Graduate Ventures

Graduate Ventures is a Netherlands-based venture capital platform investing at pre-seed and seed stage. Founded in 2021 by alumni of Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam, it operates two funds: a pre-seed fund providing capital and hands-on support at the earliest stages of company building, and a seed fund backing startups as they develop breakthrough ideas into companies with global scaling potential.

The platform combines professional fund management with student investment teams and an alumni community. Portfolio support is described as practical rather than purely financial, encompassing guidance, expertise, connections and market introductions for founders. Technical focus areas include artificial intelligence, deep tech, healthcare technology and climate technology.

Its distinguishing asset is a network of more than 200 entrepreneurial alumni, with university relationships that have expanded across the Netherlands since founding. Geographic presence centres on Delft and Rotterdam, and the firm positions itself at the intersection of university ecosystems and early-stage funding, backing ambitious founders with potential to scale globally.