# The Sharing Group

> The Sharing Group is a VC fund backing SaaS and Environmental Consulting. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesharinggroup
- Website: https://thesharinggroup.com

The Sharing Group is a VC fund in Amsterdam focused on SaaS and Environmental Consulting. The Sharing Group operates in various markets with a focus on tech, energy and mobility. It is a group of colleagues, brands, members, and investors with a shared interest.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $986k–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 22% |
| Environmental Consulting | 2 | 22% |
| FinTech | 1 | 11% |
| Internet | 1 | 11% |
| Software | 1 | 11% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 5 | 56% |
| Austria | 1 | 11% |
| Estonia | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joost van Rooij | Chief Marketing Officer | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joost-van-rooij |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leafcloud | Leafcloud is a data center company that offers cloud servers, storage, and networking solutions. |  | Seed | Jan 21, 2025 |  |
| HomeZero | HomeZero provides white-label software and services to customers and installation businesses. HomeZero discovered a certified installer for all sustainable solutions. |  | Seed | Nov 06, 2023 |  |
| Coolset | The integrated sustainability platform for mid-market companies. | $1.6M | Seed | Mar 20, 2023 |  |
| Coolset | The integrated sustainability platform for mid-market companies. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Mar 20, 2023 |  |
| ELOOP | ELOOP is a zero-emission mobility provider that combines car subscriptions with car sharing, tokenizes its vehicles with the power of blockchain technology and has a unique growth model that ensures asset-light scalability. | $1.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 14, 2023 |  |
| Cargoroo | Cargoroo is the electric cargo bike from Urban Arrow is the best there is at the moment but to purchase is the price of a good used car. With Cargoroo, they make the electric cargo bike accessible to everyone. Leave the car parked and feel the liberation these bikes provide. Really, try it. | $10.5M | Seed | Dec 12, 2022 |  |
| Share Council | Share Council is a purpose driven company focused on making Employee Participation (ESOP) as easy as possible throughout Europe. Our purpose is to end the extreme capital wealth divide by making every SME employee in Europe co-owner of the company they work for. By making 137 million people co-owner of about 80% of the European economy we will makea change.Our vision is to create a true, financially, stable society by ending the extreme capital divide we live in today. We are determined to change an outdated economic system that is unable to meet the demands of a more equal society. With our platform we are changing the perception of equity by making it simple and accessible to everyone.Running a successful business requires running a successful team. Employee participation is the key ingredient in cultivating and retaining a successful team. We’ve digitised and simplified employee participation. We’ve made it accessible for all entrepreneurs to set this up. | $1M | Seed | Nov 28, 2022 |  |
| Gridio | GridIO enables households to earn cash using their existing electrical devices by combining them into virtual power plants.In doing so,GridIO provides flexibility to power grids and unlocks a future full of green electricity | $986.3K | Seed | Oct 18, 2022 |  |
| Leafcloud | Leafcloud is a data center company that offers cloud servers, storage, and networking solutions. |  | Series A |  |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Cleantech Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-cleantech-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shamrock Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shamrock-ventures-6f32) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [European Super Angels Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-super-angels-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fairtree Elevant Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fairtree-elevant-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Krokodilli Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/krokodilli-kapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Link Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/link-capital-d3ba) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Sharing Group invest in?

The Sharing Group invests primarily in SaaS, Environmental Consulting and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 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 The Sharing Group's check size?

The Sharing Group typically joins rounds of $986k–$11M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds The Sharing Group participates in.

### How do I contact The Sharing Group?

Public channels for The Sharing Group include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at The Sharing Group?

The team at The Sharing Group includes Joost van Rooij (Chief Marketing Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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