Graduate Entrepreneur

Graduate Entrepreneur is a venture capital investment firm established in 2021 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The firm is dedicated to stimulating the start-up ecosystem in Delft and Rotterdam by investing in founders of innovative ventures at the pre-seed and seed stages. With a focus on supporting promising companies, Graduate Entrepreneur leverages an extensive network of successful entrepreneurs and a diverse array of supporters to assist entrepreneurs at various stages of their journey. Through this commitment, the firm aims to foster the growth and development of new businesses in the region.

Filip Cuypers

Principal

Sem Foreman

Venture Capital Investor

Hidde Goslings

Analyst seed

Mark Heide

Investor Pre-Seed Fund

Amara Klink

Investor

Anne van Laarhoven

Venture Capital Investor

Rui Li

Associate Principal seed

Jeroen Lückerath

Venture Capitalist

Eva Post

Pre-Seed Investment Manager

Nienke Roef

Venture Capital Investor

Josha Witjes

Venture Capitalist

51 past transactions

Clickdrive

Seed Round in 2025
Clickdrive is an independent platform based in the Netherlands that facilitates the connection between driving students and instructors across the country, achieving a coverage of 95%. It provides a data-driven marketplace where individuals can easily find and book lessons with driving schools, enabling them to obtain their driving licenses quickly and affordably. The platform serves as a comprehensive communication tool for students, streamlining the process of booking lessons, managing payments, and handling administrative tasks. Instructors benefit from timely payments, receiving their earnings within a day after lessons conclude. By fostering reliable and fair comparisons, Clickdrive simplifies the selection process for students while enhancing the overall experience for both learners and instructors.

Back to Battery

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Back to Battery is a company specializing in sustainable battery recycling. It offers a closed-loop recycling service that can process a mix of lithium-ion battery chemistries, recovering and reusing materials without loss of functionality. The company's technology enables internal recycling of water and reactants, facilitating a circular business model. Back to Battery aims to contribute to a healthier planet by helping clients recycle batteries and produce new battery materials.

QuantWare

Series A in 2025
QuantWare is a leading provider of quantum hardware, specializing in the development of scalable quantum processors. The company is known for its VIO QPU scaling technology, which supports the Quantum Open Architecture paradigm and facilitates the rapid advancement of quantum computing capabilities. With a focus on a 3D-dimensional chip architecture, QuantWare offers fully packaged quantum processing units (QPUs) and various Foundry and Packaging Services. This technology enables customers across 20 countries to build scalable quantum computers that can address complex real-world challenges in fields such as climate science and life sciences. By providing a robust platform for qubit design, QuantWare aims to unlock the potential for systems exceeding one million qubits, making significant strides in the quantum computing landscape.

MEMSYS

Pre Seed Round in 2025
MEMSYS is a Dutch startup that originated as a spin-off from the Delft University of Technology. The company focuses on developing vibration-based energy harvesting and power management technologies tailored for the industrial Internet of Things. MEMSYS specializes in creating solutions that capture energy from machine vibrations and moving assets, facilitating the operation of wireless sensing applications. This innovation empowers various sectors, including railways and other businesses, to utilize self-powered devices, enhancing efficiency and sustainability in energy consumption.

Surgical Reality

Venture Round in 2025
Surgical Reality is a medical technology company that transforms conventional CT scans into detailed, interactive 3D models. This innovative process provides surgeons with comprehensive insights into a patient's anatomy, aiding in surgical planning and enhancing the likelihood of successful operations. The company's platform, powered by AI and virtual reality, enables users to segment and transfer patient-specific CT scans into a 3D model, creating a digital twin of the patient. This allows for immersive exploration of the patient's anatomy, facilitating a deeper understanding of the patient's unique structure.

Workwize

Series A in 2025
Workwize is a platform that facilitates employee onboarding and offboarding while also providing them with all of the office supplies required to maintain a healthy work environment. Workwize makes establishing, operating, and closing remote offices easier and more manageable than ever before. Workwize allows employees with individual budgets to order home office products and services such as ergonomic desks, desk chairs, and IT products at a low cost.

