# Frank Claassen

> Frank Claassen is a seed investor at Newion backing Software and Information Technology. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Newion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newion-investments)
- Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 31%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/frank-claassen/14/24b/12a

Frank Claassen is a seed investor at Newion in Eindhoven focused on Software and Information Technology. Before he joined Newion, he worked, since 1997 for F. van Lanschot Bankiers where he held various positions including Business Banker and Corporate Finance Manager.Frank has thus gained broad experience in financing (family) firms, growth financing and MBO financing. He has also overseen various takeover and sales processes. Frank studiedBusiness Economics at the University of Tilburg. He is actively involved with the companies Lightweight Ventures, E-semble, Anago and SBK.Frank has been working for Newion since 2005.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 46% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 38% |
| Internet | 3 | 23% |
| Digital Media | 2 | 15% |
| Supply Chain Management | 2 | 15% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 23% |
| Series A | 3 | 23% |
| Series B | 2 | 15% |
| Series C | 2 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 15% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 4 | 31% |
| Belgium | 3 | 23% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sequesto | Sequesto offers an AI-first RFX Response Platform designed to optimize the answering process for tenders, RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, DDQs, security questionnaires, and inventory lists. The platform aims to streamline processes for software providers, enabling them to secure more proposals efficiently. By automating RFP responses, Sequesto helpsorganizations optimize their resources and swiftly detect and answer questions, enhancing the overall proposal management process. | $3M | Seed | Sep 17, 2025 |  |
| Foleon | Foleon is a content creation platform that makes it easy for anyone to create interactive content that is 100% on brand. They provide B2B companies with an intuitive drag & drop editor and interactive Foleon Doc format that empowers them to create bespoke digital content experiences that are engaging, intelligent, and scalable. Most companiesare still wasting time, money, and energy on publishing their most valuable content in ineffective legacy formats. PDFs are a headache to produce, a bore to read, and totally void of reader insights. Foleon, on the other hand, offers a modern format that is easy to create, highly engaging, and full of the intelligence you’ve been missing. Founded in Amsterdam with locations in the US and Europe, Foleon is on a mission to empower companies to create the content their audience craves. | $10.5M | Series C | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| Apicbase | At Apicbase, we focus on the 30% to 35% of food and beverage related costs in a food business by save time and money, and bring peace of mind when it comes to Risk & Compliance (Allergens, HACCP, Nutriscore...). We make staff training more efficient and help you to scale your business consistently. For that we developed a platform solution tohelp F&B Managers manage the entire back-of-house operations of their restaurant business, dark kitchen, hotel or catering business. So they can make data-driven decisions to optimize inventory, cost control, planning, procurement, and profitability. | $4.9M | Series A | May 19, 2021 |  |
| Apicbase | At Apicbase, we focus on the 30% to 35% of food and beverage related costs in a food business by save time and money, and bring peace of mind when it comes to Risk & Compliance (Allergens, HACCP, Nutriscore...). We make staff training more efficient and help you to scale your business consistently. For that we developed a platform solution tohelp F&B Managers manage the entire back-of-house operations of their restaurant business, dark kitchen, hotel or catering business. So they can make data-driven decisions to optimize inventory, cost control, planning, procurement, and profitability. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 20, 2019 |  |
| Foleon | Foleon is a content creation platform that makes it easy for anyone to create interactive content that is 100% on brand. They provide B2B companies with an intuitive drag & drop editor and interactive Foleon Doc format that empowers them to create bespoke digital content experiences that are engaging, intelligent, and scalable. Most companiesare still wasting time, money, and energy on publishing their most valuable content in ineffective legacy formats. PDFs are a headache to produce, a bore to read, and totally void of reader insights. Foleon, on the other hand, offers a modern format that is easy to create, highly engaging, and full of the intelligence you’ve been missing. Founded in Amsterdam with locations in the US and Europe, Foleon is on a mission to empower companies to create the content their audience craves. | $5.4M | Series B | Jul 20, 2018 |  |
| Synple | Synple is a high-tech company that specializes in creating user-friendly and intuitive web software. The software seamlessly integrates into your companies daily operations. It helps your company leverage your and your partners’ networks in order to consolidate your market position. Their software allocates, proposes and handles collaborativeopportunities that benefit both you and your partner.Synple already has a strong presence and clear traction in the Dutch transportation market sporting a wide customer base in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Heavy Road Cargo (HRC) industries. The company solutions allow companies to get “pure profit per mile,” and in doing so drive less empty miles, waste less gas, lower operation costs, emit fewer greenhouse gasses, and limit particle pollution. | $1.2M |  | Sep 01, 2017 |  |
