819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($279K–$2.2M Checks)
819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands investing in Enterprise, SaaS, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $279K–$2.2M checks and has 14 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $279K–$2.2M
- Portfolio
- 14 companies on record
- Partners
- 3 listed
- AUM
- $85M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Enterprise, SaaS, Marketplace
- HQ
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Last verified: 2026-11-04
Pre-Seed, Seed
$279K – $2.2M
$85M
14+ companies
3 partners
About 819 Capital (operators-first micro VC)
819 Capital is an operators-first micro VC headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The firm invests in early-stage deep-tech startups and scale-ups, with a focus on those addressing societal challenges in healthcare and technology. It emphasizes breakthrough innovation, strong leadership, minority stakes, and long-term value creation.
As a VC, 819 Capital participates in pre-seed and seed stages. The firm invests in B2B, SaaS, and Marketplace sectors. Typical check sizes range from $280K to $2.2M. It currently manages $85M in assets.
Investment Thesis
819 Capital Partners invests in early-stage deep-tech ventures, including med-tech and other technologies addressing societal challenges, with a focus on areas such as healthcare and technology.
How 819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) invests
819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) is a vc firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Enterprise, SaaS, Marketplace.
819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) typically writes checks of $279K–$2.2M per investment, backed by approximately $85M in assets under management.
819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) has backed 14 companies in our records, including Medici? (N/A), N/A, Astrape Networks.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Recent Activity
Investment Track Record
819 Capital has recorded investments in 14 portfolio companies. These include 20face in a deep tech, AI, and security early-stage funding round as well as Astrape Networks, BEDROCK 3D, Carbyon, LionVolt, MantiSpectra, Phosphoenix, Relement, SAIA Agrobotics, TracXon, Wolk, and XS Innovations. Two additional entries in the records are listed without further company details.
The firm's partners bring relevant experience to these investments. Wim Smit focuses on entrepreneurship, venture and private equity investments, buy-and-build strategy, leisure, and healthcare. Sven Kempers concentrates on venture capital, deep-tech, med-tech, healthcare, and technology. Joris C. Bokkes serves as venture partner with a focus on deep-tech, med-tech, growth, engineering, and biomedicine.
Portfolio Companies (14)
Other
Medici? (N/A)
N/A
Astrape Networks
Astrape Networks is a Dutch deep-tech startup (founded in 2022) that develops high-performance, energy-efficient optical networking solutions for data centres.
SAIA Agrobotics
SAIA Agrobotics is a Dutch ag-tech scale-up revolutionizing greenhouse farming with an “inverted automation” system: instead of robots traveling through the greenhouse, plants are moved to.
LionVolt
LionVolt is a startup (spin-out from research institute TNO at its Holst Centre) based in Eindhoven, working on next-generation battery technology through a proprietary 3D-structured solid-state.
MantiSpectra
MantiSpectra is a spin-out from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU Eindhoven) that develops miniaturized, chip-based spectral sensing devices. Their sensors embed full near-infrared spectrometer functionality.
Carbyon
Carbyon is a climate-tech startup focused on capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air using its proprietary fast-swing thin-film technology. The company aims to make direct.
Relement
Relement is a spin‑off from TNO / Biorizon, specializing in converting non‑food biomass residues into high‑quality, bio‑based aromatic chemical building blocks. Their first product — “bio‑MPA”.
XS Innovations
XS Innovations is a medical‑device startup (spin‑out of Leiden University Medical Center & Delft University of Technology) that develops an implantable vascular access solution for patients.
Phosphoenix
Phosphoenix is a Dutch med‑tech spin-off (from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience) developing a brain prosthesis for vision restoration in people who are blind due to.
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