Prime Ventures

Prime Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with additional offices in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Founded in 1999, the firm specializes in growth capital, focusing on seed stage to pre-IPO investments, particularly in Series A and B rounds. Prime Ventures primarily targets technology and related industries, including software, e-commerce, digital media, and clean technology. The firm invests mainly in European companies located in the Benelux countries, the United Kingdom, France, Finland, Sweden, and Spain. Initial investments typically range from €5 million to €15 million, with follow-on investments between €10 million and €25 million. Prime Ventures usually takes a minority stake in its portfolio companies, preferring to be a lead investor while also offering board representation. The firm aims to leverage its capital, experience, and extensive network to help its portfolio companies become global category leaders.

Andre Baars

Finance Director

Bosch, Sake

Managing Partner

Thijs Emondts

Partner

Nick Kalliagkopoulos

Partner

Margaret Perchik

Partner

Jelto Kromwijk Smits

Partner

Suri, Monish

Partner

Welten, Pieter

Partner

Past deals in Netherlands

Recharge

Series B in 2021
Recharge is a Netherlands-based company specializing in online prepaid credit and top-up services. Operating from Amsterdam, it aims to simplify the traditionally slow and cumbersome process of online recharge, allowing consumers to quickly and securely acquire phone credit, prepaid credit, and gift cards. Through strategic partnerships with major brands, Recharge offers digital vouchers and manages a global network that facilitates easy access to these services. The company's mission is to become a leader in the online recharge market, making the process accessible anytime and anywhere for users worldwide.

Orderchamp

Series A in 2021
Orderchamp is an online B2B marketplace that connects independent retailers with brands, facilitating wholesale transactions for local communities. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the platform enables creators and shop owners globally to identify suitable sales channels and access a diverse range of unique products. Orderchamp offers a wide selection of categories, including home, living, fashion accessories, beauty, health, luggage, stationery, and kids and baby products. This comprehensive approach allows retailers to discover quality products while providing brands with opportunities to reach new markets.

Leavy.co

Convertible Note in 2020
Leavy.co is a travel app designed for millennials who seek flexibility and affordability in their travel experiences. Based in London, with additional offices in major European cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Rome, and Lisbon, the platform allows users to rent out their rooms while traveling, thereby enabling them to earn money and manage their travel expenses effectively. By fostering a sense of community, Leavy.co encourages members to share their homes or provide care for fellow travelers, creating unique opportunities for mobility and exploration. The app caters to a generation that values experiences over ownership, particularly in the wake of changing work dynamics influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Leavy.co

Seed Round in 2019
Leavy.co is a travel app designed for millennials who seek flexibility and affordability in their travel experiences. Based in London, with additional offices in major European cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Rome, and Lisbon, the platform allows users to rent out their rooms while traveling, thereby enabling them to earn money and manage their travel expenses effectively. By fostering a sense of community, Leavy.co encourages members to share their homes or provide care for fellow travelers, creating unique opportunities for mobility and exploration. The app caters to a generation that values experiences over ownership, particularly in the wake of changing work dynamics influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Recharge

Venture Round in 2019
Recharge is a Netherlands-based company specializing in online prepaid credit and top-up services. Operating from Amsterdam, it aims to simplify the traditionally slow and cumbersome process of online recharge, allowing consumers to quickly and securely acquire phone credit, prepaid credit, and gift cards. Through strategic partnerships with major brands, Recharge offers digital vouchers and manages a global network that facilitates easy access to these services. The company's mission is to become a leader in the online recharge market, making the process accessible anytime and anywhere for users worldwide.

4C Insights

Series C in 2016
4C Insights, Inc. specializes in data science and media technology, offering solutions for multi-screen advertising and analytics. The company's product suite enables activation across various platforms, including social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Snapchat, as well as TV Synced Ads for display, search, social, and video. 4C Insights leverages its global TV monitoring network and social affinity database to provide advertising and content analytics. The company's flagship platform, Scope by 4C™, is designed for marketers to gain insights about their target consumers and creatives, facilitating campaign activation across diverse channels and devices. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, 4C has expanded its presence internationally, with offices in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong, India, and Singapore. As of August 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of Mediaocean LLC.

SlimPay

Series A in 2015
SlimPay SA operates a smart recurring payment platform that specializes in subscription payments through direct debit internationally. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Paris, France, with additional offices in Berlin, Amsterdam, Madrid, London, and San Francisco, SlimPay offers a range of solutions designed to assist merchants in optimizing their payment processes. Its platform supports payments in EURO and GBP for both fixed and variable plans, and includes features such as Checkout, an embeddable payment iframe for seamless integration into websites, and SOFORT, a direct online payment method based on online banking. By partnering with merchants throughout the payment journey, SlimPay enhances customer acquisition, increases customer lifetime value, and maximizes revenue.

Forcare

Venture Round in 2015
Forcare B.V. is a Dutch software company that specializes in providing solutions for healthcare interoperability. The company develops software products aimed at connecting various healthcare IT systems, enabling the sharing and exchange of patient data. By facilitating seamless communication between clinical information systems, Forcare aims to create a comprehensive view of patient information, enhancing the ability of healthcare institutions to collaborate effectively. This interoperability supports healthcare professionals in delivering high-quality care more efficiently, both within and beyond the healthcare enterprise. Through its innovative approach, Forcare contributes to improved patient outcomes and streamlined operations in healthcare settings.

