Silicon Polder Fund

The firm embeds fund directors and coaches directly into portfolio companies to provide commercial guidance under a 'learning by doing' philosophy. This operational support covers business coaching, knowledge transfer, and access to the fund's venture capital network. The goal is to help enterprise software startups navigate the path from early product development to international growth.

The fund targets IT companies that build generic software products — applications with broad market applicability rather than bespoke client solutions. It invests from the startup phase through growth stages, with a requirement that portfolio companies have international market potential from the outset.

The firm references 'fondsdirecteuren en coaches' (fund directors and coaches) as the key decision-makers and hands-on operators, describing them as entrepreneurs themselves. Specific named principals, however, are not publicly disclosed in the available firm materials.

Silicon Polder Fund is structured as a private equity asset manager (a Dutch B.V.), not a family office. It originated from a 1997 foundation and converted to a formal investment fund in 2002, raising a disclosed €12.5 million to invest in early-stage software companies.

Yes. The firm's website states that investors gain access to 'mogelijkheden voor co-investering' (co-investment opportunities) alongside the fund, as well as a diversified mix of software sub-sectors and attractive return forecasts.