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ACTIVE
Global HQ
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Countries of investment
  • Netherlands
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Singapore
  • Cayman Islands
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
Industries
  • Crypto
  • Web3
  • DeFi
  • Layer 1 Protocols
  • Infrastructure
  • GameFi
  • NFTs
  • Liquid Tokens
About
Maven 11 is an Amsterdam-based European crypto VC. Their focus spans DeFi, Layer 1 protocols, infrastructure, GameFi, NFTs, and liquid tokens across the Netherlands, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Singapore, and Cayman Islands. The firm supports crypto-native founders from Pre-Seed through Series B.
Min check size
$500K
Max check size
$5M
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Investment Thesis

Maven 11 is a multi-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across crypto, Web3, DeFi, Layer 1 protocols, infrastructure, GameFi, NFTs, and liquid tokens sectors with European positioning. They invest in crypto-native founders building category-defining protocols and applications across global markets. The firm differentiates itself through its Amsterdam positioning as one of Europe's leading crypto VCs, thesis-driven investment approach, founder-friendly philosophy, and multi-stage capital deployment from early to liquid token strategies.
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Manager's Experience

Jelle Pol (Co-Founder & Partner) co-founded Maven 11 in 2015 as one of Europe's earliest dedicated crypto VCs; he brings deep European crypto ecosystem expertise from years of investing in early Web3 projects. Jonathan de Wit (Co-Founder & Partner) co-founded the firm bringing crypto-native investing expertise. The firm has built one of Europe's leading crypto VC platforms with Amsterdam positioning and thesis-driven multi-stage investment approach across DeFi, Layer 1 protocols, and emerging Web3 categories.

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Team

Jelle Pol - Co-Founder & Partner

Jonathan de Wit - Co-Founder & Partner

Balder Bomans - Partner

Mathijs van Esch - Investment Partner

Portfolio

Aave

Across

Aleo

Aztec

Berachain

Bitfinity

Centrifuge

Connext

Cosmos

Curve

Edge & Node

EigenLayer

Espresso

Euler

Frax

Helium

Lava Network

Lido

MakerDAO

Mantle

Mysten Labs

Near Protocol

Optimism

Polygon

Risc Zero

Scroll

Sky Mavis

Sui

Synapse

Yield Guild Games

ZetaChain

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