Engyon

Seed Round in 2025
Engyon is a technology company specializing in the development of audit automation software for sustainability reports. It equips assurance firms with tools to enhance the quality and efficiency of their Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) audits. Engyon's platform facilitates team communication, automates tasks, and supports data analysis, allowing clients to improve audit accuracy and focus on client interactions.

GEHECO

Seed Round in 2024
GEHECO is a technology company specializing in the development of drilling tools for renewable energy applications, specifically focusing on the efficient installation of water-heat pumps in existing residential structures. The company aims to facilitate the transition to carbon-neutral heating methods by addressing the challenge of well drilling, a traditionally complex and environmentally impactful process. GEHECO's innovative, in-home installation-friendly designs aim to enhance accessibility and reduce environmental impact, thereby overcoming common barriers to the adoption of sustainable heating solutions.

Kaminari Medical

Venture Round in 2024
Kaminari Medical is focused on developing an innovative catheter that integrates intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and photoacoustic (PA) imaging technologies into a single device, known as IVPA. This advanced catheter aims to enhance the accuracy of stent placement and therapy guidance by delivering detailed information regarding both the composition and location of arterial plaque. By enabling medical professionals to visualize different types of plaques, Kaminari's technology seeks to reduce the risks of new heart attacks and the necessity for reinterventions in patients undergoing coronary revascularization.

Engaige Technologies B.V.

Seed Round in 2024
Building solutions for instant support, autonomously resolves tickets, and enhances customer experience while reducing costs by up to 40%

XS Innovations

Seed Round in 2024
XS Innovations specializes in the development of innovative vascular access devices for hemodialysis patients. Their flagship product is a device that manages blood flow during dialysis sessions, opening and closing the anastomosis between an artery and a vein. This technology aims to reduce complications and enhance the quality of life for patients with end-stage kidney disease.

VitalFluid

Venture Round in 2024
VitalFluid BV is an innovative company based in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, specializing in the design, development, and production of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) equipment. Founded in 2014, the company focuses on utilizing PAW for various applications, including agriculture, academic research, food safety, cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and water purification. PAW is created by using water, air, and electricity to generate plasma, which introduces reactive oxygen and nitrogen into the water, enhancing its properties. This natural process mirrors how lightning activates rainwater, promoting nitrogen fixation, a crucial element for plant growth. VitalFluid aims to harness this technology to improve agricultural practices and various industrial applications.

Sparqle

Seed Round in 2024
Sparqle is a sustainable business-to-business delivery platform focused on enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of the last-mile delivery sector. The company has developed an innovative solution that accurately predicts customer demand, addressing common challenges faced by delivery companies. By integrating orders and riders into a single application, Sparqle streamlines the delivery process, resulting in significant cost savings for businesses. This approach not only improves reliability but also enables companies to reduce their carbon emissions, setting a new standard for environmentally conscious last-mile delivery services.

Eddy Grid

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Eddy Grid is an innovative energy storage company focused on providing sustainable energy solutions. The company has developed a distributed energy storage platform that offers battery systems and energy management services tailored for businesses. This platform enables organizations to save on energy costs, enhance reliability, and increase their access to renewable energy sources. Eddy Grid's approach aims to support the transition to cleaner energy by optimizing energy use and facilitating the integration of sustainable practices within the commercial sector.

D-Drops World

Pre Seed Round in 2023
D-Drops redefines urban adventures. Think Pokémon-Go, but with a twist. Players can find treasure chests that contain actual rewards such as cash (10$-100$), coupons, or tickets. It's not just about the hunt; we guide users to local businesses, providing them with new customers. As businesses subscribe, our earnings fuel more treasures, ensuring continuous engagement. Big brands can get custom treasure hunts, while communities benefit from our token-gated hunts.

SPHERICAL

Pre Seed Round in 2023
SPHERICAL is a technology company focused on advancing space exploration by innovating in semiconductor design. It specializes in creating complex electronic systems for aerospace applications, with a unique approach that involves manipulating electronic circuits at the individual transistor level. This precision enables the company to deliver highly configurable, reliable, and compact systems for next-generation space missions.

