55 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does DFF Ventures invest in?
DFF Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 55 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is DFF Ventures's check size?
DFF Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$7.9M at Seed, $808k–$2.8M at Pre-Seed and $5.3M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds DFF Ventures participates in.
How do I contact DFF Ventures?
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Who are the partners at DFF Ventures?
The team at DFF Ventures includes Hidde Hoogcarspel (Co-founder & Managing Partner), Laurens Groenendijk (Co-founder & Managing Partner) and Patrick Kerssemakers (Co-founder & Managing 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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