E-commerce / Retail Investors in the Netherlands
51 investors back E-commerce / Retail startups in the Netherlands on Startup Fountain.
Startup Fountain is a matching platform for early-stage European startups raising capital. Investors join it themselves and set out what they invest in, so a founder can ask for a warm introduction rather than send a cold email.
This page describes the investors backing E-commerce / Retail startups in the Netherlands. It is not a scraped directory — everyone counted here chose to be on the platform and can be reached through it. The figures cover all of them; the funds named further down are some of the investors on the platform.
Founders. Raising in E-commerce / Retail in the Netherlands? These are the investors you could be introduced to. See how it works.
Investors. Investing in E-commerce / Retail in the Netherlands? This is who else is active, and what they back. See how it works.
E-commerce / Retail and the Netherlands
E-commerce and Retail covers startups building the infrastructure and experiences behind online and omnichannel shopping, from checkout and logistics tools to direct-to-consumer brands themselves. More on E-commerce / Retail across Europe.
The Netherlands is one of Europe's more established early-stage ecosystems, anchored by Amsterdam with growing activity in Rotterdam and Eindhoven. More on the Netherlands.
Key figures
| Investors backing E-commerce / Retail startups in the Netherlands | 51 |
|---|---|
| Across all countries in E-commerce / Retail | 56 |
| Across all industries in the Netherlands | 146 |
| Joined in the last 90 days | 6 |
| Of these, investing Europe-wide without naming countries | 30 |
The headline figure already includes 30 investors who invest across all of Europe rather than naming the Netherlands specifically; the rest named it directly.
51 of the 56 E-commerce / Retail investors on Startup Fountain cover the Netherlands. Among them, cheques typically run €50k – €100k–€500k – €1M and under 1% are angels.
6 of these 51 investors joined Startup Fountain in the last 90 days.
How this compares
| Typical cheque | €50k – €100k to €500k – €1M |
|---|---|
| Angel investors | <1% |
| Specialists, listing three sectors or fewer (median listed: 13) | 2.0% |
| Startups here per investor | 0.4 |
Other sectors these investors cover
Some of the funds active in E-commerce / Retail in the Netherlands
Some of the investors on the platform, with the geography and sectors they set themselves. Angels are counted above but never named.
| ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund |
|---|
| APX |
| ASIF Ventures |
| Bossche Investeringsfonds |
| Dutch Operator Fund |
| FounderFuel Capital |
| Fundrs Capital |
| Holland Capital |
| identity.vc |
| Keen Venture Partners |
| Newion |
| Pitchdrive |
1 more are on the platform but not shown here; the rest of the 51 counted here are reachable through the platform without being named individually.
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Frequently asked questions
More about how the platform works on the E-commerce / Retail page.
What is Startup Fountain?
- Startup Fountain is a matching platform for early-stage European startups raising capital. Founders apply once and are matched with investors who have stated they back their sector, stage and country; investors join to see startups that fit the criteria they set. Introductions are made through the platform rather than by cold outreach.
How many investors back E-commerce / Retail startups in the Netherlands on Startup Fountain?
- 51 investors have named this as something they invest in and accept introductions for it. The figure counts investors who joined the platform and set their own criteria — it does not include the wider group who only receive deal-flow updates.
What cheque sizes do investors in E-commerce / Retail startups in the Netherlands write?
- Typically €50k – €100k to €500k – €1M, taken as the median minimum and median maximum across the 51 investors counted here. Individual funds vary.
Are there angel investors backing E-commerce / Retail startups in the Netherlands?
- Yes — under 1% of the 51 investors here are angels rather than funds. They are counted in every figure on this page but are never named, since naming a fund and naming a private individual are different acts.
What's included in E-commerce/Retail?
- Both the tools that power online and omnichannel retail (checkout, logistics, personalization) and direct-to-consumer brands selling through those channels.
Do E-commerce investors prefer infrastructure or consumer brands?
- It varies by investor, some specialize in retail infrastructure and tooling, others focus specifically on consumer-facing brands, worth checking an individual investor's stated focus.
How do I connect with E-commerce investors on Startup Fountain?
- Apply as a startup for free, no broker fees, and get matched with vetted investors active in e-commerce and retail.
Raising in E-commerce / Retail?
Founders apply once and request warm introductions to the investors counted above, rather than cold-emailing them.
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Data as of .