| Foleon | Foleon is a content creation platform that makes it easy for anyone to create interactive content that is 100% on brand. They provide B2B companies with an intuitive drag & drop editor and interactive Foleon Doc format that empowers them to create bespoke digital content experiences that are engaging, intelligent, and scalable. Most companiesare still wasting time, money, and energy on publishing their most valuable content in ineffective legacy formats. PDFs are a headache to produce, a bore to read, and totally void of reader insights. Foleon, on the other hand, offers a modern format that is easy to create, highly engaging, and full of the intelligence you’ve been missing. Founded in Amsterdam with locations in the US and Europe, Foleon is on a mission to empower companies to create the content their audience craves. | $796K | Seed | Sep 01, 2016 |  |
| Foleon | Foleon is a content creation platform that makes it easy for anyone to create interactive content that is 100% on brand. They provide B2B companies with an intuitive drag & drop editor and interactive Foleon Doc format that empowers them to create bespoke digital content experiences that are engaging, intelligent, and scalable. Most companiesare still wasting time, money, and energy on publishing their most valuable content in ineffective legacy formats. PDFs are a headache to produce, a bore to read, and totally void of reader insights. Foleon, on the other hand, offers a modern format that is easy to create, highly engaging, and full of the intelligence you’ve been missing. Founded in Amsterdam with locations in the US and Europe, Foleon is on a mission to empower companies to create the content their audience craves. | $531K | Seed | Sep 07, 2015 |  |
| Nallian | Called the "LinkedIn of EDI" by some, Nallian's iPaaS is a Data Sharing Platform that helps companies that are part of the same value network to operate efficiently as an agile network, by selectively sharing and using each other’s ERP data.Enabling Open Data for Companies: What Dropbox does for documents, Nallian does forstructured operational data. Such data was historically buried in ERPs. Nallian allows owners to selectively publish parts of that data so that business partners can synchronize processes and get visibility on the whole instead of only on their own silo, leading to collective performance improvements.The packaging as a Community-in-a-box helps visionary companies to lead data sharing initiatives within a community of business partners. Nallian took 3 years to build the Platform. Currently, strongest adoption comes from logistic hubs, logistic networks, and shippers that dream of bundling their outbound logistics to drive efficiencies and sustainability. Sample implementations are BruCargo's Cargo Community Hub, and a leading FMCG's initiative CargoStream. | $1.4M | Series A | Jun 01, 2015 |  |
| 24i | 24i is an industry-leading global TV app developer with award-winning technology that helps customers develop and deploy apps faster and more efficiently on all devices, screens and platforms. 24i empower broadcasters, content owners and operators with future-proof and flexible tools to create and monetize personalized TV apps, while acceleratingtime-to-market and reducing cost.24i's technology framework powers the digital experience for leading brands around the world, including RTL, Fox Sports, Viacom, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Globo, RTÉ, NPO, Fuse Media and many more, delivering state-of-the-art OTT apps, designed to maximize ROI, create seamless consumer experiences and build personalized engagements across all platforms, turning viewers into fans. 24i Media is headquartered in Amsterdam, with offices in Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Copenhagen, New York and Brno. | $2M |  | Apr 10, 2015 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ark Angels Activator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ark-angels-activator-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Connected Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connected-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Point-One Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/point-one-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mainport Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mainport-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PPM Oost NV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ppm-oost) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SmartFin](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smartfin) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Newion

VC Fund · Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Newion is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in B2B software companies. Its mission is to support entrepreneurs in building software companies into category leaders that create sustainable impact, and in doing so generate excellent returns to its investors.

5 contacts available at Newion.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Sjolander | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-sjlander |
| Anna Tuinenburg | Office Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-tuinenburg |
| Erik Aeyelts Averink | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-aeyelts-averink |
| Frank Claassen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-claassen |
| Geert Zanting | Controller & Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geert-zanting |

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## FAQ

### What does Frank Claassen invest in?

Frank Claassen invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Frank Claassen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Frank Claassen closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 13 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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