Kees Koolen
Senior Advisor @ EQT Ventures
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kees Koolen is a seed investor at EQT Ventures in Amsterdam focused on Travel and Software. Kees Koolen is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Koolen Industries. Previously Kees was COO, CEO and Chairman of booking.com. Kees was advisor to Uber from 2012-2017 concerning international rollout.
- Total investments:
- 29
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
Last updated:
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Industries Kees Koolen invests in
Stages Kees Koolen invests in
Countries Kees Koolen invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $532k–$1.5M
- Series A
- $4.5M–$7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Travel 4 (14%)
- Software 4 (14%)
- E-Commerce 3 (10%)
- Information Technology 3 (10%)
- B2B 2 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (17%)
- Series A 4 (14%)
- Angel 3 (10%)
- Series B 3 (10%)
- Funding Round 3 (10%)
Country
- The Netherlands 9 (31%)
- Brazil 3 (10%)
- Germany 2 (7%)
- United States 2 (7%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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inncivio
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inncivio is an agentic layer that sits on top of transaction platforms (trading, crypto exchanges, FX, lending marketplaces, betting/gaming). It reads real‑time user behavior and the platform context graph to surface contextual educational, informational, and actionable guidance so users transact more and better. | Angel / May 30, 2025 | |
Unravel
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Unravel delivers immersive digital transformation and engagement with travellers through short-format, shoppable videos. | $7M / Series A / Apr 02, 2025 | |
Florbs
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Florbs provides email signature management, admin automation, monitoring, and reporting services. | $1.1M / Seed / Apr 02, 2025 | |
Skoon Energy
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Skoon offers clean energy solutions and renders services in renting large batteries catering maritime and large scale industries. | $5.3M / Series A / Oct 19, 2023 | |
Holidu
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Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide that aims to finally make the search and booking of vacation rentals easy. Its search engine uses proprietary image recognition technology to compare the prices of millions of rental properties across hundred of websites including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Homeaway. This enablesusers to quickly find the ideal accommodation and to save up to 55% on their bookings. It was founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers and is headquartered in Munich, Bayern, Germany. | $73.2M / Series E / Oct 19, 2022 | |
ParkBee
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At ParkBee, our mission is to help travelers, property owners and local government make better use of urban space. As one of the first digital car park operators, we take cars off the streets by offering drivers a better alternative. With our large network of connected parking garages, integrations with parking apps, and our smart systems, we guideusers to the best location for the best price. | $33.1M / Series B / Mar 22, 2022 | |
Wundermart
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Wundermart offers small convenience shops that are fit for purpose. Small customization is possible by changing details in the look and feel, modifying elements of the assortment or adding a fresh food or coffee module. | $12.5M / Jul 30, 2021 | |
Jutter Speijs
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Jutter Speijs offers a unique "Food Market" retail concept for the hospitality segment. First of all, it offers the guest more and better choices in food, drinks and other relevant products. A smart self-scan payment interface ensures maximum flexibility to enjoy good food and beautiful products at all times | Jul 01, 2021 | |
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Wundermart
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Wundermart offers small convenience shops that are fit for purpose. Small customization is possible by changing details in the look and feel, modifying elements of the assortment or adding a fresh food or coffee module. | $12.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 01, 2021 | |
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Holidu
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Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide that aims to finally make the search and booking of vacation rentals easy. Its search engine uses proprietary image recognition technology to compare the prices of millions of rental properties across hundred of websites including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Homeaway. This enablesusers to quickly find the ideal accommodation and to save up to 55% on their bookings. It was founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers and is headquartered in Munich, Bayern, Germany. | $45M / Series D / May 12, 2021 | |
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Co-Investors
About EQT Ventures
EQT Ventures is a European VC fund with just over €2.3 billion in total capital raised. EQT Ventures I launched in May 2016, with commitments totaling €566 million and a simple mission - to be the kind of VC the team would have liked to have had on their own startup journeys. Recognizing that building and growing a company takes more than justcapital, the EQT Ventures team provides founders with support and advice throughout different stages of growth. EQT Ventures doesn't focus on particular markets or industries, but on bold and ambitious founders who have the grit and determination to build global success stories. EQT Ventures II launched in November 2019, with commitments totaling €660 million. EQT Ventures III launched in 2022, with commitments totaling €1.1 billion, making it the biggest European Venture Capital fund committed to early-stage tech startups. The EQT Ventures team is based across six offices in London, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Paris, and San Francisco, taking a locals-with-locals approach and supporting founders on the ground. Motherbrain, EQT Ventures' in-house-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform, ensures the team has a data-driven approach and has driven more than $100 million in portfolio company investments.
EQT Ventures Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Kees Koolen
Senior Advisor
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Carolina Brochado
Head of EQT Ventures
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Gregory Bernstein
Venture Lead
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Hampus Särnbratt
Investor
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Jenny Dreier
Venture Lead
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FAQ
What does Kees Koolen invest in?
Kees Koolen invests primarily in Travel, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 29 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 Kees Koolen's check size?
Kees Koolen typically joins rounds of $532k–$1.5M at Seed and $4.5M–$7M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kees Koolen participates in.
When did Kees Koolen last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kees Koolen closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 29 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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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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