Inside new Dutch €125m deep tech spinout fund backed by high-profile angels

Graduate Ventures' Auke van den Hout (centre) and Sophie Heijenberg (right), along with some of the angel LPs mentioned. Press photos/Impact Loop design
7 Oct 2026
06:00
Dutch venture firm Graduate Ventures has signed up "many, many" high-profile business angels as LPs in its new €125m seed fund.

In an interview with Impact Loop, managing partner Auke van den Hout speaks about:

→ How the LPs that backed its €100m first close provide more than just capital
→ The performance of its first fund, and which startups are likely to become unicorns
→ Why he thinks Graduate Ventures is an impact fund "in practice"

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