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Maven 11 Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlandsmaven11.com/

Maven 11 Capital is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, investing in Artificial Intelligence & Data, Software & Developer Tools and Finance & Blockchain, 117 tracked investments.

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Investments Tracked

About Maven 11 Capital

Maven 11 Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We have recorded 117 investments for Maven 11 Capital to date.

Sector activity concentrates in Artificial Intelligence & Data, Software & Developer Tools, Finance & Blockchain and Fintech. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds.

Maven 11 Capital invests in early-stage companies building decentralized technologies. They focus on DeFi, Web3 infrastructure, and NFT-related projects.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus
pre-seedseedseries-a
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence & DataSoftware & Developer ToolsFinance & BlockchainfintechdeeptechTalent AcquisitionRecruitmentDigital Assets & Crypto

Investment Thesis

Maven 11 Capital invests in early-stage companies building decentralized technologies. They focus on DeFi, Web3 infrastructure, and NFT-related projects.

Maven 11 Capital Portfolio Companies

24 of 60 tracked holdings.

Portfolio outcomes
76 active5 acquired1 defunct5.5% exit rate

Team

Joost van der PlasManaging Partner

Discovered blockchain in 2011, bought first Bitcoin in early 2012. MSc Business Administration. 11 years senior corporate management in telecom (KPN, Tele2, UPC) and 5+ years start-up experience.

Balder BomansCIO & Managing Partner

MSc Economics and Finance. Traded European cash equities for 8 years at Kempen & Co. Expertise in trading strategies and risk management.

Mathijs van EschGeneral Partner

Got into crypto in 2016, joined Maven 11 in 2017. Economics background. Led funding rounds into Bloxroute, Anoma, Nym, Celestia, Sovereign Labs, Astria.

Mads MathiesenResearch Partner

Into blockchain since 2013. Spent 5 years in Asia, speaks Chinese and Korean. Focused on Rollups, Zero-Knowledge and MEV. Joined Maven 11 early 2022.

Pim SwartAssociate Partner

Into crypto since 2016. MSc with background in bioinformatics and machine learning. Joined Maven 11 early 2021. Led investments in multiple companies.

Bram Van RoelenHead of Product

MSc Business Engineering, active in industry since 2015. Fully emerged in DeFi. Responsible for finding opportunities and supporting portfolio companies.

Alexander EssleAnalyst Principal

Engineering background, MSc Business Analytics & Management. Co-founded student team building electric helicopter. Entered crypto in 2017. Joined Maven 11 early 2024.

Pablo BilusInvestment Analyst

Into crypto since summer 2020, focused on DeFi. MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences and Business Management. Experience in bioinformatics and startup development.

Arun RambocusCFO/COO

Responsible for fund finance, operations, compliance, legal, HR, IT. 14 years in investment banking (ABN AMRO/Kempen & Co). 10 years in financial roles at Randstad.

Victor van EijkDirector Global Business Development

Joined Maven 11 in 2021. Responsible for M11 Credit. 15 years in capital markets roles in Amsterdam and New York with Kempen & Co and NIBC.

Ekram AhmedAdvisor

Brand positioner, Modularist. Head of Marketing and Communications at Celestia. Former positioning and strategy consultant for Facebook and Google.

Mustafa Al-BassamAdvisor

CEO Celestia Labs. PhD in blockchain scaling at UCL. Co-founder of Chainspace (acquired by Facebook).

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