Peak

Peak Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Amsterdam, specializing in investments across Europe, particularly in the Benelux, DACH, and Nordic regions. With a fully financed fund of 66 million euros, Peak Capital is managed by experienced entrepreneurs who focus on scaling marketplace, platform, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies from Seed to Series A and beyond. The firm emphasizes transparency and effective communication while maintaining a diverse portfolio of over 28 companies, which includes notable exits such as IENS to Tripadvisor, Radionomy to Vivendi, and United Wardrobe to Vinted. Since its founding in 2013, Peak Capital has built a reputation for its hands-on approach and commitment to fostering strong relationships with founders.

Stefan Bary

Managing Partner

Jeff Burningham

Founder and Managing Partner

Thijs Dijkman

Investment Manager

Calin Fabri

Associate

Madeline Lawrence

Principal

Indra Sharma

Partner

David Zwagemaker

Partner

Heleen Dura - van Oord

Founding Partner

Past deals in Benelux

StoryChief

Venture Round in 2022
StoryChief.io is a content marketing software designed for startups, SEO marketers, and editorial teams seeking to streamline their content creation and distribution processes. The platform enables users to publish stories across multiple channels, including WordPress, Medium, newsletters, and various social media platforms, all from a single interface. Its universal editor allows for the easy creation of visually appealing articles tailored for different publishing formats. Additionally, StoryChief offers features such as SEO suggestions, performance tracking, and lead capture integration with CRM systems, helping users measure their impact and return on investment effectively. By centralizing content management, StoryChief enhances the reach and efficiency of content marketing efforts.

AG5

Seed Round in 2022
AG5 Skills lets you easily track your team's safety skills. Keep a record of who needs to be trained and what skills need to be learned. If someone needs re-training, we send a reminder so you can respond in a timely manner. In short, we simplify compliance.

Channable

Series B in 2022
Online based product data feed tool powerful enough to create, optimize and export your feeds to over 500 comparison websites, affiliate platforms and marketplaces. Channable: simple, quick and effective.

Trengo

Series A in 2021
Trengo BV provides communication solutions and channels. The company provides products such as email, chat, WhatsApp, social messaging, voice, and chat bots. It provides and develops API which includes documentation, web hooks, and tokens. The company also provides mobile application and desktop application. It offers solutions such as team inbox, chat with visitors, ticketing software, teamwork, report, analysis, omni channel, helpdesk software, website widget, WhatsApp for business, marketing, sales, legal, HR, fieldwork, operations. It provides solution to e-commerce, automotive, IT, telecom, HR, insurance, transport, logistics, housing market, financial services, travel and hospitality, events, municipalities, and education industry. Trengo BV was founded in 2015 and is based in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Dyme

Venture Round in 2021
Dyme B.V. develops a mobile application that helps users to manage, cancel, and switch their subscriptions. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Whale

Seed Round in 2021
Whale is a knowledge and training platform designed to streamline the onboarding process and enhance team training. It centralizes an organization's processes, standard operating procedures, policies, and essential knowledge, facilitating quicker and more efficient training for new employees. By providing contextual, bite-sized content at the moment of need, Whale enables companies to reduce the time and resources spent on onboarding and training. Its services ensure that users have immediate access to critical information, significantly improving the overall effectiveness of team preparation and performance.

journy.io

Seed Round in 2021
journy.io is a customer intelligence platform that lets you expose which marketing and sales activities impact bottom-line revenues and optimise ROI/ROAS and CAC across all channels and campaigns. It features AI-driven touchpoint pattern recognition, marketing attribution, predictive analysis and dynamic visitor profiling.

