About Active Capital Company
Active Capital Company is a private equity firm founded in 2005. It is primarily based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. As of Jul 2026, Active Capital Company has a portfolio of 13 companies, comprising 13 funding rounds and 11 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 acquisition. The firm primarily invests in companies based in Netherlands and Germany. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Industrial Goods and Manufacturing to Enterprise Applications. Most recently it acquired stakes in Science [&] Technology on Sep 03, 2025.
Overall Active Capital Company portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions, namely VidGrid, Hendrik Veder Group and FTNON. A lot of funds co-invest with Active Capital Company, with names like Capital Factory sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Active Capital Company has a team of 13 people, including 4 partners.
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Founded Year
2005
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Active Capital Company's Portfolio
Active Capital Company has a portfolio of 13 companies. They have invested in a total of 13 companies. Their most recent investment was in brocolor LACKFABRIK (PE round) on Sep 26, 2023. Here are the most recent investments by Active Capital Company:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 26, 2023 | PE | 5405 | - | |
Dec 06, 2021 | Unattributed | 8212 | ||
Sep 16, 2021 | Seed | 5148 | ||
Nov 20, 2018 | Seed | 3119 |
Active Capital Company has acquired 11 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Science [&] Technology on Sep 03, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Active Capital Company:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Sep 03, 2025 | Provider of high-tech projects, consultancy, and software solutions | - | 2000 | |
Sep 30, 2021 | Developer of packaging cleaning agents | - | 2017 | |
Sep 27, 2022 | Provider of smart LED lighting solutions | - | 1964 | |
Dec 01, 2018 | Provider of medical textile cleaning and laundry services | - | 2005 |
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Here is the portfolio snapshot of Active Capital Company:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2018
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in Netherlands and Germany
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Industrial Goods and Manufacturing
Team profile of Active Capital Company
Active Capital Company has a team of 13 members including 4 Partners and 1 Principal located in Netherlands and Germany. Active Capital Company's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Active Capital Company:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Partner | Munich | - | ||
Principal | Amsterdam | - | - | |
Advisor | Amsterdam | - | ||
Associate | Netherlands | - | ||
Associate | Randstad | - | - | |
Associate | Munich | - | ||
Associate | Amsterdam | - | ||
Associate | Munich | - |
Co-investors of Active Capital Company
Over the past 21 years, 6 investors have co-invested in Active Capital Company's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Active Capital Company: 6 investors entered a company along with Active Capital Company. These include investors like Capital Factory (1 company).
Active Capital Company News
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Active Capital Company Acquires Stake in AutomationsRobotic GmbHGlobal Legal Chronicle•Oct 07, 2025•Automations Robotic, Active Capital Company
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Ardent AI launches 'first agentic engineer' for data pipeline maintenance after fundingSiliconAngle•Sep 24, 2025•Ardent Health, Active Capital Company, Crane Venture Partners, Active Capital and 2 others
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FW Thorpe Plc’s €14. 6 Million Acquisition of Majority Stake in SchahlLED LightingGlobal Legal Chronicle•Oct 10, 2022•ARQIS, Active Capital Company, BDO Legal Łatała i Wspólnicy, FW Thorpe and 1 other
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Finally Raises $95M In Series A FundingFinSMEs•Mar 21, 2022•Finally, PeakSpan Capital, Active Capital, 500 Global and 5 others
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Dutch deep tech startup PhotonFirst raises €11M; plans to go public in 2025Silicon Canals•Dec 06, 2021•PhotonFirst, Active Capital Company, PhotonDelta
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Dutch Clean-Tech Start-Up Healix Raises Over 10 Million EurosTextile Industries Media Group•Sep 17, 2021•Healix, Active Capital Company, ABN AMRO Commercial Finance, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland and 3 others
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The Business Journals•Aug 15, 2017•VidGrid, ilos Videos, Active Capital Company, Ingram Content Group and 1 other