Root Sustainability

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Root Sustainability offers a software-based platform designed to support companies on their journey towards achieving net-zero emissions. By providing data-driven insights into environmental footprints, Root Sustainability enables businesses to optimize their sustainability efforts. The platform facilitates the easy and effective transition of companies towards sustainability by gathering data from existing management systems through an intuitive onboarding process. Root Sustainability introduces a fully automated environmental reduction software solution aimed at reducing a company's environmental footprint and achieving net-zero status. The company focuses on making the sustainability transition seamless for product companies, emphasizing the management of environmental impact.

Skoon Energy

Series A in 2023
Skoon Energy B.V., founded in 2017 and based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, specializes in developing a cloud-based platform that facilitates the discovery and booking of energy storage solutions for mobile and temporary applications. The company focuses on providing clean energy solutions, including battery sharing, renting, and consultancy services, particularly for maritime and large-scale industries. By establishing a network of swappable batteries, Skoon Energy aims to electrify the propulsion of commercial vessels and foster an accessible marketplace for businesses to share, rent, and lease energy storage. This approach contributes to the acceleration of the energy transition, promoting sustainable energy practices across various sectors.

Sparqle

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Sparqle is a sustainable business-to-business delivery platform focused on enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of the last-mile delivery sector. The company has developed an innovative solution that accurately predicts customer demand, addressing common challenges faced by delivery companies. By integrating orders and riders into a single application, Sparqle streamlines the delivery process, resulting in significant cost savings for businesses. This approach not only improves reliability but also enables companies to reduce their carbon emissions, setting a new standard for environmentally conscious last-mile delivery services.

Next Ocean

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Next Ocean is a company that specializes in ship hydromechanics technology, focusing on the prediction of ocean waves and their impact on vessel motion. Utilizing advanced radar technology, the company transforms any X-band radar into a remote wave sensor, analyzing electromagnetic signals to forecast wave conditions minutes in advance. This capability allows offshore operators to identify optimal time windows for critical operations, minimizing the risks associated with high waves and enhancing operational efficiency. By providing accurate predictions of wave occurrences, Next Ocean helps vessels avoid unfavorable conditions, ultimately contributing to safer and more reliable offshore activities.

Hexwise

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Hexwise is a company that specializes in optimizing the performance and maintenance of air-cooled heat exchangers to enhance energy efficiency across various industrial applications. The company's innovative heat exchanger optimization software is designed to reduce energy wastage and inefficiencies, particularly in sectors such as thermal power plants, gas transport networks, and chemical facilities. By providing a monitoring system that integrates with existing heat exchangers, Hexwise enables maintenance and asset managers to gain valuable insights and recommendations. This approach helps businesses improve their energy efficiency and operational effectiveness.

Authic

Seed Round in 2023
Authic Labs provides a customizable, no-code solution that enables businesses to enter the Web 3 space. The company's platform facilitates the creation of digital marketplaces and enhances supply chain transparency through smart contracts. Authic Labs' B2B SaaS loyalty platform leverages blockchain technology to develop unique brand experiences. Their API-centric approach simplifies the development of innovative loyalty programs, making it accessible even for those without technical expertise. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, supporting industries such as fashion, art, and sports in creating customized Web3 marketplaces without requiring any coding.

Deep Breath

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Deep Breath is a healthcare technology company that specializes in AI-driven clinical decision support systems. It focuses on optimizing mechanical lung ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) by processing real-time data from ventilators. The company's system uses artificial intelligence to detect early signs of complications, enabling medical professionals to predict and prevent conditions like pneumonia, sepsis, ARDS, and barotrauma. This proactive approach aims to improve patient outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and alleviate medical staff burnout.