Creative Fabrica

Series A in 2021
Creative Fabrica B.V. sells fonts, graphics, and craft subscription through an online platform. The company also enables designers to sell their designs on the portal. In addition, it offers creative tools, such as Fontcloud, an online tool for font management; Shapecloud, which generates words online; Webfont, which converts .otf and .ttf font files to webfonts; and craftclub. Creative Fabrica B.V. was founded in 2016 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Stack

Seed Round in 2020
Stack is a smart browser for internet multitaskers that manages all apps from one place. It increases the efficiency of working with the web for the average internet users by allowing simultaneous use of multiple web-apps within a neatly organized working environment. It is designed to make multitasking in web reality and work with the internet fun. Stack was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Open Social

Venture Round in 2020
Our mission is to become the world's leading community-building platform that grows with the ambition of its users. We build safe online spaces where anyone can connect, collaborate, and share their knowledge, experiences and ideas.

Floryn

Venture Round in 2020
InvoiceFinance B.V. develops an online marketplace for SMEs to get financing on their outstanding invoices from professional and institutional investors. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Hello Customer

Venture Round in 2020
Draw a bold line from Customer Experience to Growth with our AI-powered CX-platform. We help you collect and convert unstructured open feedback into powerful insights across the business. Through real-time feedback, Hello Customer enables companies to truly understand what drives their customers and employees. With a 95% accuracy rate, our AI engine delivers actionable insights at all levels of the business, so you can optimise processes for better experiences at a lower cost..

Route42

Venture Round in 2020
At Route42, they aim to revolutionise the transportation industry by combining cutting-edge asset technology with a powerful data intelligence platform. They provide transportation companies limitless possibilities to improve their business. Even though the industry benefits from increasingly faster, cheaper and more flexible technological and infrastructural innovations; most available transportation solutions remain single-purpose black boxes and databases that lack versatility and openness.

Trengo

Venture Round in 2020
Trengo BV provides communication solutions and channels. The company provides products such as email, chat, WhatsApp, social messaging, voice, and chat bots. It provides and develops API which includes documentation, web hooks, and tokens. The company also provides mobile application and desktop application. It offers solutions such as team inbox, chat with visitors, ticketing software, teamwork, report, analysis, omni channel, helpdesk software, website widget, WhatsApp for business, marketing, sales, legal, HR, fieldwork, operations. It provides solution to e-commerce, automotive, IT, telecom, HR, insurance, transport, logistics, housing market, financial services, travel and hospitality, events, municipalities, and education industry. Trengo BV was founded in 2015 and is based in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

StoryChief

Seed Round in 2020
StoryChief.io is a content marketing software designed for startups, SEO marketers, and editorial teams seeking to streamline their content creation and distribution processes. The platform enables users to publish stories across multiple channels, including WordPress, Medium, newsletters, and various social media platforms, all from a single interface. Its universal editor allows for the easy creation of visually appealing articles tailored for different publishing formats. Additionally, StoryChief offers features such as SEO suggestions, performance tracking, and lead capture integration with CRM systems, helping users measure their impact and return on investment effectively. By centralizing content management, StoryChief enhances the reach and efficiency of content marketing efforts.

LessonUp

Venture Round in 2019
LessonUp B.V. is an information technology company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2015. It operates an online platform designed for teachers to create, share, and deliver lessons utilizing various multimedia elements such as videos, images, websites, slides, and interactive quizzes. The platform enhances the educational experience by enabling interactive school materials and facilitating both student-centered and frontal teaching methods. It also allows teachers to track student progress and find suitable learning materials, thereby fostering a more engaging and effective learning environment.

StoryChief

Convertible Note in 2019
StoryChief.io is a content marketing software designed for startups, SEO marketers, and editorial teams seeking to streamline their content creation and distribution processes. The platform enables users to publish stories across multiple channels, including WordPress, Medium, newsletters, and various social media platforms, all from a single interface. Its universal editor allows for the easy creation of visually appealing articles tailored for different publishing formats. Additionally, StoryChief offers features such as SEO suggestions, performance tracking, and lead capture integration with CRM systems, helping users measure their impact and return on investment effectively. By centralizing content management, StoryChief enhances the reach and efficiency of content marketing efforts.

