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
Active Fund
DFF Ventures III ($81M) · 2026
Notable Partners
Laurens GroenendijkPatrick KerssemakersHidde HoogcarspelBas BeerensMaarten Engelen
Investment Focus
Sectors
Vertical AI · Marketplaces · Vertical SaaS · Recommerce · Tech-Enabled Services · Logistics
VCEuropeanSeed
Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of 2026-Q3. Refreshed periodically.