Curiosity VC

Curiosity VC is a community-powered venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Led by experienced operator-investors Herman Kienhuis and Maurice Beckand Verwee as co-founding Managing Partners, the firm focuses on early-stage investments in talented, diverse founding teams across the Benelux, Nordics, and Baltic regions who are building the next generation of AI-driven global software companies. The firm's community of 23 team members includes entrepreneurs, expert advisors, and investors who actively contribute to sourcing and portfolio support. Curiosity leads rounds and writes checks of €500,000 to €1 million at seed and Series A stages, focusing on B2B software with AI applications across fintech, proptech, legaltech, enterprise software, marketing technology, cybersecurity, energy, and climate technology. The firm has made 44 investments — spanning Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden — with 3 new investments added in the most recent 12-month period. The firm's community-powered model is a deliberate structural choice: Curiosity draws on an engaged network of founders and operators to extend its deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio support beyond what a small investment team could accomplish alone. The firm's mission — supporting entrepreneurs building software companies to serve the world, not simply consume its resources — reflects a values orientation that runs through both its sector focus and founder selection criteria.