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 individuals seeking driving lessons and driving schools. Covering 95% of the country, ClickDrive allows students to find the best driving instructors quickly and affordably. The platform features a data-driven marketplace where students can easily book lessons, manage payments, and handle administrative tasks through a user-friendly application. This system not only streamlines the booking process for students but also ensures that instructors receive payment promptly, typically within a day after lessons are completed. By providing reliable comparisons and enhancing communication between students and instructors, ClickDrive aims to simplify the journey toward obtaining a driving license.

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, producing products that can be reused in new batteries. Back to Battery aims to create a healthier planet by promoting a circular business model, symbolized by its infinity-inspired logo.

QuantWare

Series A in 2025
QuantWare is a leading provider of quantum hardware, specializing in scalable quantum processors designed to enhance computational capabilities. The company has developed the VIO QPU scaling technology, which serves as a platform for various qubit designs, facilitating the development of quantum computers with the potential to exceed one million qubits. QuantWare operates under the Quantum Open Architecture paradigm, supplying fully packaged quantum processing units (QPUs) and offering Foundry and Packaging Services to clients in 20 countries across four continents. Its innovative 3D-dimensional chip architecture enables customers to build connected and scalable quantum systems, aimed at addressing complex challenges in fields such as climate and life sciences.

MEMSYS

Pre Seed Round in 2025
MEMSYS, a Dutch startup spun off from Delft University of Technology, specializes in developing vibration-based energy harvesting and power management technology. The company's innovative solutions convert mechanical energy from machine and asset vibrations into usable electrical power, enabling wireless sensing applications and self-powered devices, particularly in the industrial Internet of Things and railway sectors.

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 empowers surgeons with comprehensive insights into a patient's anatomy, aiding in surgical planning and enhancing the chances of successful operations. The company's platform, which leverages 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 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 of their Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) audits, streamlining tasks, improving accuracy, and facilitating team collaboration.

GEHECO

Seed Round in 2024
GEHECO is a technology company specializing in the development of drilling tools tailored 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 critical step in the installation process. GEHECO's innovative designs prioritize in-home installation, reduced environmental impact, and enhanced accessibility, thereby overcoming traditional barriers to the adoption of sustainable heating solutions.

Kaminari Medical

Venture Round in 2024
Kaminari Medical is focused on developing an innovative diagnostic medical device aimed at enhancing coronary revascularization procedures. The company's flagship product is a catheter that integrates intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and photoacoustic (PA) imaging, referred to as intravascular photoacoustics (IVPA). This advanced catheter provides medical professionals with detailed information about plaque location and composition, allowing for more accurate stent placement and improved therapy guidance. By enabling the visualization of different types of plaques, Kaminari Medical's technology aims to reduce the risk of heart attacks and the need for reinterventions, ultimately improving patient outcomes in cardiovascular care.

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 B2B delivery platform focused on enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of last-mile delivery services. The platform addresses common challenges in the delivery sector by accurately predicting customer demand, which helps companies optimize their operations without incurring additional costs. Sparqle has developed a unified application that integrates orders and riders, facilitating streamlined deliveries and significant cost savings for businesses. By prioritizing environmentally conscious practices, Sparqle enables its clients to reduce carbon emissions, setting a new standard for sustainable last-mile delivery solutions.

Eddy Grid

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Eddy Grid is an innovative energy storage company focused on providing sustainable energy solutions. It develops a distributed energy storage platform that offers battery systems and energy management services tailored for businesses. This platform helps companies reduce energy costs, enhance reliability, and increase their access to renewable energy sources. By leveraging advanced technology, Eddy Grid aims to support businesses in their transition to more sustainable energy practices.

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 customizable, 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. is a company based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in developing a cloud-based platform for energy storage solutions. Founded in 2017, Skoon focuses on providing clean energy options by enabling the renting, sharing, and leasing of large batteries, particularly for maritime and large-scale industries. The platform facilitates the discovery and booking of energy storage systems tailored for mobile and temporary applications. By promoting the electrification of commercial vessels and establishing a network of swappable batteries, Skoon Energy aims to accelerate the energy transition and foster a community marketplace for energy solutions. Additionally, the company offers consultancy services to support its clients in optimizing their energy needs.

Sparqle

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Sparqle is a sustainable B2B delivery platform focused on enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of last-mile delivery services. The platform addresses common challenges in the delivery sector by accurately predicting customer demand, which helps companies optimize their operations without incurring additional costs. Sparqle has developed a unified application that integrates orders and riders, facilitating streamlined deliveries and significant cost savings for businesses. By prioritizing environmentally conscious practices, Sparqle enables its clients to reduce carbon emissions, setting a new standard for sustainable last-mile delivery solutions.

Next Ocean

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Next Ocean specializes in advanced ship hydromechanics technology that enhances maritime operations by predicting wave patterns and ship motion. Utilizing radar technology, the company transforms conventional x-band radars into remote wave sensors by analyzing the modulation of received electromagnetic signals. This innovative approach allows for real-time predictions of wave conditions, enabling offshore operators to identify optimal time windows for critical activities, thus minimizing the risks associated with high waves. By providing accurate forecasts of wave behavior, Next Ocean helps improve safety and efficiency in offshore operations, allowing operators to avoid unfavorable conditions and enhance operational uptime.

