Fund profile / Netherlands

PhotonVentures

Geography: Netherlands
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €75M
Focus: AI/ML
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About PhotonVentures

PhotonVentures is a venture capital firm based in Netherlands, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Global operators, multi-stage, partnership-aligned capital

family office

multi-asset class

global

SF-based

partnership structure

Bullish Signals

Global family office, multi-asset mandateexternal

SF HQ, global deal scopeexternal

Partnership structure, long-term capitallinkedin

LinkedIn followers up to 304linkedin

Confirmed 4 employees, lean operationslinkedin

VC & PE principals classification confirmedlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Only 2–10 employees, small teamexternal

No detailed thesis publicly sharedlinkedin

Founder Do's

Align with long-term capital mindset

Global scope appeals to fund

Multi-stage exposure welcomed

Founder Don'ts

Avoid early-stage if seeking quick exits

Don't expect large check velocity

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€75M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Francis Anthony Leung

Carlos CheungEmployee

Albert ChiangEmployee

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