# AutoBinck

> AutoBinck is a VC fund in Utrecht backing Travel and Automotive. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/137595/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/autobincknv
- Website: http://www.autobinck.com

AutoBinck is a VC fund in Utrecht focused on Travel and Automotive. AutoBinck is built upon more than a century of experience in the automotive industry, having started in 1907 by selling Mercedes cars from an ‘Auto-Palace’ showroom in The Hague. Today the company is a leader in vehicle distribution, car retail, vehicle leasing, fleet management and related financial and mobility services and the distribution andsales of parts and accessories. Many of these activities operate from property owned by the in-house real estate division of the company. New forms of mobility, including charging infrastructure for electric cars, represent a significant area of investment for AutoBinck.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for AutoBinck. Shizune tracks 1 team members at AutoBinck. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/autobinck?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| Electronics | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |
| Transportation | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Zekhuis | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-zekhuis |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SnappCar | SnappCar provides a full-service solution for sharing private cars, ranging from matching cars and drivers to payment and insurance.They aim to decrease the total number of cars in Europe by sharing the cars they already own. SnappCar is a social, sustainable and cheaper solution for transportation. SnappCar is currently operating in TheNetherlands, Sweden and Denmark. | $11.2M | Series B | Jun 13, 2017 | http://www.SnappCar.nl |
| SnappCar | SnappCar provides a full-service solution for sharing private cars, ranging from matching cars and drivers to payment and insurance.They aim to decrease the total number of cars in Europe by sharing the cars they already own. SnappCar is a social, sustainable and cheaper solution for transportation. SnappCar is currently operating in TheNetherlands, Sweden and Denmark. | $3.2M | Series A | Nov 20, 2015 | http://www.SnappCar.nl |
| NewMotion | NewMotion offers advanced charging solutions for drivers of electric vehicles (EV) and EV-charge locations. All NewMotion's activities aim to facilitate drivers of Electrical Vehicles (EV's) and (Plug-in Hybrid)EV’s to drive as many kilometers on electricity as possible using, as much as possible, electricity retrieved from renewableenergy sources. NewMotion makes electric driving easy and fun. The charge network of NewMotion has over 12.000 online, connected charge points and is the largest and fastest growing, most intensely used charging networks in Europe. Already two out of three drivers in the Netherlands of electric cars use NewMotion charging solutions. NewMotion also offers charge-points and charging-solutions to companies for (commercial) exploitation and works closely together with leasing companies and car manufacturers. NewMotion is continuously expanding its charging network in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Norway. |  | Series D | Sep 15, 2015 | http://www.newmotion.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Europcar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/europcar) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does AutoBinck invest in?

AutoBinck invests primarily in Travel, Automotive and Electronics startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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 AutoBinck?

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### Who are the partners at AutoBinck?

The team at AutoBinck includes Paul Zekhuis (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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