About Knight Capital
Knight Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. As of Jan 2026, Knight Capital has invested in 12 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Netherlands based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Dealroom Overall, Knight Capital portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Zephr. A lot of funds co-invest with Knight Capital, with names like Beringea sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Knight Capital has team of 12 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Knight Capital's List of Top Investments
Knight Capital has a portfolio of 12 companies. Their most notable investments are in Smart Protection and Paiger.Their portfolio spans across Netherlands, United Kingdom, Austria and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Knight Capital:1. Dealroom
Provider of intelligence data regarding startup ecosystems and venture capital. This platform tracks information on high-growth companies, funding rounds, and investment activity. It offers analytical tools to monitor market trends, sector performance, and organizational valuations. The service provides insights into investment patterns and corporate development to assist with research and decision-making processes.
Key facts about Dealroom
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.8M
- Employee Count: 92 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Rabobank, Xecced and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 28, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Stream
Provider of web feed integration solutions. The platform offers tools for developers to build timeline or notification feeds that are personalized by machine learning algorithms. Also helps in building chat API integrations, etc. It is featured on multiple tracking platforms. The company is founded by the authors of the source Stream Framework, which has 250K+ downloads. Graduated from Techstars NYC 2015. Claims that 200+ companies use Stream API to build their Newsfeed. GetStream entry plan starts at $50 per month.
Key facts about Stream
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $57.8M
- Employee Count: 334 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: GGV Capital, Felicis Ventures and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Amberscript
Provider of automatic transcription of audio and video to text solution. The platform converts the provided audio and video to text. It provides automatic speech recognition. It caters to different industries such as education, enterprise, government, research, speech annotation, and media, and broadcasting. It monetizes through a subscription-based pricing model.
Key facts about Amberscript
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10M
- Employee Count: 228 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Endeit Capital, Knight Capital and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Revieve
Provider of AI and AR solutions for beauty brands and retailers. The company delivers real-time analysis for personalized routines and recommendations. It offers virtual try-on experiences for makeup and hair color. The company provides product recommendations and dynamic beauty routines tailored to catalogs. It also offers profile management and evolving skin insights for loyalty experiences. The company delivers guidance for beauty decisions, adapting to user needs.
Key facts about Revieve
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Helsinki (Finland)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $2.08M
- Employee Count: 58 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Businessfinland, Howzat Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 17, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
AI powered brand protection and anti counterfeit software. The platform provides visibility into the products distribution channel, and the AI detects the brand infringements, and categorizes it based on the threats it poses. It enables users to identify and eliminate illegal copies and improper usage of brands through the platform.
Key facts about Smart Protection
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Madrid (Spain)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $23.7M
- Employee Count: 93 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Nauta Capital, Swanlaab Venture Factory and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 18, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Knight Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Knight Capital has invested in 12 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. As of Jan 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in iDWELL and most recent follow-on round was in Dealroom.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Knight Capital's Investments by Stage
Knight Capital has made 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.3M, 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.42M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $24.9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 5 |
Seed | 2 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Knight Capital's Investments by Sector
Knight Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, FinTech, Real Estate and Construction Tech and Auto Tech. Notably, it has invested in 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Tech companies, 11 Software companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 8 |
Vertical SaaS | 5 |
FinTech | 2 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 2 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Knight Capital's Investments by Geography
Knight Capital has made most investments in Netherlands (2), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Netherlands | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Austria | 1 |
Denmark | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Knight Capital's recent investments
Knight Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Dealroom.Here are the most recent investments by Knight Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 28, 2026 | Netherlands | Series A | 1110 | ||
Nov 04, 2024 | Austria | Series A | 8626 | [+1] | |
Oct 18, 2023 | Netherlands | Seed | 1266 | ||
Nov 11, 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | 4584 | - | |
Dec 22, 2021 | Netherlands | Series A | 4848 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Knight Capital's Portfolio
1 company from Knight Capital's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Zephr in Aug 2022 by Zuora for $*****.Here are Knight Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Aug 24, 2022 | Dec 03, 2020 | Series A | 2817 |
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Team profile of Knight Capital
Knight Capital has a team of 12 members including 3 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in Netherlands and United States. Knight Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Knight Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Amsterdam | - | - | |
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Naarden | - | - |
Co-investors of Knight Capital
Over the past 6 years, 57 investors have co-invested in Knight Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Knight Capital: Knight Venture Capital, Nauta Capital and 34 others have invested in rounds before Knight Capital. There are 2 companies where Knight Venture Capital has invested before Knight Capital and 2 companies where Nauta Capital has invested before Knight Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Knight Capital: 17 investors entered a company along with Knight Capital. These include investors like Beringea (1 company).
- Invested after Knight Capital: A total of 4 investors have invested in Knight Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Indico Capital Partners (1 company), Rabobank (1 company) and Endeit Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Knight Capital
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Amsterdam-based Dealroom raises €5.8M to scale global tech ecosystem mappingEU-Startups•Jan 29, 2026•Indico Capital Partners, Dealroom, Knight Capital, Shoe Investments and 2 others
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Idwell: Vienna Proptech Receives 10 Million EurosTrending Topics•Nov 04, 2024•iDWELL, Knight, Flashpoint, Knight Capital and 1 other
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Paiger Receives Strategic Investment From Knight CapitalRad AI•Nov 15, 2022•Paiger, Knight Capital, Knight Capital
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Paper Raises $9.3M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•May 11, 2022•Long Journey Ventures, Thirdweb, FalconX, Electric Capital and 8 others
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Dealroom Raises €6M Series A For Its Startup Data, Market Intelligence ServiceInventiva•Dec 22, 2021•Dealroom, Beringea, Knight Capital, Shoe Investments and 4 others
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Maintenance and facilities management platform Infraspeak raises €10 millionTech.eu•Dec 07, 2021•Infraspeak, Indico Capital Partners, Knight Capital, Innovation Nest and 1 other
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