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DFF Ventures

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Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Countries of investment
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Belgium
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
Industries
  • Marketplaces
  • Vertical SaaS
  • Vertical AI
  • Recommerce
  • Tech-enabled Services
  • Fintech
  • Logistics
  • Insurance
About
DFF Ventures, formerly Dutch Founders Fund, is an Amsterdam-based early-stage venture capital firm founded by entrepreneurs behind WeTransfer, Just Eat, Treatwell, and fonQ. The firm invests from inception through seed stage with ticket sizes between €250,000 and €2.5 million, focusing on Vertical AI, recommerce platforms, and marketplaces across Europe and globally. DFF operates lean funds intentionally, emphasizing speed, distribution, and capital discipline.
Min check size
$500K
Max check size
$3M
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Investment Thesis

DFF Ventures focuses on backing founders building digital solutions for underdigitized physical industries, with a thesis centered on marketplaces, vertical SaaS, and recommerce models. They take a founder-first, hands-on approach, often investing before a product exists.
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Manager's Experience

The leadership at DFF Ventures combines three founding partners — Laurens Groenendijk, Patrick Kerssemakers, and Hidde Hoogcarspel — each with operator backgrounds building category-defining European consumer and marketplace businesses. Laurens previously co-founded Just Eat, Treatwell, Miinto, and Hiber, while Patrick was an early founder of fonQ with 20+ years in e-commerce and online marketplaces. Hidde brings finance and platform-building expertise, backed by venture partners Bas Beerens (WeTransfer founder) and Remco van Zanten (BCG, Booking, Zalando, Vinted).

Team

Laurens Groenendijk - Founding Partner

Patrick Kerssemakers - Founding Partner

Hidde Hoogcarspel - Founding Partner

Federico Maroli - Investor

Joana Reis Pereira - Investor

Maarten Plomp - Investor

Bas Beerens - Venture Partner & Co-founder Branding

Remco van Zanten - Venture Partner & Co-founder Strategy & Scale

Maarten Engelen - Venture Partner Product & Tech

Tom Koenderman - Venture Partner Ops & Tech

Sjoerd Nikkelen - Venture Partner Recommerce

Joost van Rheenen - Investor Relations

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