Investing Profile
Herman Kienhuis(394)
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Managing Partner at River Venture Partners
curiosityvc.com/teamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Connected to Rouven Dresselhaus (Cavalry Ventures), Joe Bond (PROfounders Capital).
Networks Herman is a member of
McKinsey & Company Network
276 CONNECTIONS
McKinsey & Company Network
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INSEAD Network
156 CONNECTIONS
INSEAD Network
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Procter & Gamble Network
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cbCurrent Investing Position
River Venture Partners Managing Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$750K
Investments On Record
96
Herman Kienhuis is on these Sector & Stage Rankings
Human Capital/HRTech (Seed)Sales & CRM (Seed)Analytics (Series A)MarketingTech (Seed)Analytics (Seed)Real Estate/PropTech (Seed)Data Services (Seed)Human Capital/HRTech (Series A)MarketingTech (Series A)Data Services (Series A)Sales & CRM (Series A)Real Estate/PropTech (Series A)AI (Seed)AI (Series A)Investors who invested in female foundersInvestors who invested in diverse foundersEnterprise (Series A)Angel, Scout, and Solo-CapitalistsCybersecurity (Series A)Cybersecurity (Seed)Human Capital/HRTech (Pre-seed)Analytics (Pre-seed)MarketingTech (Pre-seed)Data Services (Pre-seed)Sales & CRM (Pre-seed)Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed)Cybersecurity (Pre-seed)AI (Pre-seed)Enterprise (Pre-seed)SaaS (Pre-seed)SaaS (Series A)SaaS (Seed)Enterprise (Seed)
Herman Kienhuis's Investments On Record (64)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Orq.ai | SeedDec 2025$6M SeedDec 2025$5.5M Pre SeedMar 2024$2M Pre SeedOct 2023$840K | $14M |
Dreamdata | Series BOct 2025$55M Series AMar 2023$7M Series ADec 2022$7M | $74M |
Altura Platform | Series AJun 2025$9M SeedMar 2024$3M | $12M |
Telescope Eco | SeedJan 2025$4M | $4M |
OneSurance | SeedOct 2024  | |
Moonlit | Pre-seedAug 2024 | |
Epum | Pre-seedJul 2024$1.6M | $1.6M |
QA Tech | Pre-seedMay 2024$3M | $3M |
Herman Kienhuis's Media (1)
most interested in
Curiosity is an Amsterdam-based VC-firm, founded in 2021. We focus on early-stage (seed/series A) investments in AI-driven B2B software companies in Netherlands/Belgium, Nordics and Baltics. We want to work with high integrity, low ego founders and their diverse teams supporting them in building digital business that have a real impact on businesses and people's lives.not interested in
We don't in invest in pre-product companies. We don't invest in companies based outside our geographic scope. We don't invest in hardware.Herman Kienhuis's Experience
Managing Partner Curiosity2021 - Present
Managing Partner River Venture Partners2015 - Present
Investor StrisePresent
Investor & Board Member Orq.aiPresent
Management team, Digital Product Development ilse media (Sanoma Digital)Present
Board Member Dutch Creative Industry Fund (DCIF)Present
Founder and Managing Director SanomaVenturesPresent
Expert Selection Committee member Stimuleringsfonds voor de Journalistiek / Dutch Journalism FundPresent
External Investment Committee member NS innovatiefonds Nederlandse SpoorwegenPresent
EVP, Managing Director KPN VenturesPresent
Venture Partner NewionPresent
Investor & Board Member StrisePresent
Founder & Managing Partner River Venture PartnersPresent
Investor & Advisor PolarstepsPresent
Investor & Advisor Vormats - Video Made EasyPresent
Investor & Advisor KaizoPresent
Board Member & investor MeetingpackagePresent
Investor & Board Member Freesi.ioPresent
Investor & Board Observer DreamdataPresent
Investor & Advisor Orq.aiPresent
Investor & Board Member AlturaPresent
Investor & Board Observer BeCausePresent
Co-Founder, Managing Partner Curiosity VCPresent
Director of Strategy & Corporate Development Sanoma UitgeversPresent
Researcher Procter & GamblePresent
Director Business Development ilse media (Sanoma Digital)Present
Strategy Consultant McKinsey & CompanyPresent
Board Member MeetingpackagePresent
Founder, Managing Partner River Venture PartnersPresent
Venture Partner Newion Partners2020 - 2021
Managing Director KPN Ventures2016 - 2019
Managing Director SanomaVentures2012 - 2015
Director Business Development Sanoma Digital2007 - 2012
Director Strategy & Corporate Development Sanoma2004 - 2007
Strategy consultant McKinsey & Company1998 - 2004
Herman Kienhuis's Education
University of Groningen MSc Chemical Engineering
INSEAD MBA General Management, Innovation Management, Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital
SG Holten High School VWO (Atheneum)
INSEAD MBA Management
RijksUniversiteit Groningen MSc Chemical Engineering
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