Route42

Convertible Note in 2019
At Route42, they aim to revolutionise the transportation industry by combining cutting-edge asset technology with a powerful data intelligence platform. They provide transportation companies limitless possibilities to improve their business. Even though the industry benefits from increasingly faster, cheaper and more flexible technological and infrastructural innovations; most available transportation solutions remain single-purpose black boxes and databases that lack versatility and openness.

Dyme

Seed Round in 2019
Dyme B.V. develops a mobile application that helps users to manage, cancel, and switch their subscriptions. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Happyprinting

Seed Round in 2019
Happyprinting is changing the global printing industry, by offering a turnkey business solution to printers worldwide that want to benefit of the hypergrowth in online printing.

Creative Fabrica

Seed Round in 2019
Creative Fabrica B.V. sells fonts, graphics, and craft subscription through an online platform. The company also enables designers to sell their designs on the portal. In addition, it offers creative tools, such as Fontcloud, an online tool for font management; Shapecloud, which generates words online; Webfont, which converts .otf and .ttf font files to webfonts; and craftclub. Creative Fabrica B.V. was founded in 2016 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

LessonUp

Convertible Note in 2018
LessonUp B.V. is an information technology company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2015. It operates an online platform designed for teachers to create, share, and deliver lessons utilizing various multimedia elements such as videos, images, websites, slides, and interactive quizzes. The platform enhances the educational experience by enabling interactive school materials and facilitating both student-centered and frontal teaching methods. It also allows teachers to track student progress and find suitable learning materials, thereby fostering a more engaging and effective learning environment.

Batchforce

Convertible Note in 2018
Batchforce is a leading digital Managed CNC Marketplace for custom manufacturing, that connects companies with optimal manufacturing solutions trough her platform. Batchforce provides on-demand manufacturing to a extensive customer base, ranging from startups to multinational companies. Our worldwide network of over 1.500 manufacturing and surface finishing partners enables us to maintain fast lead times while offering a wide range of capabilities

United Wardrobe

Venture Round in 2017
United Wardrobe B.V. is a Dutch social marketplace that specializes in buying and selling secondhand fashion products, including clothes and shoes. Founded in 2013 and based in Utrecht, the platform aims to create a vibrant online community for fashion enthusiasts and vintage lovers. Users can easily list their items for sale or browse a wide range of offerings, fostering a shared interest in sustainable fashion practices. In October 2020, United Wardrobe was acquired by Vinted UAB, further enhancing its reach in the secondhand clothing market.

Channable

Seed Round in 2016
Online based product data feed tool powerful enough to create, optimize and export your feeds to over 500 comparison websites, affiliate platforms and marketplaces. Channable: simple, quick and effective.

OneFit

Venture Round in 2016
OneFit is active in the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain

Media Distillery

Seed Round in 2016
Media Distillery is dedicated to enhancing the discovery of relevant video content through advanced AI technology. The company specializes in analyzing video to extract next-generation metadata that was traditionally accessible only to humans. By leveraging its Deep Content Understanding™ platform, Media Distillery offers real-time metadata processing at an exceptional scale, allowing users to gain insights into the content of videos efficiently. This innovative approach aims to deliver an improved user experience by making video content more accessible and easier to navigate.

Floryn

Seed Round in 2016
InvoiceFinance B.V. develops an online marketplace for SMEs to get financing on their outstanding invoices from professional and institutional investors. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

StuDocu

Seed Round in 2015
StuDocu is an online platform that facilitates knowledge sharing among students by allowing them to exchange study materials such as notes, summaries, and tests. The platform attracts over 12 million users each month, experiencing a consistent growth rate of approximately 10%. Originally gaining traction in The Netherlands, StuDocu aims to expand its reach globally, enhancing educational resources for students around the world. Through its crowdsourced approach, the platform fosters collaboration and access to a vast array of academic documents, making it a valuable resource for learners seeking to improve their studies.

