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Keen Venture Partners
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Keen Venture Partners is a 'radically human' venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam that backs exceptional teams across Europe from Seed to Series B. The firm focuses on two core verticals: Technology for SMEs — backing founders building AI solutions for Europe's 26 million small and medium-sized businesses — and Defence & Security, investing in Europe's boldest founders building the future of defence, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, and space applications. Keen's approach is to 'invest time first, money later', building relationships and proving demonstrable value well before any capital is deployed, with the conviction that being in good company makes all the difference for fast-growing founders.
Notable quotes
“Banks and FinTechs are stuck between a rock and a hard place where compliance is a big headache for them, and they are trying to wrap their heads around how to approach it in a truly risk-based fashion. We are extremely excited about Lucinity's platform and its promise to address the global issue of financial crime.”
“Europe has the talent, the technology and the ambition. What was missing was capital and access to launching defence customers. That is the gap we are closing.”
“Enough obsessing over who builds the European OpenAI. The bigger question is who gets AI into the hands of Europe's 26 million SMEs — I'm most excited about that growth potential.”
Team
Alexander Kremer
Partner
Djoni de Vos
Investor
Giuseppe Lacerenza
Partner – Defence and Security
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATMOS Space Cargo | Series A | — | 2026-04 |
| Perciv AI | Seed | — | 2024-01-01 |
| Azumuta | Series A | $9m | 2023-01-01 |
| Lucinity | Series B | $17m | 2022-07-07 |
| Doctify | Series B | $8m | 2021-04-13 |
| Crisp | Series B | $33m | 2021-01-01 |
| Feather | Series A | $7m | 2022-01-01 |
| EclecticIQ | Series B | $15m | 2020-01-01 |
| Teamleader | Series C | $21m | 2019-01-01 |
| Beekeeper | Series A | — | 2018-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| DFF Ventures | 3 |
| Crowberry Capital | 2 |
| Karma Ventures | 2 |
| byFounders | 2 |
| Amadeus Capital Partners | 2 |
| Plural | 2 |
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