# Laurens Groenendijk

> Laurens Groenendijk is a seed investor at DFF Ventures (Amsterdam) backing SaaS and Software. See 32 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DFF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dutchfoundersfund)
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 32
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/happyinvestments
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/L_groenendijk
- Website: https://x.com/L_groenendijk
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/laurens.groenendijk

Laurens Groenendijk is a seed investor at DFF Ventures in Amsterdam focused on SaaS and Software. Laurens Groenendijk is based out of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland and is the Founding Partner of DFF Ventures. Laurens previously worked at Hiber as a Co-Founder & MD. Laurens Groenendijk attended the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. Laurens Groenendijk has been awarded Dutch National Icon 2019.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $531k–$5.4M |
| Pre-Seed | $584k–$3.6M |
| Series A | $5.3M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 5 | 16% |
| Software | 4 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 13% |
| Classifieds | 3 | 9% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 41% |
| Pre-Seed | 7 | 22% |
| Series A | 3 | 9% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 6% |
| Angel | 1 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 9 | 28% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 13% |
| Italy | 2 | 6% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 6% |
| Egypt | 1 | 3% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| compri | compri uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make your procurement experience easier, faster, and smarter. | $3.6M | Seed | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Liablix | Liablix is an AI-based platform that automates road accident analysis. It transforms photos of damaged vehicles and accident data into an objective 3D reconstruction capable of determining the accident and liability. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Dec 03, 2025 |  |
| Cofrai |  | $2.4M | Seed | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| compri | compri uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make your procurement experience easier, faster, and smarter. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Mar 26, 2025 |  |
| Firsty | Firsty offers access to messaging, email, and online calling, as well as a basic global data connection, for free. | $5.4M | Seed | Nov 19, 2024 |  |
| NorthLadder | Most of us know what it feels like to sell a pre-owned device - be it a smartphone, a laptop or a tablet. The fact is that the pre-owned market is intransparent and finding a fair price for your asset is daunting. Even if you do get a fair price, the inconvenience of meeting the buyer, negotiating the price, shipping the asset, and waiting forpayment could be an exhausting process. And then there is the worry of figuring out what happens to the data on your device.This is why NorthLadder came to be. We are the region’s only auction-driven selling platform for pre-owned electronics devices- a thoughtfully created service where people can sell their devices to a network of global buyers and get cash instantly in a safe, dignified, and hassle-free manner.But that’s not all. We have many convenient drop-off locations across the region for getting instant cash against your devices. Don’t want to drop off your device? No worries, we will come to your doorstep to pick it up and hand the cash over to you. And if you want your data to be erased, we can advise you on ways to do it or use internationally approved software to erase it for a small fee.We have served thousands of customers and their overwhelmingly positive feedback tells us we are on the right track. Our efforts actively contribute to the formation of a circular economy, which is the need of the day. You can help too, by introducing your electronic gadget to the secondary market - increase its lifespan and reduce its carbon footprint. This is what keeps us motivated: to help the planet as we continue our mission to serve millions of people across the globe.We are passionate, we are focussed, we are NorthLadder. | $10M | Series B | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Primary Portal | Primary Portal is a FinTech company providing digitized solutions connecting banks and institutional investors for capital markets. | $9.6M | Series A | Jul 25, 2024 |  |
| Alleo | Alleois a HR tech firm offers reward and engage employees by letting them choose their own benefits. | $5.3M | Series A | Apr 22, 2024 |  |
| HomeCooks | HomeCooks is a mobile app that connects people to local chefs that make authentic food. HomeCooks was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in London. | $3.1M | Seed | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| Mtor | Mtor is an online marketplace that is reshaping the automotive aftermarket and provides sophisticated technology solutions. | $2.8M | Pre-Seed | Dec 04, 2023 |  |

10 of 32 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DFF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/augus-ventures) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [DFF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dutchfoundersfund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [BECO Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beco-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BOM Brabant Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bom-brabant-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CE-Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ce-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flow Traders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flow-traders) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About DFF Ventures

VC Fund · Amsterdam, The Netherlands

DFF is an early-stage VC that primarily invests in marketplaces and other network-effects-driven propositions all over EU. Our fund is founded by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. We look beyond spreadsheets and resolve early-stage growth pains with lightning speed. Ready to scale together? From Amsterdam, to the world.

3 contacts available at DFF Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hidde Hoogcarspel | Co-founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hidde-hoogcarspel-d6aa |
| Laurens Groenendijk | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laurens-groenendijk |
| Patrick Kerssemakers | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-kerssemakers |

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## FAQ

### What does Laurens Groenendijk invest in?

Laurens Groenendijk invests primarily in SaaS, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 32 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 Laurens Groenendijk's check size?

Laurens Groenendijk typically joins rounds of $531k–$5.4M at Seed, $584k–$3.6M at Pre-Seed and $5.3M–$30M 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 Laurens Groenendijk participates in.

### When did Laurens Groenendijk last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Laurens Groenendijk closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 32 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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