ROCSYS

Series A in 2023
ROCSYS is a technology company focused on automating electric vehicle (EV) charging sites, aiming to enhance the efficiency of EV infrastructure operations. By leveraging proprietary soft-robotics technologies and integrating computer vision, ROCSYS enables fleet operators to optimize asset utilization and conduct essential operations sustainably. The company's solutions are designed to prepare for the future of autonomous vehicles, incorporating remote management tools and an API integration platform to address the evolving demands of the industry. Through its innovative approach, ROCSYS plays a crucial role in advancing clean transportation by making EV charging more efficient and autonomous.

Sensible

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Sensible is a company that specializes in creating continuous biosensor platforms of the future generation.

OASYS NOW

Pre Seed Round in 2023
OASYS NOW is a technology company focused on improving treatment access for chronic patients by efficiently connecting them with relevant clinical trials tailored to their unique health data. Utilizing advanced algorithms, the platform enhances the likelihood of patients finding personalized treatment options on a global scale. OASYS NOW emphasizes patient privacy through a privacy-by-design approach, ensuring that sensitive health data is handled securely and ethically. In addition to its patient-centric services, the company also offers solutions in legal, cybersecurity, and data-sharing, aimed at supporting organizations involved in health and genomics. By leveraging large medical datasets, OASYS NOW strives to enhance health outcomes while maintaining a strong commitment to data security and ethical practices.

Revolv Space

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Revolv Space is a developer of critical components for small satellites, dedicated to enhancing satellite functionality while addressing the challenges of space debris. The company focuses on designing, manufacturing, and testing innovative components that facilitate continuous data generation and payload operations. One of its key offerings is a solar array rotary actuator, which provides capabilities such as sun-tracking, differential drag, and deorbit mode. By optimizing power and simplifying the technical complexities involved in satellite operations, Revolv Space enables clients to concentrate on their missions and maximize the monetization of their space assets. Through its advancements, the company plays a pivotal role in improving the sustainability and efficiency of satellite technology in the evolving space industry.

BASH

Pre Seed Round in 2023
BASH's objective is to improve real-life experiences by offering a platform for discovering and scheduling plans with friends.

SoundCell

Pre Seed Round in 2023
SoundCell is a healthcare company focused on combating antibiotic resistance through innovative diagnostic technology. It has developed a device that assesses cell viability by detecting minute vibrations produced by living cells. This unique approach leverages graphene technology, allowing for single-cell sensitivity and providing results for antibiotic susceptibility testing at an unprecedented speed. By enabling healthcare professionals to accurately identify and prescribe the appropriate antibiotics, SoundCell aims to enhance treatment efficacy and address the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance.

QuantWare

Seed Round in 2023
QuantWare is a leading provider of quantum hardware, specializing in the development of scalable quantum processors. The company is known for its VIO QPU scaling technology, which supports the Quantum Open Architecture paradigm and facilitates the rapid advancement of quantum computing capabilities. With a focus on a 3D-dimensional chip architecture, QuantWare offers fully packaged quantum processing units (QPUs) and various Foundry and Packaging Services. This technology enables customers across 20 countries to build scalable quantum computers that can address complex real-world challenges in fields such as climate science and life sciences. By providing a robust platform for qubit design, QuantWare aims to unlock the potential for systems exceeding one million qubits, making significant strides in the quantum computing landscape.

Eyk

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Eyk is a progressive marketing data platform designed to empower digital marketers by streamlining and optimizing cross-channel data analyses. The platform provides automated dashboards and employs an open architecture, allowing for quick integration of e-commerce and marketing data. Eyk ensures that marketers have access to up-to-date information in their own cloud environment, enabling them to leverage directly applicable data models. By simplifying data analysis, Eyk enables marketers to act as data engineers, ensuring no marketing challenge goes unanswered. The platform has already been adopted by companies such as Rocycle, Blauwe Monsters, and Adwise, showcasing its effectiveness and scalability in the marketing domain.

Orderli

Seed Round in 2023
Orderli is a platform designed for restaurants that enhances the ordering process through a QR code-based solution. By allowing customers to scan a table-top QR code, Orderli enables them to access a digital menu and place orders directly, streamlining the dining experience. This system not only facilitates more efficient order placement but also frees up restaurant staff to engage more meaningfully with guests. Ultimately, Orderli aims to transform the traditional ordering method in restaurants, helping establishments increase their sales and improve overall customer satisfaction.

