Venture investments · Mergers & acquisitions · Amsterdam

Backing founders. Building through acquisition.

Astrocap is a privately held investment holding. We invest our own capital in early-stage companies with ambitious founders, and we acquire and grow established businesses where operational expertise can unlock the next chapter.

2023Established
Own capitalNo outside LPs
EuropePrimary focus
What we do

Two ways to build value.

We combine the mindset of a venture investor with the patience of a long-term owner. Whether we are writing an early cheque or acquiring a company outright, the goal is the same: build something durable.

01 · VENTURE

Early-stage investments

Pre-seed to Series A cheques in digital businesses with a clear path to revenue. We back founders who know their customer, ship fast and treat capital with respect.

  • Consumer internet and direct-to-consumer brands
  • E-commerce infrastructure and payments
  • AI-enabled software and automation
  • Marketing and data technology
02 · M&A

Acquisitions and buy-and-build

We acquire majority stakes in profitable, founder-led companies and help them scale: succession situations, carve-outs and platform acquisitions with clear add-on opportunities.

  • Majority and full acquisitions
  • Founder succession and partial exits
  • Platform strategies with add-on targets
  • Flexible structures, fast decisions
03 · SUPPORT

Hands-on portfolio support

Our team has built and operated digital businesses across Europe. Portfolio companies get access to that experience when it is useful, and space to run when it is not.

  • Performance marketing and growth
  • International expansion and localisation
  • Operations, logistics and finance
  • Hiring and leadership development
Focus areas

Where we like to spend our time.

We are generalists by temperament but concentrate on markets we understand from the inside.

Consumer & commerce

Brands, marketplaces and the tooling that helps them sell across borders.

Applied AI

Software that removes real work from real workflows, not demos.

Marketing technology

Attribution, creative automation, experimentation and customer data.

Payments & fintech

Checkout, risk, subscriptions and the plumbing of online revenue.

Health & wellness

Products and services that help people feel better, delivered digitally.

Digital services

Agencies, SaaS and service businesses ready for a growth partner.

For founders

How we work with you.

We have sat on the other side of the table. That shapes how we invest: quickly, transparently and with the long game in mind.

"The best companies are built by people who care more about the customer than about the deck."

Astrocap investment principle
1

A straight answer, fast

You will hear a clear yes, no or what-we-need-to-see within days, not months. We do not run founders through committees.

2

Terms you can read

Plain structures, standard documents and no hidden preferences. If something is unusual, we explain why.

3

Operators, not tourists

Help comes from people who have run growth, product and operations themselves. Ask for it when you need it.

4

Patient ownership

We invest our own money and have no fund clock. Good companies get time to become great ones.

5

Founder succession, done well

Selling a company you built is personal. We handle it with discretion, fair terms and respect for the team that stays.

Company

Registered in Amsterdam, active across Europe.

Astrocap Fund B.V. is a Dutch private limited company operating as an investment holding. It invests exclusively its own capital and does not manage money for third parties.

Legal name
Astrocap Fund B.V.
Chamber of Commerce
KvK 92365051
Incorporated
December 2023
Registered office
Van Boshuizenstraat 12, 1083 BA Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Activity
Investment holding; venture investments and acquisitions
Contact

Tell us what you are building.

Founders, owners considering a sale, and advisers with a relevant mandate are welcome to write. A short note with what the company does, where it is and what you are looking for is enough to start.

info@astrocapfund.com

Astrocap Fund B.V. · Van Boshuizenstraat 12, 1083 BA Amsterdam