# Eric Van Der Kleij > Eric Van Der Kleij is a Series A investor at Keybox (London) backing Apps and Music. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Keybox](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keybox-f91b) - Location: London, United Kingdom - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Apr 2025 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanderkleij Eric van der Kleij is a pioneering technology entrepreneur who founded FinTech company Adeptra (sold to FICO.) In February 2011 he was appointed by the UK Prime Minister as Chief Executive of the UK's Tech City initiative, after which he created Level39, one of the largest Fintech and Smart City hubs in Europe.Following his entrepreneurialexperience in building and selling Adeptra, Eric helped create the strategy for and was appointed the first Chief Executive of the Tech City initiative by 10 Downing Street. After establishing the Tech City organisation he moved to Canary Wharf in 2012 where he created and led Europe's largest FinTech and Smart City hub Level39 for Canary Wharf Group. In 2016 he was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Group and Adviser for FinTech and Blockchain for the UK Government's Global Entrepreneur Programme at the Department for International Trade, and is also Special Adviser to clients such as the Swiss Kickstart Accelerator in Zurich. He is a volunteer member of the Tech London Advocates Advisory Board. Eric is currently planning the launch of his next major project, focussed on the 4th Industrial Revolution. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Apps | 1 | 50% | | Music | 1 | 50% | | Payments | 1 | 50% | | E-Commerce | 1 | 50% | | Hospitality | 1 | 50% | 6 industries tracked in total. ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ryft | Butlr is the fastest growing ordering platform for bars, pubs and music venues. One app across all venues removing queues. | $7.3M | Series A | Apr 08, 2025 | | | Ryft | Ryft is a payment platform designed to bring marketplaces and digital platforms to scale within Web 3.0. They simplify complex, multi-sided payments for marketplaces and P2P platforms by providing a plug-and-play end-to-end solution. The platform is providing automated next-day payouts for marketplace businesses and their merchants for a singleflat fee per transaction. | $7.3M | Series A | Apr 08, 2025 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [British Business Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-business-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [GPOS Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gpos-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Ingenii Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingenii-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Pembroke VCT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pembroke-vct) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [The SidebySide Partnership](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sidebyside-partnership) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About Keybox VC Fund 4 contacts available at Keybox. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Eric Van Der Kleij | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-van-der-kleij | | Alain Falys | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alain-falys | | Francesco Andreoli | VP Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francesco-andreoli-310c | | Francesco Andreoli | VP Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francesco-andreoli-aff4 | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Eric Van Der Kleij invest in? Eric Van Der Kleij invests primarily in Apps, Music and Payments startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Eric Van Der Kleij last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Eric Van Der Kleij closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### 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? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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