Investment Team

Marketplaces & Consumer

World-changing consumer and marketplace startups are notoriously non-obvious and non-consensus, at least at the stage we invest. So we don’t shy away from weird-looking products, we lean into them.

Want to catch our eye? We love multiplayer products with network effects, products leveraging technology to solve real-world problems, and those enabling novel interactions by piggybacking on behavioral shifts.

Building something big comes with many ups and downs, which is why we’re hands-on investors who leverage our expertise and network to guide you at key moments in your journey. Together, keeping our eyes on the ultimate prize — a truly world-changing product.

Marketplaces & Consumer Team
Jeroen Arts

Jeroen Arts

Partner
Mathilde Valin

Mathilde Valin

Investor
Sameer Singh

Sameer Singh

Partner
Marketplaces & Consumer Portfolio
Agro.Club

Two-sided agricultural marketplace with embedded financial services.

Sector
Fintech & DeFi
Marketplaces & Consumer
Middle East, Africa & Beyond
Year Invested
2020
Asap.work

Connecting construction companies with qualified temporary workers.

Sector
Marketplaces & Consumer
Year Invested
2023
BLNG

End-to-end generative AI solution for jewelry design, customization, and digital merchandising.

Sector
Marketplaces & Consumer
Year Invested
2025
Bikemap

Create, upload, and share your favorite cycle routes.

Sector
Marketplaces & Consumer
Year Invested
2016
Blindmate

Lets your friends swipe for you, turning lonely swiping into a shared social experience.

Sector
Marketplaces & Consumer
Year Invested
2023
bliq

Empowering gig workers in the transport industry to manage their workflow across multiple platforms.

Sector
Marketplaces & Consumer
Year Invested
2022
BlubBlub

Video modeling and gamified activities to help children improve their speech and language skills.

Sector
Marketplaces & Consumer
Health & Bio
Year Invested
2017
byrd

B2B marketplace for full-service ecommerce fulfillment.

Sector
Marketplaces & Consumer
Year Invested
2017
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