Authic

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Authic Labs provides a customizable, no-code solution that enables businesses to enter the Web 3 space. The company's platform facilitates the creation of digital marketplaces and enhances supply chain transparency through smart contracts. Authic Labs' B2B SaaS loyalty platform leverages blockchain technology to develop unique brand experiences. Their API-centric approach simplifies the development of innovative loyalty programs, making it accessible even for those without technical expertise. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, supporting industries such as fashion, art, and sports in creating customized Web3 marketplaces without requiring any coding.

Stippl

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Stippl is a social travel platform designed to enhance the travel planning experience for users. It allows travelers to explore, plan, and share their trips by offering a user-friendly drag-and-drop itinerary planner. The platform enables users to discover accommodations, view the best routes for their journeys, and estimate travel times between destinations. Additionally, Stippl facilitates the integration of various travel components, such as transportation options and lodging comparisons, all in one cohesive platform. Users can also access content created by fellow travelers, allowing them to personalize and enrich their travel experiences.

Drop.in

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Drop.in is a company that specializes in enhancing the guest experience in the hotel industry through its web-based application. The platform allows hotels to operate more efficiently by providing guests with an autonomous onboarding process. Key features of the app include online check-in and check-out, mobile room key access, and a digital concierge service that offers real-time information about the hotel and the surrounding area. Guests can use the app to order products, make reservations for activities, and access various services, thereby relieving hotel staff of certain responsibilities. By streamlining these processes, Drop.in aims to improve both operational efficiency for hotels and the overall experience for guests.

Channext

Series A in 2022
Channext is a software-as-a-service platform that facilitates connections between vendors and business partners. The platform automates channel marketing by enabling suppliers to publish campaigns and content directly to reseller websites and their marketing channels. This streamlined process allows for efficient collaboration in marketing efforts aimed at end customers. Additionally, Channext provides valuable insights into key performance indicators across the sales channel, helping companies to measure and optimize their marketing strategies effectively.

Satelleat

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Satelleat operates a comparison platform for food delivery services, benefiting both consumers and providers. It aggregates multiple delivery apps onto one interface, allowing users to compare prices, delivery times, fees, and coupons across various services for a single restaurant. This enables customers to select the most convenient and cost-effective option, while delivery services can expand their customer reach without additional marketing expenses.

Magneto

Seed Round in 2022
Magneto developed technology, which offers heating without fossil fuels and cooling without refrigerants. It is based on our patented Magnetocaloric heat exchangers, which change temperature in magnetic field. They heat up when magnetized and cool down when magnet is removed. Our customers then develop magnetocaloric heat pump around them. The heat pump uses magnet, our heat exchangers and water to generate heat or cold in temperature span from -80 to +200*C. Our heat exchangers are protected with strong patent portfolio securing our leader position in the market.

Crescent-Med

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Crescent-Med is advancing medical education with their dual camera offering a first-person view for surgical procedures.

GreenRoutes

Pre Seed Round in 2022
GreenRoutes is a software company that specializes in providing AI-based planning technology for waste collectors and wholesalers. The platform focuses on optimizing inefficient routes and automating scheduling, which reduces reliance on scheduling personnel. It offers various features, including route optimization, GPS and navigation tools, automated trip registration, and estimated times of arrival (ETAs). By implementing these solutions, GreenRoutes helps businesses achieve significant savings in personnel hours and transportation costs, enhancing operational efficiency within the waste management sector.

KeyWI

Pre Seed Round in 2022
KeyWI is a developer of software tools focused on enhancing search engine optimization (SEO) through AI-driven keyword research. The company provides a digital marketing assistant designed to improve the quality of SEO efforts and accelerate the research process. By offering insights into relevant keywords, KeyWI helps organizations increase their organic search traffic and become more discoverable to their target audiences online.

