Curiosity VC blog
Christina Caljé is announced as an advisor and investor in Curiosity VC fund,
Curiosity is focusing on the early-stage investments of AI startups located in the Benelux, Nordics, and Baltics, with an aim to grow towards a fund size of €50 million to invest in 20 software companies.
Most distinctive about the investment fund is its community-driven approach, whereby Entrepreneurs supported by Curiosity become co-owners of the fund, leading to an increased interest in portfolio growth, and encouragement of peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.. In addition, the fund founders have gathered a group of experienced advisors to join the community, including established names such as Daniel Gebler (Picnic), Ulla Kruhse-Lehtonen (DAIN Studios), Patrick de Laive (TNW), Jan Kees de Jager (Easygenerator), Aik Deveneijns (Levelup), and Christina Caljé (Autheos). These advisors will also become co-owners of the fund and will invest their time and expertise to support the fund management and companies within its portfolio.
Curiosity was founded by the experienced investors Herman Kienhuis, former managing director of KPN Ventures, and Maurice Beckand Verwee, founder of startup investor Crosspring, to carry out their mission to support European entrepreneurs in building the new generation of AI-driven software companies to serve the world.
The investment fund specifically targets early-stage investments of tech companies in growing fields such as Enterprise software, Marketing/E-commerce, FinTech, Cyber Security, LegalTech, and PropTech. Thereby, focusing on Europe’s fastest-growing tech hubs: the Benelux, Scandinavia, and the Baltics.
