# Maarten Hooft

> Maarten Hooft is a seed investor at Quest Venture Partners (Menlo Park) backing SaaS and Mobile. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Quest Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quest-venture-partners)
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2015
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mthooft
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mthooft
- Website: https://x.com/mthooft

Maarten Hooft is a seed investor at Quest Venture Partners in Menlo Park focused on SaaS and Mobile. Maarten Hooft is the Managing Partner and Founder of Quest Venture Partners. He has spent over 6 years at Google with 4 of those years on the Android team. On the Android team, he was responsible for the European launch of the G1 and was the technical program manager for the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus 7 devices. Maarten has a Bachelor ofEngineering in Electronics and brings to QVP over 12 years of experience within Silicon Valley.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Android | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AreaMetrics | AreaMetrics was acquired by Point Inside in January 2020. AreaMetrics provides geo-location data that powers insights for marketers and brands. We access a network of in-store sensors to understand offline foot-traffic and to deliver the highest-quality in alternative data intelligence. | $2M | Seed | Dec 01, 2015 |  |
| App.io | App.io streams your mobile apps from the cloud to any device.Nothing to download. Device agnostic. No custom code. The fastest, easiest way to give people access to your apps.- Customer SupportYour support team needs to see what your customers see. App.io provides on-demand, economical access to your apps without needing to buy devices.- Sales & MarketingStop asking potential customers to jump through hoops. App.io instantly puts potential customers in your app with no download, setup or hassle. Give them the full app experience or fast-forward right to the “aha moment”.- Testing & Quality AssuranceForget about device provisioning, version control or UDIDs. Regardless of platform, quickly and securely share apps with internal and external teams using App.io. | $1.1M | Seed | May 21, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Reef Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mbloom) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PALgenesis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/palgenesis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Scrum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scrum-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seraph Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seraph-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Social Starts](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-starts) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Startup Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Quest Venture Partners

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Quest Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital firm located in Palo Alto CA. They invest between $300k-$1.5MM in early stage companies, with typical investments being around $500k.

4 contacts available at Quest Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Ogawa | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-ogawa |
| Maarten Hooft | Managing Partner & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maarten-t-hooft |
| Marcus Ogawa | Managing Partner & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcus-ogawa |
| Ting Louie | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ting-louie |

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## FAQ

### What does Maarten Hooft invest in?

Maarten Hooft invests primarily in SaaS, Mobile and Android startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Maarten Hooft last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Maarten Hooft closed in Dec 2015. Shizune tracks 2 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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