# Wim van der Beek

> Wim van der Beek is a Series C investor at Goodwell Investments backing FinTech and Payments. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Goodwell Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwell-investments)
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wimvanderbeek/

Wim van der Beek is a Founder and managing partner at Goodwell Investments. He attended Comenius European Course.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 100% |
| Payments | 3 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 100% |
| Mobile Payments | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MFS Africa | MFS Africa is the largest mobile money inter-operability hub in Africa, which connects mobile network operators across the continent through a single API. In addition to mobile remittance services, the MFS Africa API enables merchant payment, bulk payment, bank-to-wallet transfers, and an array of other cross border digital payments services. |  | Series C | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| onafriq | MFS Africa is the largest mobile money inter-operability hub in Africa, which connects mobile network operators across the continent through a single API. In addition to mobile remittance services, the MFS Africa API enables merchant payment, bulk payment, bank-to-wallet transfers, and an array of other cross border digital payments services. | $70M | Series C | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| Nomanini | Nomanini’s platform connects the disparate ecosystem around informal retailers including service providers, consumer wallets, distributors and manufacturers through an interoperable merchant wallet. Transactions through the merchant wallet provide data for loans, a means of accumulating savings, and business intelligence for actionable insights;which ultimately, boosts profits for all participants. | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 11, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AfricInvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afric-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Allan Gray](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allan-gray-6e30) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CommerzVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commerzventures-gmbh) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endeavor South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-south-africa) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LUN Partners Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lun-partners-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Goodwell Investments

VC Fund · Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Goodwell Investments provides early-stage growth capital and hands-on support to providers of basic goods and services for the majority world in sub-Saharan Africa and India. The firm invests in enterprises that are financially sustainable, scalable, and that deliver investors significant financial returns accompanies by serious social impact.Founded in 2006, Goodwell Investments is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2 contacts available at Goodwell Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Els Boerhof | co-founder, Managing Partner / co-owner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/els-boerhof |
| Wim van der Beek | Founder and managing partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wim-van-der-beek |

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## FAQ

### What does Wim van der Beek invest in?

Wim van der Beek invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Financial Services startups, most often at Series C and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Wim van der Beek last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Wim van der Beek closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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