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Keen Venture Partners Fund II

Geography
Netherlands
Stage
Series A
Fund size
€120M
Focus
AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, E-Commerce and SaaS
Signals
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N°01 / About

About Keen Venture Partners Fund II

Keen Venture Partners Fund II is a venture capital firm based in Netherlands, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, E-Commerce, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands
Funding StageSeries A
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Climate & Sustainability
E-Commerce
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European B2B founders: AI for SMEs, defence, public-sector

AI for SMEs
European defence & security
B2B software
Seed to Series A
public-sector AI

Bullish Signals

6 portfolio cos verified, dual thesis activewebsite
Cato 2025 seed: public-sector AI momentumwebsite
Kelluu Series A aerial intelligence leaderwebsite
AirHub mission-critical drone ops platformwebsite
Azumuta shop floor to C-suite industrial AIwebsite
Perciv radar AI seed stage momentumwebsite
mika pre-seed SME fintech accounting automationwebsite
Operating Partner + Adoption Partner roleswebsite
Pan-European HQs: Milan, Finland, Groningen, Ghent, Delft, Berlinwebsite
Radically human philosophy across hiringwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Dual thesis — breadth vs depth riskexternal
Visible 6-company portfolio so farwebsite
16-person team for portfolio sizewebsite

Founder Do's

Build AI tools solving real SME pain
Target European defence or security markets
Show clear enterprise adoption path
Operate in Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Finland
Exceptional teams (radically human focus)

Founder Don'ts

Consumer-facing or B2C models
Outside Europe HQ or focus
Pre-product or pure research stage

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€120M
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People

Key People

Robert Verwaayen, Alexander Ribbink, Ben Verwaayen

Briehan BurkeGeneral Partner
Giuseppe LacerenzaPartner
Alexander RibbinkGeneral Partner
Alexander KremerPartner
Ben VerwaayenGeneral Partner
Robert VerwaayenGeneral Partner
Joost DoenseAdoption Partner
Djoni de VosPrincipal
Tomek LepkaInvestment Manager
Nesbit WestAdvisor
Sara McMunnOperating Partner
Gonçalo LopesFinance Manager
Juliette PetitChief of Staff
Stephanie DavisAssociate
Ties KlinkhamerJunior Associate
Angad SinghJunior Associate
Backers

Known LPs

KfW CapitalPublic / State institution
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