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Graduate Ventures (investor - Corporate Investor)

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Offices:Rotterdam

Graduate Ventures (fka Graduate Entrepreneur Fund) is an investment initiative of TU Delft, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus MC and a group of alumni.

  • managed by Auke van den Hout
  • invests out of a €50M venture capital seed fund, doing checks of €500k - €2M in technology driven companies with founders who studied at the universities of Delft or Rotterdam
Average round investment:3.46M USD
Average number per year:8.6
Distribution: 2025 (9)2024 (9)2023 (15)2022 (9)2021 (1)
Portfolio companies: Netherlands GeobirdsNetherlands HydryxNetherlands Back to Battery See the entire list
Mostly invests in: Netherlands Netherlands (43) Software Services (29)
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Germany First Momentum Ventures
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  • Range for average deal size: 1M - 5M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Manufacturing, Energy, Competitive Intelligence, Transportation, Hardware, AI (big data), Marketplace, Ecommerce, Health services, Logistics, Cleantech, Electronics, Industry agnostic, Automotive, Retail, Food Industry, CRM, Education, Legal Services, Financial Services, Security, Social Responsibility
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  • Average number of deals per year: 6.1
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
Germany Yzr VC
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  • Range for average deal size: 1M - 5M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Energy, Competitive Intelligence, AI (big data), Marketplace, Ecommerce, Health services, Retail, Real Estate, Biotech, Social Network
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  • Common investees countries: Netherlands
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United Kingdom Charlie Songhurst
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  • Range for average deal size: 1M - 5M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Manufacturing, Energy, Competitive Intelligence, Transportation, Hardware, AI (big data), Marketplace, Ecommerce, Health services, Online marketing, Logistics, Cleantech, Electronics, Industry agnostic, Automotive, Retail, Food Industry, Agriculture, Real Estate, CRM, Biotech, Blockchain, Hospitality, Education, Legal Services, Financial Services, Security, Advertising, Media, Social Network, Social Responsibility
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  • Active last 12 months: Yes
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  • Range for average deal size: 1M - 5M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Manufacturing, Energy, Competitive Intelligence, Transportation, AI (big data), Marketplace, Ecommerce, Health services, Online marketing, Logistics, Cleantech, Industry agnostic, Retail, Food Industry, Agriculture, Working space, Real Estate, CRM, Blockchain, Education, Financial Services, Security, Advertising, Media, Social Network
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  • Active last 12 months: Yes
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  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Transportation, AI (big data), Marketplace, Ecommerce, Health services, Online marketing, Logistics, Industry agnostic, Retail, Food Industry, CRM, Education, Financial Services, Security, Media, Social Network, Social Responsibility
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Italy Unruly Capital
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  • Range for average deal size: 1M - 5M USD
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  • Range for average deal size: 1M - 5M USD
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