Herman Kienhuis
Investing Profile
River Venture Partners thesis
What we look for Early Stage. We invest in software companies that have successfully launched their first product and are gaining momentum through positive customer response. AI & ML. We invest in B2B software companies applying new data, ML and AI technologies to create value for businesses and society, across four socio-economic themes: Sustainable Living : PropTech, Energy, ClimateTech Trusted Society : LegalTech, Privacy, Cybersecurity Future of Work : Enterprise SaaS, HRTech, DevOps Future of Commerce : Fintech, Marketing & Sales Automation, Logistics HQ in Benelux, Nordics, Baltics. We f
Sector and stage focus
- Seed: Human Capital/HRTech, Sales & CRM, MarketingTech, Analytics, Real Estate/PropTech, Data Services, AI, Cybersecurity, SaaS, Enterprise
- Series A: Analytics, Human Capital/HRTech, MarketingTech, Data Services, Sales & CRM, Real Estate/PropTech, AI, Enterprise, Cybersecurity, SaaS
- general: Investors who invested in female founders, Investors who invested in diverse founders, Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists
- Pre-seed: Human Capital/HRTech, Analytics, MarketingTech, Data Services, Sales & CRM, Real Estate/PropTech, Cybersecurity, AI, Enterprise, SaaS
Recent investments by Herman Kienhuis
Herman Kienhuis has 6 named past investments in the public record. The most recent:
| Company | Stage | Date | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strise | Series A | Sep 2023 | $11M |
| Orquesta | Pre-seed | Sep 2023 | $850K |
| QA Tech | Pre-seed | May 2024 | $3M |
| Epum | Pre-seed | Jul 2024 | $1.6M |
| Telescope Eco | Seed | Jan 2025 | $4M |
| Orq.ai | Seed | Dec 2025 | $5.5M |
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