# Marco Pieters

> Marco Pieters is a seed investor at Slingshot Ventures (Amsterdam). See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Slingshot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/slingshot-ventures)
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-pieters-1312839

Marco Pieters is a seed investor at Slingshot Ventures in Amsterdam. Marco Pieters - Managing Partner @ Slingshot Ventures

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cruit | Cruit is on a mission to revolutionize the way companies hire talent. We believe that referrals are the most powerful tool for companies to find the best candidates, and we’re dedicated to leveraging that power to help businesses around the world build amazing teams. Our goal is simple: to turn employees and communities into a “Cruiter”. |  | Seed | Apr 16, 2025 |  |
| Cruit | Cruit is on a mission to revolutionize the way companies hire talent. We believe that referrals are the most powerful tool for companies to find the best candidates, and we’re dedicated to leveraging that power to help businesses around the world build amazing teams. Our goal is simple: to turn employees and communities into a “Cruiter”. |  | Seed | Mar 07, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arches Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arches-capital-1959) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Slingshot Ventures

VC Fund · Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Slingshot Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in fast growing companies, with a focus on B2C and B2B2C businesses.We back ambitious, talented and charismatic entrepreneurs and actively help them accelerate their businesses with our knowledge, experience and international network of people and companies. By providing smart capital we helpthese start- and scale-ups catapult their business to the next level.We currently manage a portfolio of multiple investments, all with a base in the Netherlands and all with a cross-border ambition. Our portfolio includes companies such as VanMoof, Wonderkind, Boldking, Wasteless, Temper, Swishfund & more.

5 contacts available at Slingshot Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marco Pieters | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marco-pieters |
| Constance Scholten | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/constance-scholten |
| Ernst Rustenhoven | Sr. Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ernst-rustenhoven |
| Jimmy Dietz | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jimmy-dietz |
| Marlot Meddens | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marlot-meddens |

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## FAQ

### When did Marco Pieters last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marco Pieters closed in Apr 2025. 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.

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