Investing Profile

Herman Kienhuis(329)

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Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Curiosity VC
curiosityvc.com/teamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Herman Kienhuis's investing connections

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Connected to Rouven Dresselhaus (Cavalry Ventures).

Networks Herman is a member of
McKinsey & Company Network
141 CONNECTIONS
INSEAD Network
80 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Curiosity VC Managing Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$750K
Investments On Record
86

Herman Kienhuis is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Herman Kienhuis's Investments On Record (58)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Altura Platform
SeedMar 2024$3M
$3M
Orq.ai
Pre SeedMar 2024$2M
Pre SeedOct 2023$840K
$2.8M
Co-investors: Adriaan Mol (Stash Ventures), Milan Daniels, Koen Koeppen, Max Klijnstra
BeCause
SeedFeb 2024$600K
$600K
Strise
Series ASep 2023$11M
SeedNov 2022$3M
$26M
Co-investors: Paavo Räisänen (Maki.vc), Don Hoang (Atomico), Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund), Phillip Chambers, Johan Brand
Orquesta
Pre-seedSep 2023$850K
$850K
Neople
Pre-seedJun 2023$1.6M
$3.6M
Co-investors: Stefan Bary (Peak)
Epicbrief
Pre SeedApr 2023$1M
Pre-seedApr 2023$1.1M
$2.1M
Dreamdata
Series AMar 2023$7M
Series ADec 2022$7M
$19M
Co-investors: David Helgason (foobar.vc), Tom Wilson (Seedcamp), Hekla Arnardóttir (Crowberry Capital), Roberto Bonanzinga (InReach Ventures)

most interested in

Curiosity is an Amsterdam-based VC-firm, founded in 2021. We focus on early-stage (seed/series A) investments in AI-driven B2B software companies in Netherlands/Belgium, Nordics and Baltics. We want to work with high integrity, low ego founders and their diverse teams supporting them in building digital business that have a real impact on businesses and people's lives.

not interested in

We don't in invest in pre-product companies. We don't invest in companies based outside our geographic scope. We don't invest in hardware.

Herman Kienhuis's Experience

Managing Partner Curiosity2021 - Present
Managing Partner River Venture Partners2015 - Present
Venture Partner Newion Partners2020 - 2021
Managing Director KPN Ventures2016 - 2019
Managing Director SanomaVentures2012 - 2015
Director Business Development Sanoma Digital2007 - 2012
Director Strategy & Corporate Development Sanoma2004 - 2007
Strategy consultant McKinsey & Company1998 - 2004

Herman Kienhuis's Education

INSEAD MBA Management
RijksUniversiteit Groningen MSc Chemical Engineering