# Boralis BV

> Boralis BV is a VC fund in Amsterdam backing Retail and Fashion. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boralis-bv
- Website: http://www.boralis.com

Boralis BV is a private equity form that caters to web and mobile startups with seed investments. It also offers its services for the healthcare industry. Boralis BV was founded in February 2007 by Marijn Pijnenborg and Marque Joosten. It is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carla Snepvangers | Co-Owner | 0 | — |
| Marijn Pijnenborg | Founder | 0 | — |
| Marque Joosten | CEO and founder | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heep | Heep is decentralised flexible-work platform where companies collaborate with talent curated by communities and industry experts. . We are creating open infrastructure that makes it 100x easier for anyone to create and run niche talent marketplaces. | $850K | Pre-Seed | Jan 10, 2023 |  |
| The Social Handshake | The Social Handshake connects employers, employees and charities through Payroll Giving. | $1.2M | Seed | May 19, 2022 |  |
| Otrium | Otrium has over 300 brand partnerships with both up-and-coming designers and luxury names and more than 3 million shopping members. Otrium is disrupting the fashion industry by solving the problem of unsold inventory using data. | $117.3M | Series C | Mar 31, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acrobator Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acrobator-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bond](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bond-57ec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eight Roads Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-roads-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Golden Egg Check Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-egg-check-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- JEX — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Boralis BV invest in?

Boralis BV invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 Boralis BV?

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### Who are the partners at Boralis BV?

The team at Boralis BV includes Carla Snepvangers (Co-Owner), Marijn Pijnenborg (Founder) and Marque Joosten (CEO and founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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