Curiosity VC

Overview

Amsterdam early-stage firm investing in AI-driven B2B software across the Benelux, Nordics and Baltics, with co-investments in London, Berlin and Paris. Its community model lets entrepreneurs it supports co-own the fund, and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) provides matching capital. Fund I backed 23 startups; Fund II held a €17M first close in June 2026 toward a €30-40M target. AUM (about €50M) and Fund II USD figures are approximate conversions.

Notable portfolio companies

• Strise
• Orq.ai
• Dreamdata
• Altura

Funds

Reported fund performance

None of the public LP reports we track (Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association (ACERA), Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC), Alaska Retirement Management Board (ARMB), Andra AP-fonden (AP2), Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS), CalPERS, CalSTRS, Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund (CTPF), Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA), Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF), Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association (CCCERA), District of Columbia Retirement Board (DCRB), Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI), Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii (HIERS), Enterprise Ireland (Seed and Venture Capital Scheme), European Investment Fund (EIF), Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado (FPPA), Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), Illinois Growth and Innovation Fund (Illinois State Treasurer), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA), KfW Capital, Korea Venture Investment Corp. (Foreign VC Investment Fund), LACERA, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System (LACERS), Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), Merseyside Pension Fund, Minnesota State Board of Investment, Montana Board of Investments, NYC Board of Education Retirement System (BERS), NYC Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS), NYC Fire Pension Fund, NYC Police Pension Fund, NYC Teachers' Retirement System, Nebraska Investment Council, New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS), New Jersey Division of Investment, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (NMERB), New Mexico State Investment Council, New York State Common Retirement Fund, New York Ventures (Empire State Development), New Zealand Superannuation Fund, Norfund (Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries), North Carolina Retirement Systems (NCRS), Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), Oregon Growth Account (Oregon Growth Board), Oregon State Treasury (OPERF), Pennsylvania PSERS, Pennsylvania SERS, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI), Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri (PSRS/PEERS), San Bernardino County Employees' Retirement Association (SBCERA), San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA), South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission (RSIC), South Dakota Investment Council (South Dakota Retirement System), State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS), State of Michigan Retirement System (SMRS), State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma (OTRS), Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS), Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Kentucky (TRS), Texas Municipal Retirement System, US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), UTIMCO (Permanent University Fund), University of California, Washington State Investment Board, West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF)) include this firm’s funds yet. Venture firms don’t publish returns; figures appear here when a public pension or endowment discloses them.