Sascha Argiro

Europes First Cheque Fund | We support and partner with the most ambitious pre-seed startups from Europe and European founders abroad, often as their first investor. (The APX portfolio is now managed by HEARTFELT)

Europes First Cheque Fund | We support and partner with the most ambitious pre-seed startups from Europe and European founders abroad, often as their first investor. (The APX portfolio is now managed by HEARTFELT)

Slingshot Ventures is a Dutch venture capital fund solely backed by successful entrepreneurs. We back ambitious, talented and charismatic entrepreneurs and actively help them accelerate their businesses with our knowledge, experience and international network of people and companies. By providing smart growth capital we help these start- and scale-ups catapult their business to the next level. This makes us the partner of choice for B2(B2)C focused fast growing ventures with international growth ambition and potential. We believe that proven entrepreneurs are the best inspiration for the next generation of entrepreneurs. That’s why both our team and our carefully selected group of investors consist of proven entrepreneurs and venture builders. This makes us truly hands-on in our investment approach. It’s what we call “inspirational growth capital”. We currently manage a portfolio of multiple investments, all with a base in the Netherlands and all with a cross-border ambition. Our portfolio includes companies such as Swishfund (online business lender), The Fabricant (digital fashion house)Temper (online marketplace for freelancers), Wasteless (dynamic pricing solution for supermarkets), Stox Energy Socks (innovative pressure socks), Fangage (all in one fan platform), Toothfairy (smart dental app), Check (shared e-moped platform) & Boldking (online male grooming).

Holland Capital has been responsibly and successfully investing in promising Dutch and German SMEs with growth ambitions for over 40 years. The team understands entrepreneurship and fosters an open, sustainable, and professional relationship with the management teams of the invested companies, aiming for mutual growth. With offices in Amsterdam and Düsseldorf, Holland Capital focuses on Healthcare, and Technology sector.

Shoe Investments invests directly in rapidly growing and scalable companies (equity-ticket size EUR 2-10m). She is hands-on and can add value through her knowledge about a.o. e-commerce (B2B and B2C), sales, marketing, finance & controls. In addition to direct investments, Shoe Investments also invests in funds (PE VC to buy-outs, real estate, etc.). At this moment, Shoe Investments participates in some 30 investments (direct and indirect). For more information: info@shoeinvestments.nl ronald@shoeinvestments.nl +31 6 19011424 (mobile Ronald van der Heide, MD)

ASIF Ventures is the first and only Amsterdam-based venture capital fund focused on startups founded by student and recent graduates from the University of Amsterdam and Vrije University. Our mission is to bridge the gap between student entrepreneurs and Amsterdams VC and startup ecosystem. Do you want to get funded or know more about us? Send us a message!