Hexwise

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Hexwise specializes in the optimization of air-cooled heat exchangers to enhance energy efficiency and reduce wastage across various industrial applications. The company develops software that improves the performance and maintenance of heat exchangers used in thermal power plants, gas transport networks, and chemical facilities, among others. Its monitoring system integrates seamlessly with existing heat exchangers, providing maintenance and asset managers with valuable insights and recommendations. By leveraging this technology, Hexwise enables businesses to significantly increase their energy efficiency and operational effectiveness.

Authic

Seed Round in 2023
Authic is a developer of a no-code, B2B SaaS platform that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate the creation of customizable digital marketplaces and innovative loyalty programs. Designed for industries such as fashion, art, and sports, Authic's platform enables businesses to integrate unique brand experiences and enhance customer engagement without requiring any technical expertise. By functioning as a Customer Data Platform (CDP), it ensures seamless integration with existing systems, allowing companies to adapt to the evolving digital landscape while moving away from reliance on third-party cookies. The use of smart contracts promotes supply chain transparency, making Authic a valuable solution for organizations looking to enter the Web 3 space.

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 company that specializes in developing solutions for fully automating electric vehicle (EV) charging sites. By utilizing proprietary soft robotics technology and computer vision, ROCSYS enables EV infrastructure operators to enhance asset utilization and streamline operations for fleet operators. The company's offerings not only support the efficient management of charging services but also prepare businesses for advancements in self-parking and autonomous driving technologies. ROCSYS provides a comprehensive suite of remote management tools and an API integration platform, addressing the increasing demands of the EV industry and promoting sustainable transportation solutions.

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 platform focused on improving the treatment journey for chronic patients by efficiently connecting them with relevant clinical trials tailored to their unique health data. The platform utilizes advanced algorithms to match patients with suitable global clinical trials, thereby increasing their opportunities for personalized treatment options. OASYS NOW emphasizes patient privacy through a privacy-by-design approach while harnessing extensive medical data to enhance health outcomes. Additionally, the company provides secure data-sharing solutions and ethical data processing systems aimed at organizations in the health and genomics sectors, ensuring a robust and secure infrastructure for sensitive health information.

Revolv Space

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Revolv Space specializes in the development of critical components for small satellites, aiming to enhance their operational efficiency and reduce space debris. The company designs, manufactures, and tests advanced components that facilitate continuous data generation and payload operations, allowing clients to fully monetize their space assets. One of their key offerings is a solar array rotary actuator, which provides essential functions such as sun-tracking, differential drag, and deorbit capabilities. By focusing on these innovative solutions, Revolv Space enables its clients to concentrate on their missions without the complexities associated with satellite component management, ultimately optimizing power utilization and enhancing mission success.

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 by developing a novel diagnostic device that assesses cell viability through the detection of minute vibrations produced by living cells. This innovative technology offers single-cell sensitivity and does not rely on growth rates, allowing for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing results. By utilizing advanced graphene technology, SoundCell aims to assist healthcare professionals in accurately identifying and prescribing appropriate antibiotics, thereby enhancing treatment efficacy and addressing the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance.

QuantWare

Seed Round in 2023
QuantWare is a leading provider of quantum hardware, specializing in scalable quantum processors designed to enhance computational capabilities. The company has developed the VIO QPU scaling technology, which serves as a platform for various qubit designs, facilitating the development of quantum computers with the potential to exceed one million qubits. QuantWare operates under the Quantum Open Architecture paradigm, supplying fully packaged quantum processing units (QPUs) and offering Foundry and Packaging Services to clients in 20 countries across four continents. Its innovative 3D-dimensional chip architecture enables customers to build connected and scalable quantum systems, aimed at addressing complex challenges in fields such as climate and life sciences.

Eyk

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Eyk is a marketing data platform designed to empower digital marketers by streamlining the process of cross-channel data analysis. The platform offers automated dashboards and customizable data models, enabling users to efficiently connect and analyze e-commerce and marketing data. Eyk ensures that up-to-date information is readily accessible in a secure cloud environment, allowing marketers to operate with data engineering capabilities without needing extensive technical expertise. By simplifying data management and enhancing usability, Eyk aims to provide timely insights that address various marketing challenges. Notable companies such as Rocycle, Blauwe Monsters, and Adwise utilize Eyk's platform to improve their marketing strategies and outcomes.

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 is a developer of a no-code, B2B SaaS platform that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate the creation of customizable digital marketplaces and innovative loyalty programs. Designed for industries such as fashion, art, and sports, Authic's platform enables businesses to integrate unique brand experiences and enhance customer engagement without requiring any technical expertise. By functioning as a Customer Data Platform (CDP), it ensures seamless integration with existing systems, allowing companies to adapt to the evolving digital landscape while moving away from reliance on third-party cookies. The use of smart contracts promotes supply chain transparency, making Authic a valuable solution for organizations looking to enter the Web 3 space.

