Volve Capital Fund I

About Volve Capital Fund I

Amsterdam-based founder-led fund targets pre-product startups at pre-seed stage in Benelux and DACH regions, making €150-500k initial investments.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Climate Sustainability

Enterprise Software

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage AI founders scaling in Western European enterprise

early-stage AI

Western Europe

enterprise AI

next-gen AI

AI scale-up

Bullish Signals

GP actively meets founders 1-1external

Engaged in curated AI founder eventsexternal

Confirmed at 20+ VC founder eventlinkedin

Actively recruiting AI startups March 2025linkedin

Volve Capital promotes founder access publiclylinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Thesis narrowly focused on AI onlyexternal

Founder Do's

Build in AI space

Target enterprise market

Based in Western Europe

Apply to curated founder sessions

Seek 1-1 VC conversations

Founder Don'ts

Skip 1-1 founder engagement

Ignore Western Europe focus

Avoid non-AI verticals

Key GPs & Partners

Joost Bijlsma

General Partner

founder-facingAI-focusedcommunity-active

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€9M

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Key People

Volve Capital

Joost BijlsmaGeneral Partner