Keen Venture Partners Fund II

Netherlands
Series A
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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.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands
Funding StageSeries A
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Climate Sustainability
Ecommerce
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European B2B founders in AI for SMEs or defence

AI for SMEs
European defence & security
B2B software
Seed to Series A
Europe-focused

Bullish Signals

6 portfolio cos, 1 confirmed exitexternal
Backs defence & SME AI — dual thesisexternal
Seed to Series A sweet spotexternal
Pan-European portfolio (NL, BE, DE, FI, CH)external
Pre-seed to Series A range confirmedwebsite
Dedicated Operating Partner & adoption rolewebsite

Contrarian Signals

Dual thesis — focus riskexternal
Small visible portfolio so farexternal
Large team relative to 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
Come with exceptional founding team

Founder Don'ts

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

Key GPs & Partners

BB
Briehan Burke
General Partner
radically humanEurope-focused
GL
Giuseppe Lacerenza
Partner
defenceaerial intelligenceradar AI
AR
Alexander Ribbink
General Partner
defencedrone opsradar AI
BV
Ben Verwaayen
General Partner
Europe-focusedradically human
RV
Robert Verwaayen
General Partner
SME techindustrial AIexits
JD
Joost Doense
Adoption Partner
go-to-marketadoption
DV
Djoni de Vos
Principal
SME fintechpre-seed
TL
Tomek Lepka
Investment Manager
defenceaerial intelligence
NW
Nesbit West
Advisor
compliancefund ops
SM
Sara McMunn
Operating Partner
operations
GL2
Gonçalo Lopes
Finance Manager
financefund ops
JP
Juliette Petit
Chief of Staff
operations
SD
Stephanie Davis
Associate
industrial AISME tech
TK
Ties Klinkhamer
Junior Associate
early-stage
AS
Angad Singh
Junior Associate
early-stage

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€120M
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Key People

Robert Verwaayen, Alexander Ribbink, Ben Verwaayen

Briehan BurkeGeneral Partner
Giuseppe LacerenzaPartner
Alexander RibbinkGeneral Partner
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

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