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TIN Capital
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TIN Capital is a Dutch venture capital firm founded in 1998 and one of Europe's leading dedicated cybersecurity investors. Through its European Cyber Tech Fund V (target €100 million, first close October 2023), TIN Capital invests in cybersecurity and IoT security startups and scale-ups based in Europe, with typical ticket sizes of €1–10 million across Seed to Series C stages. The firm backs companies with proven product-market fit that are ready to scale internationally, with the overarching mission of developing and rolling out 'made in Europe' cybersecurity solutions to build a safe and resilient Europe. TIN Capital acts primarily as lead or co-lead investor and brings hands-on support, a strong cybersecurity ecosystem, and access to networks, talent, and markets alongside its capital.
Notable quotes
“We see a clear opportunity in how enterprises manage cloud infrastructure at scale. As cloud environments grow, the challenge isn't just speed or convenience – it's doing things right the first time. StackGuardian brings security and compliance into the deployment process itself, reducing alert noise, easing pressure on infrastructure teams, and helping CFOs control spend.”
“With clear traction at customers like Siemens, RheinEnergie, and Bpost, we see this as a strong moment to support StackGuardian's growth.”
“Time is precious for founders. TIN Capital has always been careful with our time through an efficient fundraising process and meaningful input.”
Team
Adrien Vanheste
Associate
Bart Houlleberghs
Partner
Maarten Derks
Managing Partner
Reinout vander Meûlen
Partner
Roel Reijnen
Partner
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zepo Intelligence | Seed | $15m | 2026-01 |
| Emproof | Seed | — | 2026-03 |
| Saporo | Series A | $8m | 2025-12 |
| StackGuardian | Series A | $10m | 2025-09-30 |
| Nymiz | Seed | $2m | 2025-10 |
| VirtualMetric | Seed | $2m | 2025-06 |
| SignPath | Series A | $6m | 2025-01 |
| Eye Security | Series B+ | $36m | 2024 |
| EclecticIQ | Series A | — | — |
| BreachLock | Series A | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Auriga Cyber Ventures | 3 |
| Volta Ventures | 2 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 2 |
| Invest-NL | 2 |
| Kibo Ventures | 1 |
| eCAPITAL | 1 |
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