Tradecloud

Venture Round in 2014
TradeCloud B.V. is a cloud-based platform catering to small and mid-sized wholesale and production companies in the Netherlands. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Delft, the company provides B2B e-commerce and supply chain integration solutions. Its platform enables customers to check product availability, search for detailed information, and place orders online. Suppliers can utilize the platform to approve purchase orders, access MRP calculations, and manage item pricing and delivery timelines. TradeCloud operates on a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, offering its services through monthly subscriptions, thus facilitating efficient supply chain management for its users.

Flinders B.V.

Seed Round in 2013
Flinders B.V. is an online furniture retailer located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Founded in January 2011, the company specializes in a diverse range of design products that enable customers to enhance their home décor. Flinders' product portfolio includes various items such as lighting, chairs, tables, and accessories, catering to different styles and preferences. Through its online platform, Flinders provides a convenient shopping experience for customers seeking quality furniture and home furnishings.

Peecho

Venture Round in 2012
Peecho B.V., founded in 2010 and based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, offers a service that allows users to sell professionally printed products and digital publications through their websites or applications. By utilizing a global cloud print network, Peecho acts as an intermediary between digital content creators, such as museums, publishers, and businesses, and top print partners worldwide. The company's platform enables content to be transformed into physical products like photo books, magazines, and canvas prints. Peecho's offerings include the Simple Print Service, Simple Print Button, and Simple Print API, which facilitate seamless sales of digital publications. This approach emphasizes on-demand local production, reducing the need for mass manufacturing and promoting sustainability in the printing process.

Catawiki

Seed Round in 2010
Catawiki is an online catalog and auction house for rare, vintage, and hard to find items. The marketplace hosts weekly auctions for categories such as collectibles, art, design, jewelry, watches, and classic cars, comic books, coins, stamps, model trains, wine, vinyl records, jewelry, ceramics, books, and many more. Catawiki’s business model enables its enthusiasts to discover and buy special objects to fulfill their passions. Buyers can also keep track of their own collection based on the company's central catalog. Catawiki was founded in 2008 by Marco Jansen and René Schoenmakers and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

CheapCargo

Seed Round in 2010
CheapCargo operates an online platform that allows business users to compare and book international shipping services. By entering the destination, dimensions, and weight of their shipments, users can view a range of transportation options from over 20 carriers for documents, parcels, and pallets, whether by road, air, or sea. The platform facilitates direct booking with the selected carrier, streamlining the process and helping users save both time and money. Through its comparison portal, CheapCargo effectively connects shippers with shipping companies, enhancing the efficiency of logistics management.

NPEX

Seed Round in 2009
Equity finance for SME + SME exchange

Nationale Beeldbank

Seed Round in 2008
Nationale Beeldbank is the largest stock photo database focused on the Dutch region. It operates as an online stock photo agency, providing a platform where photographers, artists, and companies can sell their photographs and image collections that emphasize Dutch subjects. This online marketplace facilitates networking opportunities for clients, allowing them to conveniently showcase and sell their images. By specializing in regional content, Nationale Beeldbank serves as a valuable resource for those seeking high-quality visuals representative of Dutch culture and landscapes.

IENS Independent Index

Seed Round in 2008
IENS Independent Index B.V., founded in June 1998 and based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specializes in online restaurant booking services. The company provides a platform that allows users to discover and reserve dining options throughout the Netherlands, along with access to restaurant reviews and special deals. To enhance accessibility, IENS Independent Index also offers a mobile application, enabling customers to make bookings and gather information conveniently on their smartphones. As of December 2014, it operates as a subsidiary of IENS-SeatMe B.V.

Radionomy

Angel Round in 2008
Radionomy SA is an online radio platform based in Brussels, Belgium, that enables users to create, manage, and share their own radio stations at no cost. Founded in 2008, the platform provides a variety of tools that allow users to personalize their broadcasts with features such as shoutouts, voice tracks, and interviews. As one of the largest user-generated online radio networks globally, Radionomy offers a diverse range of music and themed stations for listeners to discover and enjoy. The company operates as a subsidiary of Vivendi Village S.A.S., contributing significantly to the online radio landscape by empowering enthusiasts to broadcast, promote, and monetize their content.