# Kaas

> Kaas is a VC fund backing SaaS, Internet and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaas
- Website: http://www.kaas.vc

Kaas is a VC fund focused on SaaS and Internet. We start, fund and build tech businesses obsessed about radically improving people's lives. We care about supporting ambitious, brave and determined founders and their teams to build market-leading companies with global potential. Besides capital, we bring strategic know-how, network and supporting services to take ideas from 0 to 1 andbeyond.Every investment begins with a profound belief on how the world is changing. We then back visionaries through direct investments from our strategic angel group to achieve benefits of knowledge arbitrage and network. In the early days, when starting a business, we learnt that access to the right people can unlock unrivalled competitive advantage.Kaas is a new type of venture studio. We partner with founders, or start companies ourselves. We ideate, research, prototype, validate, and fund. We typically come in pre-Venture Capital, with early-stage deals backed by a network of strategic investors, all represented as a single line on your cap table.We invest in Europe with a focus on The Netherlands.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |
| Electronics | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pieter van Herpen | Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Productpine | Productpine is the first shopping platform that makes doing good a no-brainer: consumers buy the products they love for the best price while creating a better world. Productpine has developed technology that saves direct-to-consumer brands up to 75% of their marketing costs. These savings are invested in hand-picked sustainability projects to fullycompensate for CO2 emissions, matching the best consumer prices in the process. Best price, better world. | $2.8M | Seed | Dec 28, 2021 |  |
| OpenTalent | OpenTalent is Europe’s first ‘user-sourced’ talent marketplace to find & hire vetted tech talent. Powered by an ‘invite-only’ community of +3,000 developers and designers from 25 countries across Europe, working remotely as trusted extensions to teams, OpenTalent enables companies to find and hire vetted talent within 48 hours or faster at30%-50% lowered costs than local hiring alternatives. Unlike any marketplace, OpenTalent understands the needs of freelancers and brings to market a unique model that allows talent to retain 100% of their market rate while receiving financial rewards for inviting new members and clients to the platform. OpenTalent was founded in 2020 and operates as a fully distributed company, ready to power VC-backed startups to legacy brands in finding their next best hire.For more information visit www.opentalent.co |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2020 |  |
| Vormats | SaaS, Video Editing Software |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| Productpine | Productpine is the first shopping platform that makes doing good a no-brainer: consumers buy the products they love for the best price while creating a better world. Productpine has developed technology that saves direct-to-consumer brands up to 75% of their marketing costs. These savings are invested in hand-picked sustainability projects to fullycompensate for CO2 emissions, matching the best consumer prices in the process. Best price, better world. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acequia Capital (AceCap)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acequia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aries Holding BV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aries-holding-bv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Great Stuff Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-stuff-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NFQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nfq-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gateway Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/primecrowd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kaas invest in?

Kaas invests primarily in SaaS, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### How do I contact Kaas?

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### Who are the partners at Kaas?

The team at Kaas includes Pieter van Herpen (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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