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Pride Capital Partners Fund III

Geography: Netherlands
Stage: Series A
Fund size: €75M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Pride Capital Partners Fund III

Pride Capital Partners Fund III is a venture capital firm based in Netherlands, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

B2B software entrepreneurs seeking hands-on DACH growth partners

entrepreneur-support

growth-stage

people-first

hands-on partners

portfolio-community

B2B software

IT services

DACH-focused

M&A-driven

Bullish Signals

Strong team culture, low turnover signalsexternal

Actively posting, engaged teamexternal

Marine Corps training — discipline culture embeddedlinkedin

6,834 followers, consistent engagementlinkedin

Portfolio companies co-learning day, ecosystem-buildinglinkedin

Expert speakers: Simon-Kucher, Rabobank, CFIlinkedin

Exit prep, scaling leadership workshops — value-addlinkedin

June 25 Management Inspiration Day, 50+ attendeeslinkedin

Four workshops: AI revenue, exit strategy, leadership, fintechlinkedin

Actively hiring talent, investing in DACH ecosystemlinkedin

Explicit B2B software acquisition strategy visiblelinkedin

Financial modeling focus for portfolio company M&Alinkedin

Hiring Junior Investment Analysts for acquisitions supportlinkedin

Building internal M&A capability, talent pipeline visiblelinkedin

Contrarian Signals

GP identity largely opaque publiclyexternal

Posts culture-heavy, thesis clarity thinlinkedin

Twitter @Pride is LGBTQ+ entertainment/news accounttwitter

Founder Do's

Emphasize resilience & execution mindset

Show team culture & cohesion

Expect hands-on partner engagement

Highlight people-first company values

Seek active portfolio peer learning

Target B2B software / IT verticals

Demonstrate scaling ambition in DACH

Show M&A acquisition potential clearly

Founder Don'ts

Don't underestimate culture fit

Don't pitch without founder-market fit

Don't expect passive capital only

Don't overlook DACH market focus

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€75M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Lars Van ‘t Hoenderdaal

WouterTeam Member

Sabine DamsmaTeam Member

Philipp UrbachPartner

Nico TheobaldPartner

Ole BrügmannPartner

Bernd VierhausPartner

N°04 / See also

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