Investing Profile
Herman Kienhuis(390)
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Managing Partner at River Venture Partners
curiosityvc.com/teamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Connected to Rouven Dresselhaus (Cavalry Ventures), Joe Bond (PROfounders Capital).
Networks Herman is a member of
McKinsey & Company Network
274 CONNECTIONS
McKinsey & Company Network
274 CONNECTIONS
INSEAD Network
98 CONNECTIONS
INSEAD Network
98 CONNECTIONS
Procter & Gamble Network
44 CONNECTIONS
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cbCurrent Investing Position
River Venture Partners Managing Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$750K
Investments On Record
96
Herman Kienhuis is on these Sector & Stage Rankings
Human Capital/HRTech (Seed)Sales & CRM (Seed)Analytics (Series A)MarketingTech (Seed)Analytics (Seed)Real Estate/PropTech (Seed)Data Services (Seed)Human Capital/HRTech (Series A)MarketingTech (Series A)Data Services (Series A)Sales & CRM (Series A)Real Estate/PropTech (Series A)AI (Seed)AI (Series A)Investors who invested in female foundersInvestors who invested in diverse foundersEnterprise (Series A)Angel, Scout, and Solo-CapitalistsCybersecurity (Series A)Cybersecurity (Seed)Human Capital/HRTech (Pre-seed)Analytics (Pre-seed)MarketingTech (Pre-seed)Data Services (Pre-seed)Sales & CRM (Pre-seed)Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed)Cybersecurity (Pre-seed)AI (Pre-seed)Enterprise (Pre-seed)SaaS (Pre-seed)SaaS (Series A)SaaS (Seed)Enterprise (Seed)
Herman Kienhuis's Investments On Record (64)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Orq.ai | SeedDec 2025$6M SeedDec 2025$5.5M Pre SeedMar 2024$2M Pre SeedOct 2023$840K | $14M |
Dreamdata | Series BOct 2025$55M Series AMar 2023$7M Series ADec 2022$7M | $74M |
Altura Platform | Series AJun 2025$9M SeedMar 2024$3M | $12M |
Telescope Eco | SeedJan 2025$4M | $4M |
OneSurance | SeedOct 2024  | |
Moonlit | Pre-seedAug 2024 | |
Epum | Pre-seedJul 2024$1.6M | $1.6M |
QA Tech | Pre-seedMay 2024$3M | $3M |
Herman Kienhuis's Media (1)
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
Founder, Managing Partner River Venture PartnersPresent
Board Member MeetingpackagePresent
Strategy Consultant McKinsey & CompanyPresent
Director Business Development ilse media (Sanoma Digital)Present
Researcher Procter & GamblePresent
Director of Strategy & Corporate Development Sanoma UitgeversPresent
Co-Founder, Managing Partner Curiosity VCPresent
Investor & Board Observer BeCausePresent
Investor & Board Member AlturaPresent
Investor & Advisor Orq.aiPresent
Investor & Board Observer DreamdataPresent
Investor & Board Member Freesi.ioPresent
Board Member & investor MeetingpackagePresent
Investor & Advisor KaizoPresent
Investor & Advisor Vormats - Video Made EasyPresent
Investor & Advisor PolarstepsPresent
Founder & Managing Partner River Venture PartnersPresent
Investor & Board Member StrisePresent
Venture Partner NewionPresent
EVP, Managing Director KPN VenturesPresent
External Investment Committee member NS innovatiefonds Nederlandse SpoorwegenPresent
Expert Selection Committee member Stimuleringsfonds voor de Journalistiek / Dutch Journalism FundPresent
Founder and Managing Director SanomaVenturesPresent
Board Member Dutch Creative Industry Fund (DCIF)Present
Management team, Digital Product Development ilse media (Sanoma Digital)Present
Investor & Board Member Orq.aiPresent
Investor StrisePresent
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
University of Groningen MSc Chemical Engineering
INSEAD MBA General Management, Innovation Management, Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital
SG Holten High School VWO (Atheneum)
INSEAD MBA Management
RijksUniversiteit Groningen MSc Chemical Engineering
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