Peak

Co-founders Johan van Mil and Stefan Bary serve as managing partners and hold ultimate decision-making authority. The partnership also includes David Zwagemaker, Philippe von Klitzing, Tea Elezi, and Thijs Dijkman, each leading coverage in specific regions and investment themes.

Peak’s limited partners are exclusively entrepreneurs — typically founders with exits — who form a referral network across European tech hubs. The firm also draws on its Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, including alumni from Bynder, Mollie, Meta, and Airbnb, for vetting and warm introductions.

Peak invests directly into portfolio companies and does not operate as a fund-of-funds. The firm leads rounds as a matter of course but will co-invest or follow when a strong lead investor is already in place.

The firm writes initial checks at the pre-seed and seed stages, with ticket sizes ranging from €250,000 to €4 million. Follow-on capital is reserved to continue supporting portfolio companies into Series B and later rounds.

Because every LP is an operator, Peak answers to a capital base of former founders rather than institutional asset allocators. The firm states this removes institutional pressure on holding periods, let them lead rounds more aggressively, and gives portfolio companies access to a peer-entrepreneur network instead of a traditional corporate advisory bench.