Janneke Niessen
Co-Founder @ CapitalT
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Janneke Niessen is a seed investor at CapitalT in Amsterdam focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Janneke Niessen is based out of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland and is the Co-Founder of CapitalT. Janneke previously worked at KNVB as a Member Innovation Board. Janneke Niessen attended the Nyenrode Business University. Janneke Niessen has received Most Influential Women in Tech and Harper's Bazaar Woman of the Year - Business award in theircareer.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 35%
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Industries Janneke Niessen invests in
Stages Janneke Niessen invests in
Countries Janneke Niessen invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $250k–$17M
- Pre-Seed
- $2.3M–$3M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.2M–$6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (24%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (24%)
- Fashion 3 (18%)
- Machine Learning 3 (18%)
- E-Commerce 2 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (41%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (18%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (18%)
- Series A 1 (6%)
- Series B 1 (6%)
Country
- The Netherlands 7 (41%)
- Sweden 3 (18%)
- Philippines 1 (6%)
- United Kingdom 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| eComID empowers global online retailers to reduce online product returns, shrink the environmental footprint, and guide shoppers to discover and buy products they'll truly love. | $17M / Seed / Aug 25, 2026 | ||
| New Dawn Bio is a biotechnology research firm that specializes in wood production. | $2.4M / Pre-Seed / Jun 04, 2026 | ||
| Overstory combines AI and advanced satellite imagery to help electric utilities pinpoint and prioritize vegetation risks before they materialize. With Overstory's vegetation intelligence, transmission and distribution operators can make smarter decisions about the vegetation around their power corridors, optimizing resources and improvingoperational efficiency. This helps prevent outages, reduce wildfire risks, and accelerate the transition to a safer, more resilient grid. | $43M / Series B / Nov 25, 2025 | ||
| AI Bob offers architects a digital assistant that automates the review process of blueprint models and quickly provides answers to questions related to building regulations. | $2.1M / Seed / Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| AirForestry We are building the forestry of the futureAirForestry thins forests in a completely new way, namely from the air. Through our innovative thinning, we reduce carbon dioxide emissions from forestry work while increasing the forest's ability to sequester carbon by freeling up 20% of forest land that is currently used for forestryaccess roads.By creating better forests, we contribute to a more sustainable society - economically, environmentally and socially. A sustainable society is not only our main goal but also our main driving force. | $9.4M / Seed / Oct 10, 2024 | ||
| eComID empowers global online retailers to reduce online product returns, shrink the environmental footprint, and guide shoppers to discover and buy products they'll truly love. | $3M / Pre-Seed / Mar 04, 2024 | ||
| Overstory combines AI and advanced satellite imagery to help electric utilities pinpoint and prioritize vegetation risks before they materialize. With Overstory's vegetation intelligence, transmission and distribution operators can make smarter decisions about the vegetation around their power corridors, optimizing resources and improvingoperational efficiency. This helps prevent outages, reduce wildfire risks, and accelerate the transition to a safer, more resilient grid. | $14M / Series A / Oct 19, 2023 | ||
| Overstory combines AI and advanced satellite imagery to help electric utilities pinpoint and prioritize vegetation risks before they materialize. With Overstory's vegetation intelligence, transmission and distribution operators can make smarter decisions about the vegetation around their power corridors, optimizing resources and improvingoperational efficiency. This helps prevent outages, reduce wildfire risks, and accelerate the transition to a safer, more resilient grid. | $5.2M / Seed / Nov 10, 2022 | ||
| Sojo offers clothing repair and tailoring services in fashion industry. | $2.3M / Pre-Seed / Apr 26, 2022 | ||
| Overstory combines AI and advanced satellite imagery to help electric utilities pinpoint and prioritize vegetation risks before they materialize. With Overstory's vegetation intelligence, transmission and distribution operators can make smarter decisions about the vegetation around their power corridors, optimizing resources and improvingoperational efficiency. This helps prevent outages, reduce wildfire risks, and accelerate the transition to a safer, more resilient grid. | $3.8M / Seed / Nov 05, 2021 | ||
| See all 17 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
About CapitalT
CapitalT is a venture capital fund investing in tech companies in climate tech, future of work, education, and web3/the new social. They help exceptional teams develop groundbreaking ideas to grow better, scale faster, and change across their industries.
CapitalT Contacts
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Janneke Niessen
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Charnez Jacobs
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FAQ
What does Janneke Niessen invest in?
Janneke Niessen invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Janneke Niessen's check size?
Janneke Niessen typically joins rounds of $250k–$17M at Seed, $2.3M–$3M at Pre-Seed and $1.2M–$6M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Janneke Niessen participates in.
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When did Janneke Niessen last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Janneke Niessen closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 17 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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