# Joost van Rooij

> Joost van Rooij is a seed investor at The Sharing Group backing Environmental Consulting and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Sharing Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-sharing-group)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joostvanrooy

Joost van Rooij is a seed investor at The Sharing Group focused on Environmental Consulting and SaaS. Joost van Rooij

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environmental Consulting | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Legal Tech | 1 | 33% |
| Electronics | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cargoroo | Cargoroo is the electric cargo bike from Urban Arrow is the best there is at the moment but to purchase is the price of a good used car. With Cargoroo, they make the electric cargo bike accessible to everyone. Leave the car parked and feel the liberation these bikes provide. Really, try it. | $10.5M | Seed | Dec 12, 2022 |  |
| Share Council | Share Council is a purpose driven company focused on making Employee Participation (ESOP) as easy as possible throughout Europe. Our purpose is to end the extreme capital wealth divide by making every SME employee in Europe co-owner of the company they work for. By making 137 million people co-owner of about 80% of the European economy we will makea change.Our vision is to create a true, financially, stable society by ending the extreme capital divide we live in today. We are determined to change an outdated economic system that is unable to meet the demands of a more equal society. With our platform we are changing the perception of equity by making it simple and accessible to everyone.Running a successful business requires running a successful team. Employee participation is the key ingredient in cultivating and retaining a successful team. We’ve digitised and simplified employee participation. We’ve made it accessible for all entrepreneurs to set this up. | $1M | Seed | Nov 28, 2022 |  |
| Gridio | GridIO enables households to earn cash using their existing electrical devices by combining them into virtual power plants.In doing so,GridIO provides flexibility to power grids and unlocks a future full of green electricity | $986.3K | Seed | Oct 18, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fairtree Elevant Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fairtree-elevant-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Krokodilli Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/krokodilli-kapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Link Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/link-capital-d3ba) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PDENH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pdenh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Specialist VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-angels-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Sharing Group

VC Fund · Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Sharing Group operates in various markets with a focus on tech, energy and mobility. It is a group of colleagues, brands, members, and investors with a shared interest.

1 contacts available at The Sharing Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joost van Rooij | Chief Marketing Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joost-van-rooij |

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## FAQ

### What does Joost van Rooij invest in?

Joost van Rooij invests primarily in Environmental Consulting, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at 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.

### When did Joost van Rooij last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joost van Rooij closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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.

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