4C Insights

Series B in 2014
4C Insights, Inc. specializes in data science and media technology, offering solutions for multi-screen advertising and analytics. The company's product suite enables activation across various platforms, including social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Snapchat, as well as TV Synced Ads for display, search, social, and video. 4C Insights leverages its global TV monitoring network and social affinity database to provide advertising and content analytics. The company's flagship platform, Scope by 4C™, is designed for marketers to gain insights about their target consumers and creatives, facilitating campaign activation across diverse channels and devices. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, 4C has expanded its presence internationally, with offices in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong, India, and Singapore. As of August 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of Mediaocean LLC.

Intrinsic ID

Venture Round in 2012
Intrinsic ID B.V. specializes in digital authentication solutions, primarily utilizing its proprietary SRAM Physical Unclonable Function (SRAM PUF) technology. Founded in 2008 and based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, with operations in Korea, the company develops a range of products aimed at enhancing security for Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded applications. Its offerings include Broadkey, a secure key management software; Citadel, a key provisioning system; Quiddicard, which focuses on remotely programming keys; and Quiddikey, a solution for reconstructing on-chip secret keys without storage. These technologies are designed to validate payment systems, secure connectivity, authenticate sensors, and safeguard sensitive government and military data and systems.

Liquavista

Series D in 2010
Liquavista B.V., a display manufacturing company, develops electro-wetting displays in the Netherlands and internationally. It offers LiquavistaBright that offers a combination of brightness in natural light and bold contrast to video; LiquavistaColor, which enables eReader devices to offer bright, full color, and low power video capable displays; and LiquavistaVivid, a transflective mode display, which represents the eReader application. Its products are used in portable and mobile applications, such as phones, watches, cameras, DVD players, and automotive applications. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands with additional offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong.

Layar

Series A in 2010
Layar B.V., founded in 2009 and headquartered in Amsterdam, designs and develops a mobile augmented reality browser known as Layar. This application enhances the user experience by overlaying information on the camera display across various categories, such as entertainment, dining, healthcare, real estate, and tourism. Layar's platform allows for interactive digital content, including videos, music, and links to social networks, enabling brands to engage with a growing audience of technologically inclined consumers. By integrating digital experiences with the physical world, Layar aims to transform how people discover and interact with relevant information.

Liquavista

Series C in 2009
Liquavista B.V., a display manufacturing company, develops electro-wetting displays in the Netherlands and internationally. It offers LiquavistaBright that offers a combination of brightness in natural light and bold contrast to video; LiquavistaColor, which enables eReader devices to offer bright, full color, and low power video capable displays; and LiquavistaVivid, a transflective mode display, which represents the eReader application. Its products are used in portable and mobile applications, such as phones, watches, cameras, DVD players, and automotive applications. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands with additional offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong.

Greetz

Series B in 2009
Greetz is an e-commerce platform that specializes in the creation and personalization of greeting cards and gifts. Customers can design their own cards, which can include flowers, chocolates, wine, helium balloons, and other gifts, all of which are printed and shipped locally. The company has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands, demonstrating the viability of its concept over several years. Greetz is now focusing on expanding its operations internationally, leveraging its internally developed application and marketing strategy to reach new markets. With the ability to facilitate next-day delivery and allow customers to schedule deliveries for later dates, Greetz aims to enhance the personal touch in gifting.

eBuddy

Series B in 2008
eBuddy is a provider of web and mobile messaging solutions, having pioneered the first independent web browser-based instant messaging service with e-Messenger in 2003. Rebranded in 2006, eBuddy currently offers two main products: eBuddy Chat and XMS. eBuddy Chat allows users with accounts from various platforms, including Facebook, MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, and AOL, to communicate for free within a single interface, accessible via web and mobile applications for iOS, Android, and other devices. XMS, launched in 2011, is a real-time messaging app that enables unlimited messaging over the internet for smartphones, supporting multiple platforms such as iOS and Android. Headquartered in Amsterdam, eBuddy is a privately-held company with additional offices in San Francisco and Singapore. The company was founded by Onno Bakker, Jan-Joost Rueb, and Paulo Taylor and is backed by Prime Technology Ventures and Lowland Capital Partners.

Greetz

Series A in 2007
Greetz is an e-commerce platform that specializes in the creation and personalization of greeting cards and gifts. Customers can design their own cards, which can include flowers, chocolates, wine, helium balloons, and other gifts, all of which are printed and shipped locally. The company has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands, demonstrating the viability of its concept over several years. Greetz is now focusing on expanding its operations internationally, leveraging its internally developed application and marketing strategy to reach new markets. With the ability to facilitate next-day delivery and allow customers to schedule deliveries for later dates, Greetz aims to enhance the personal touch in gifting.

Q-Go

Series B in 2000
Q-go is a global leader in providing next-generation online customer service solutions, specializing in the financial services, airline, and telecommunications sectors. The company offers a SaaS-based platform that facilitates customer interactions across various channels, including websites, call centers, mobile applications, ATMs, and virtual assistants. Its technology, powered by advanced semantic capabilities and industry-specific domain dictionaries, allows customers to pose inquiries in their own words, ensuring accurate and relevant responses. This approach enhances the quality of customer service while significantly reducing operational costs and increasing self-service utilization and online conversion rates. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Q-go has expanded its presence with offices in several major cities, including Barcelona, Madrid, Bonn, Munich, Zürich, New York, and San Francisco. The company's clientele includes prominent global brands such as Air France-KLM, ING, and Deutsche Telekom.
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