Keen Venture Partners
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Countries of investment
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Albania
- Andorra
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Finland
- Germany
- Norway
- United Kingdom
- Turkey
Investment stages
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
Industries
- Cybersecurity
- Defense Tech
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Deep Tech
- AI
- Security
- Robotics
About
Keen Venture Partners backs technology companies operating at the intersection of defence, cybersecurity, and advanced automation, focusing on solutions that can be adopted by both commercial enterprise and defence stakeholders. The firm evaluates technologies through the lenses of strategic relevance, scalability, and resilience, helping founders navigate procurement cycles, regulatory frameworks, and cross-border defence partnerships. Its investment approach emphasizes Europe’s growing need for sovereign technological capacity.
Keen Venture Partners backs technology companies operating at the intersection of defence, cybersecurity, and advanced automation, focusing on solutions that can be adopted by both commercial enterprise and defence stakeholders. The firm evaluates technologies through the lenses of strategic relevance, scalability, and resilience, helping founders navigate procurement cycles, regulatory frameworks, and cross-border defence partnerships. Its investment approach emphasizes Europe’s growing need for sovereign technological capacity.
Investment Thesis
Keen Venture Partners invests in European defence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, and dual-use deeptech that strengthens strategic technological sovereignty. The firm targets companies that can scale across NATO-aligned markets and demonstrate strong commercial potential alongside national-security relevance.
Manager's Experience
The leadership team includes experts in cybersecurity, defence technology, and enterprise innovation, with backgrounds in NATO-aligned institutions, deeptech startups, and European venture capital. Their combined experience spans operational leadership, strategic security analysis, and cross-border technology scaling, positioning them strongly in emerging dual-use and defence-related markets.
Team
Briehan Burke – General Partner; Ben Verwaayen – General Partner; Alexander Ribbink – General Partner; Robert Verwaayen – General Partner; Giuseppe Lacerenza – Partner; Sara McMunn – Operating Partner; Djoni de Vos – Principal; Stephanie Davis – Associate; Ties Klinkhamer – Defence Analyst
Portfolio
Gourmey
allO
Azumuta
Feather
EvidenceHunt
Lucinity
Send AI
Klima
Perciv AI
FINN
Bits of Stock
Crisp
Nextail
Bodyguard
Avalor AI
EclecticIQ
Doctify
Impraise
StudyPortals
Dreamquark
Fiscozen
VonWood
mika
Cleyrop
Farewill
Vesper
Teamleader
Sibill
Lendis
Beekeeper
Rescale
Withlocals
planA
Qneiform