GetEase

Pre Seed Round in 2022
GetEase is an on-demand marketplace that connects users with various lifestyle services delivered directly to their homes. The company offers a platform where individuals can easily book a diverse array of services, including massage, manicure, personal training, yoga, haircuts, brow treatments, and pedicures. By streamlining the process of accessing these qualitative services, GetEase enhances convenience for users seeking to improve their lifestyle without leaving their homes.

Fusion Engineering

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Fusion Engineering specializes in the development of advanced flight controllers specifically for the commercial drone market. The company focuses on creating remote piloting systems that provide reliable and flexible flight control, with hardware optimized for multirotor drones. Their innovative control algorithms ensure accurate positioning, disturbance rejection, and fault tolerance, which enhance the performance and reliability of drones. By prioritizing safety and dependability, Fusion Engineering aims to facilitate the seamless integration of drone technology into everyday life, enabling manufacturers to meet regulatory compliance and improve user experience.

Gymstory

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Gymstory is an app and sensor platform that helps gyms enhance their training experience and increase revenue.

Workwize

Seed Round in 2022
Workwize is a platform that facilitates employee onboarding and offboarding while also providing them with all of the office supplies required to maintain a healthy work environment. Workwize makes establishing, operating, and closing remote offices easier and more manageable than ever before. Workwize allows employees with individual budgets to order home office products and services such as ergonomic desks, desk chairs, and IT products at a low cost.

Loop

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Loop offers a coffin filled with a soft bed of moss, that not only feels good but also contributes to the composting process. Their vision is to restore nature by bringing human nutrients back into the cycle of life in the most natural way with a living mycelium-based coffin that enables people to enrich the soil and allow new seedlings to thrive.

Send AI

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Send AI is a developer of a sophisticated document processing platform that addresses the complexities of handling various text files. Unlike traditional single-page processing, the company’s platform enables users to manage multi-step workflows for extracting meaningful information from documents. It offers functionalities such as splitting bundled PDFs or emails, classifying content, rotating, deskewing, and removing scanned pages. Additionally, Send AI allows for the validation and enrichment of data using custom logic tailored to individual requirements. By leveraging natural language processing models, the platform automates the classification and extraction of relevant data, significantly improving the efficiency of processing large volumes of unstructured text documents. Users can configure and train their own setups while maintaining human oversight, ensuring control throughout the document handling process.

Orderli

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Orderli is a platform designed for restaurants that enhances the ordering process through a QR code-based solution. By allowing customers to scan a table-top QR code, Orderli enables them to access a digital menu and place orders directly, streamlining the dining experience. This system not only facilitates more efficient order placement but also frees up restaurant staff to engage more meaningfully with guests. Ultimately, Orderli aims to transform the traditional ordering method in restaurants, helping establishments increase their sales and improve overall customer satisfaction.

Rapidemic

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Rapidemic is a company focused on the development of molecular point-of-care test kits for the rapid diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections and other infectious diseases. Utilizing proprietary primer technology, Rapidemic's tests enhance sensitivity and specificity while minimizing the need for complex procedures. This innovative approach allows for low-temperature diagnostics, ensuring accuracy and reducing the likelihood of false positives. The company's tests enable clinicians to conduct assessments in various settings, including those with limited medical facilities, providing results within an hour. By facilitating immediate diagnosis, Rapidemic aims to improve patient outcomes and streamline the management of infectious diseases.

Focus

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Focus is a legal tech startup founded in 2019 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands. The company specializes in developing an AI-powered platform that ranks patents based on their technological significance, integrating expertise in the patent industry with a model-based, econometrical approach. Focus's unique ranking algorithm has been validated within specific technical domains through testing with potential customers. In addition to its patent ranking capabilities, the platform provides tools for rapid technology scouting, AI comparisons, and future forecasting, which assist businesses in identifying promising emerging technologies and making informed investment decisions.

Workwize

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Workwize is a platform that facilitates employee onboarding and offboarding while also providing them with all of the office supplies required to maintain a healthy work environment. Workwize makes establishing, operating, and closing remote offices easier and more manageable than ever before. Workwize allows employees with individual budgets to order home office products and services such as ergonomic desks, desk chairs, and IT products at a low cost.
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