# Hans van Houwelingen

> Hans van Houwelingen is a seed investor at Urban Impact Ventures backing Travel and Internet. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Urban Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/urban-impact-ventures)
- Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansvanhouwelingen1/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hvhtwit
- Website: https://uiventures.com

Hans van Houwelingen is a seed investor at Urban Impact Ventures in Sofia focused on Travel and Internet. Hans van Houwelingen is the Managing Partner at Urban Impact Ventures. he attended INSEAD.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hardt Hyperloop | Hardt develops a transport system in traveling huge distances completely emission-free, safe, and accessible to everyone. Hardt Hyperloop has emerged from the winning team at the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition, dedicated to realizing the hyperloop. | $13.2M |  | Jul 05, 2023 |  |
| Hardt Hyperloop | Hardt develops a transport system in traveling huge distances completely emission-free, safe, and accessible to everyone. Hardt Hyperloop has emerged from the winning team at the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition, dedicated to realizing the hyperloop. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 21, 2022 |  |
| BIYU | BIYU offers rental equipment services for gardening, party, cleaning, and the kitchen. | $2.1M | Seed | Jul 07, 2022 |  |
| BIYU | BIYU offers rental equipment services for gardening, party, cleaning, and the kitchen. | $1.9M | Convertible Note | Jul 07, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arket Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arket-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Posco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/posco-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [European Innovation Council](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-innovation-council) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InnovationQuarter](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-quarter) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wermuth Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wermuth-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Urban Impact Ventures

VC Fund · Rotterdam, The Netherlands

A Dutch impact venture capital investor on a mission to improve urban quality of life, with a focus on decarbonization and circularity.

5 contacts available at Urban Impact Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hans van Houwelingen | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hans-van-houwelingen-2 |
| Hristo Valev | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hristo-valev |
| Korstiaan Zandvliet | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korstiaan-zandvliet |
| Christiaan Leussink | Partner, General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christiaan-leussink |
| Ivo Evgeniev | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ivo-evgeniev |

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## FAQ

### What does Hans van Houwelingen invest in?

Hans van Houwelingen invests primarily in Travel, Internet and CleanTech startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 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 Hans van Houwelingen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hans van Houwelingen closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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