Stippl

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Stippl is a social travel platform designed to help users explore, plan, and share their travel experiences. It offers a drag-and-drop itinerary planner that allows travelers to manage their trips effectively. The platform facilitates the discovery of accommodations, routes, and estimated travel times between destinations. Additionally, Stippl enables users to access content created by fellow travelers, enhancing the personalization of their itineraries. By integrating various travel elements such as transport options and accommodations, Stippl provides a comprehensive tool for both tourists and travelers to streamline their planning process.

Drop.in

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Drop.in specializes in enhancing the hotel experience by providing a web-based application that allows for an autonomous guest onboarding process. The platform enables hotels to streamline operations and improve guest satisfaction through features such as online check-in and check-out, keyless mobile room entry, and a digital concierge service. This concierge function offers real-time information about the hotel and surrounding city, facilitates activity reservations, and allows guests to order room service digitally. By offloading certain responsibilities from hotel staff, Drop.in creates a seamless experience for guests while optimizing hotel operations.

Channext

Series A in 2022
Channext is a software-as-a-service platform that facilitates connections between vendors and business partners, primarily focusing on channel automation. The platform enables suppliers and resellers to collaborate effectively by automating the marketing process. It allows vendors to publish campaigns and content directly to local reseller websites and marketing channels, ensuring that promotional efforts reach the end customer efficiently. Channext also provides tools for measuring key performance indicators across various sales channels, offering valuable insights into the effectiveness of marketing strategies. This streamlined approach helps businesses optimize their channel marketing efforts and enhance overall performance.

Satelleat

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Satelleat operates a food delivery service comparison platform designed to enhance transparency in the market. The platform caters to mobile users who utilize multiple food delivery applications, allowing them to compare various services based on factors such as pricing, delivery times, service charges, and available coupons. By providing this comprehensive evaluation, Satelleat enables customers to make informed decisions on which delivery service to use for their favorite restaurants. Additionally, delivery services benefit from increased visibility and a broader customer reach while reducing marketing costs by directing users through Satelleat's platform.

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 technology company that specializes in providing software solutions for waste collectors and wholesalers. The company has developed an AI-based planning platform that focuses on route optimization and scheduling automation. This platform enhances operational efficiency by optimizing inefficient routes, reducing the need for dedicated scheduling personnel, and offering features such as GPS navigation, automated trip registration, and estimated time of arrivals (ETAs). By utilizing GreenRoutes' technology, businesses can achieve significant savings in both personnel hours and transportation costs.

KeyWI

Pre Seed Round in 2022
KeyWI is a software developer focused on enhancing search engine optimization through its AI-driven keyword research tool. The platform provides valuable insights into keywords that help organizations improve their SEO quality and increase organic search traffic. By streamlining the keyword research process, KeyWI enables businesses to become more discoverable to their digital target audiences, ultimately supporting their digital marketing efforts.

GetEase

Pre Seed Round in 2022
GetEase is an on-demand marketplace that connects users with a variety of home lifestyle services. The platform allows individuals to conveniently book services such as massage, manicure, personal training, yoga training, haircut, brow shaping, and pedicure. By providing access to a diverse range of high-quality services, GetEase aims to enhance the lifestyle of its users while ensuring ease of use and convenience.

Fusion Engineering

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Fusion Engineering specializes in creating advanced flight controllers tailored for the commercial drone industry. The company's innovative remote piloting systems are designed to provide reliable and adaptable flight control, optimizing hardware for multirotor drones. With integrated control algorithms, these systems ensure precise positioning, effective disturbance rejection, and fault tolerance. By enhancing performance and reliability, Fusion Engineering aims to facilitate regulatory compliance and simplify user experience for drone manufacturers, ultimately promoting the safe and dependable integration of drone technology into everyday life.

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 specializes in advanced document processing by offering a platform that caters to the unique requirements of handling complex text files. The company enables users to automate the processing of unstructured documents, such as PDFs and emails, through a multifaceted approach that includes splitting, classifying, rotating, and enhancing scanned pages. By utilizing natural language processing models, Send AI helps organizations efficiently extract relevant information and manage large volumes of data. Users can configure and train the platform according to their specific needs while maintaining human oversight to ensure control over the 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 specializes in developing molecular point-of-care test kits for the rapid diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections and airborne infectious diseases. The company employs proprietary primer technology that enhances the sensitivity and specificity of tests while minimizing the need for complex manipulations. This innovative approach allows for accurate low-temperature diagnostics, significantly reducing false positives. By enabling testing in environments with limited medical facilities, clinicians can obtain results within an hour, facilitating timely treatment and better healthcare outcomes.

Focus

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Focus is a legal tech startup based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2019. The company has developed an AI-powered platform that ranks patents according to their technological significance, utilizing a unique algorithm that integrates insights from the patent industry with econometric models. This innovative ranking system has shown effectiveness in several technical domains during testing with potential clients. Additionally, Focus's platform provides tools for rapid tech scouting, AI comparisons, and future forecasting, assisting 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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