# Rabo Frontier Ventures

> Rabo Frontier Ventures is a VC fund backing Financial Services and AgTech. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Fund size: $94M
- Last fund: Feb 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rabo-frontier-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/rfv3521
- Website: https://rabofrontierventures.com

Rabo Frontier Ventures is a VC fund in Utrecht focused on Financial Services and AgTech. RFV, a strategic investment fund of 60 million, is a subsidiary of Rabobank and is part of the broader innovation agenda, in which they support internal and external Fintech and Food and Agri ventures to scale their business. The firm was founded in 2017 and is based in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5M–$11M |
| Series B | $13M–$58M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 9 | 60% |
| AgTech | 4 | 27% |
| FinTech | 4 | 27% |
| Payments | 4 | 27% |
| Agriculture | 3 | 20% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 20% |
| Series A | 3 | 20% |
| Series B | 3 | 20% |
| Series C | 2 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 13% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 4 | 27% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 20% |
| United States | 2 | 13% |
| India | 1 | 7% |
| Denmark | 1 | 7% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marco van Ballegooy | Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate/M&A | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marco-van-ballegooy |
| Harrie Vollaard | Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harrie-vollaard |
| Jeroen van Doornik | Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeroen-van-doornik |
| Martijn Scholtes | CFO | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martijn-scholtes |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AgroStar | AgroStar is India’s foremost AgTech start-up working on the mission of #HelpingFarmersWin by providing a complete range of agri solutions at the fingertips of farmers. AgroStar’s tech platform provides a combination of agronomy advice coupled with service and agri input products that enable farmers to significantly improve their productivity andincome.We use an extensive amount of data, technology and agronomy knowledge to give the right solutions (advice+products) to Indian farmers.AgroStar currently operates in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan and has over 5 Lakh farmers on its digital platform. Farmers in these states can avail agri solutions for their entire crop life-cycle with a simple “missed call” or through its Android app, which is amongst the highest rated farming focused apps in the country.Over the next 5 years, we plan to continue to provide incremental value to farmers in terms of wide range of inputs delivered at their doorsteps, world-class agronomy guidance and also access to market linkages and credit. | $70M | Series D | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| SurePay | SurePay makes online payments more personal and saferThe IBAN Name Check checks whether the name entered with the IBAN is different from the name known to the bank. And gives a notification if something deviates. This way you can check whether you are paying to the right person or the right company. This helps to prevent mistakes and fraud. Wellsafe! | $12.9M |  | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Agro.Club | Agro.Club is a full-stack B2B global marketplace operating in the three largest agriculture markets: Europe, South America, and North America. Its team of Ag industry insiders has developed a model that leverages technology to streamline an extremely messy and operational grain supply chain.The company’s vision is to become the largest globalmarketplace in agriculture. The brand's mission is to use technology to connect the global Ag value chain and make food supply more secure, efficient, and sustainable.As a result: - Over 40,000 farmers and 1000s of international and domestic grain companies use the marketplace, - Analytics bring transparency to the market, - Algorithms find the best supply and demand matches in seconds, - A custom-built in-house platform completes the full execution of the transaction: quality control, KYC, logistics, and financing, - Agro.Club’s Global Grain Marketplace is unique, literally and actually connecting the world to enable global grain supply, - Agro.Club is already operationally profitable. | $5M | Series A | Jul 07, 2021 |  |
| Wefarm | Wefarm is a farmer-to-farmer digital network that enables farmers to share information via SMS. The company allows small-scale farmers to connect with one another to solve problems, share ideas, and spread innovation. Utilizing the latest machine learning technology, Wefarm’s service works both online and over SMS.Since its founding in 2015,Wefarm has been named one of Africa’s Most Innovative Companies by FastCompany and has won Google’s Impact Challenge Award, TechCrunch’s Europas-Tech for Good Award, and the European Union Commission’s Ideas from Europe prize, among others. The company is headquartered in London with a field presence in Nairobi, Kampala, and Dar-es-Salaam. | $11M | Series A | Mar 09, 2021 |  |
| CANDIS | CANDIS automates financial processes such as the collection of invoices, data capture, pre-accounting, and payments - for small and medium-sized companies through artificial intelligence. That enables companies and tax advisors to save time and have a better collaboration within finance teams. To date, Candis serves thousands of customers andinvests heavily in technology. | $14.2M | Series B | Jul 30, 2020 |  |
| Shine | Ageras is an international matchmaking service for accounting, bookkeeping, and tax preparation services. User reviews of professionals are based solely on objective criteria. Ageras was founded in 2012 by Martin Hegelund, Martin Thorborg, and Rico Andersen and is based in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. |  | Private Equity | Jun 25, 2020 |  |
| Better.co.uk | Trussle is a free online mortgage broker that's making mortgages fairer for everyone.Trussle has taken the mortgage process online, removing the time, hassle and costs involved in securing a mortgage. Trussle is completely free for customers and receives a fee from the lender once the mortgage was completed.Trussle is a trading style ofTrussle Lab Ltd, which is an appointed representative of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited and Mortgage Advice Bureau (Derby) Limited which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. | $9.8M |  | Jan 17, 2020 |  |
| Better.co.uk | Trussle is a free online mortgage broker that's making mortgages fairer for everyone.Trussle has taken the mortgage process online, removing the time, hassle and costs involved in securing a mortgage. Trussle is completely free for customers and receives a fee from the lender once the mortgage was completed.Trussle is a trading style ofTrussle Lab Ltd, which is an appointed representative of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited and Mortgage Advice Bureau (Derby) Limited which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. | $9.8M | Series C | Jan 17, 2020 |  |
| Tide | Tide is a business finance platform supplying a range of tools to handle company financial operations. It provides business accounts, invoicing, expense management, accounting integrations, payroll, and tools for savings and payments. Tide enables business registration, offers plans suited to different business sizes, and facilitates access tobusiness loans and credit services. It allows users to make and receive payments, set up virtual or physical cards, issue invoices and connect with accounting systems. It also includes support services like fraud protection, help center resources, and business tips. | $57.7M | Series B | Oct 06, 2019 |  |
| AgroStar | AgroStar is India’s foremost AgTech start-up working on the mission of #HelpingFarmersWin by providing a complete range of agri solutions at the fingertips of farmers. AgroStar’s tech platform provides a combination of agronomy advice coupled with service and agri input products that enable farmers to significantly improve their productivity andincome.We use an extensive amount of data, technology and agronomy knowledge to give the right solutions (advice+products) to Indian farmers.AgroStar currently operates in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan and has over 5 Lakh farmers on its digital platform. Farmers in these states can avail agri solutions for their entire crop life-cycle with a simple “missed call” or through its Android app, which is amongst the highest rated farming focused apps in the country.Over the next 5 years, we plan to continue to provide incremental value to farmers in terms of wide range of inputs delivered at their doorsteps, world-class agronomy guidance and also access to market linkages and credit. |  | Series C | Mar 13, 2019 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Rabo Frontier Ventures invest in?

Rabo Frontier Ventures invests primarily in Financial Services, AgTech and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 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 Rabo Frontier Ventures's check size?

Rabo Frontier Ventures typically joins rounds of $5M–$11M at Series A and $13M–$58M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Rabo Frontier Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Rabo Frontier Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Rabo Frontier Ventures?

The team at Rabo Frontier Ventures includes Marco van Ballegooy (Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate/M&A), Harrie Vollaard (Managing Partner) and Jeroen van Doornik (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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