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DFF Ventures

Early-stage fund investing in digital solutions for underdigitised, non-digital industries.
VC Pre-seed / Seed 📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands Founded 2018
AUM
$174M
as of 2026-Q3
SMALL
DFF Ventures (formerly Dutch Founders Fund) is an Amsterdam-based early-stage venture capital fund started in 2018 that invests in digital solutions for underdigitised verticals across EMEA. It focuses on marketplaces, vertical SaaS, tech-enabled services and marketplace enablers, and is run by ex-founders and operators behind companies such as WeTransfer, Just Eat, Hiber, Treatwell and fonQ. Its third flagship fund closed oversubscribed at EUR 70 million as a pre-seed vehicle writing EUR 250k to EUR 2.5 million cheques. The firm reports over EUR 150 million AUM across funds I, II and III and around 40 portfolio partnerships.

Firm Profile

Firm Type
VC
Subtype
Pre-seed / Seed
Founded
2018
HQ
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Country
Netherlands
Active Fund
DFF Ventures III ($81M) · 2026

Notable Partners

Laurens GroenendijkPatrick KerssemakersHidde HoogcarspelBas BeerensMaarten Engelen

Portfolio Companies (6)

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Investment Focus

Stages
Pre-seed · Seed
Sectors
Vertical AI · Marketplaces · Vertical SaaS · Recommerce · Tech-Enabled Services · Logistics
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Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of 2026-Q3. Refreshed periodically.