About Slingshot
Slingshot is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. As of Sep 2025, Slingshot has invested in 31 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Netherlands based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Retail to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Tooth Fairy Overall, Slingshot portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Tiqets, CHRONEXT and VanMoof. A lot of funds co-invest with Slingshot, with names like JamJar Investments sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Slingshot has team of 9 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Slingshot's List of Top Investments
Slingshot has a portfolio of 31 companies. Their most notable investments are in Instoried and STOX Energy Socks.Their portfolio spans across Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany and 4 more locations. They have invested in Retail, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Slingshot:1. Tiqets
Tiqets is an online ticketing platform for travel experiences. The platform enables travelers to search, compare and book admission tickets for museums, events/shows, and other travel attractions. Users can further receive the e-ticket on their e-mails/app. The company directly partners with venues, providing them with onsite conversion and marketing tools to increase CLTV (Customer Lifetime Value). Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Tiqets
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $106M
- Employee Count: 211 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Abn Amro and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 30, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. CHRONEXT
Online retailer of certified new, pre-owned, and vintage luxury watches. The company provides a platform for buying and selling timepieces. Authenticity is guaranteed through qualified watchmakers. They offer a warranty for each watch, regardless of condition, through their service center.
Key facts about CHRONEXT
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Cologne (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €10M - €50M as on Dec 31, 2018
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $117M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Tengelmann Ventures, JamJar Investments and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 11, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. VanMoof
Manufacturer of electric bicycles. The company develops various models of electric bicycles Vanmoof S3, VanmoofX3. It offers features like automatic electronic gear shifting, rider recognition, chain-tensioning systems, anti-theft technology, tamper detection, remote lockdown mode, silent motors, hydraulic brakes, and an integrated app allowing users to check battery levels, locate their bicycles, and to track rides. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about VanMoof
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $200M
- Employee Count: 191 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Felix Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Wild
Internet-first brand of natural perfumes. It offers fragrances like limonene, geraniol, benzyl salicylate, linalool, and more. The company claims the products offered are made from anodized aluminum and recycled plastic
Key facts about Wild
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £50M - £100M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $12.6M
- Employee Count: 316 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: JamJar Investments, Seven Group Holdings and 55 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 30, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Ace & Tate
Internet-first brand of designer eye-wear. It sells both prescriptions as well as non-prescription based eye-wear. It works on the principle of a flat-fee structure where customers won’t be charged extra costs for coatings or prescription lenses that come with traditional optical retailers. It also offers a ‘Home Try-on’ service, which lets buyers select up to four pairs of glasses that are delivered to the customers for free to test out in the comfort of their own homes for five days.
Key facts about Ace & Tate
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $65M
- Employee Count: 526 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Global Founders Capital, Rinkelberg Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 09, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Slingshot's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Slingshot has invested in 31 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in XOXO Beverages and most recent follow-on round was in Tooth Fairy.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Slingshot's Investments by Stage
Slingshot has made 12 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.22M, 11 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.64M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $11.3M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $65M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 12 |
Series A | 11 |
Series B | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Slingshot's Investments by Sector
Slingshot has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Retail, Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS and Auto Tech. Notably, it has invested in 28 Tech companies, 22 Consumer (B2C) companies, 11 Software companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 12 |
Retail | 12 |
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Auto Tech | 3 |
Others | 27 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Slingshot's Investments by Geography
Slingshot has made most investments in Netherlands (10), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Netherlands | 10 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Germany | 3 |
India | 3 |
Israel | 2 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Slingshot's recent investments
Slingshot has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Slingshot:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 18, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 4891 | [+4] | |
Apr 25, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6339 | ||
Apr 02, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 5283 | [+8] | |
Jan 04, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5874 | ||
Nov 22, 2023 | Germany | Series A | 1993 | [+1] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Slingshot's Portfolio
1 of Slingshot's portfolio company became public - CHRONEXT.Here are Slingshot's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Feb 26, 2020 | Series D | 9722 |
Acquired companies in Slingshot's Portfolio
5 companies from Slingshot's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tiqets in Dec 2025 by Expedia Group for $*****.Here are Slingshot's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 10, 2025 | - | - | 7457 | |
Feb 13, 2025 | Oct 27, 2020 | Seed | 6822 | |
Aug 31, 2023 | Oct 02, 2017 | Series A | 6195 | |
Apr 25, 2022 | - | - | 4817 | |
Mar 30, 2021 | - | - | 6771 |
Team profile of Slingshot
Slingshot has a team of 9 members including 1 Partner and 2 Principals located in Netherlands. Slingshot's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Slingshot:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Principal | Randstad | - | - | |
Principal | Rotterdam | - |
Co-investors of Slingshot
Over the past 10 years, 213 investors have co-invested in Slingshot's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Slingshot: JamJar Investments, SOSV and 71 others have invested in rounds before Slingshot. There are 2 companies where JamJar Investments has invested before Slingshot and 2 companies where SOSV has invested before Slingshot.
- Top Co-investors of Slingshot: 93 investors entered a company along with Slingshot. These include investors like JamJar Investments (2 companies).
- Invested after Slingshot: A total of 47 investors have invested in Slingshot's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Helvetica Capital (1 company), Hillhouse (1 company) and Gillian Tans (1 company).
Recent News related to Slingshot
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London-based Toothfairy secures €8.4M to expand its on-demand dentist platformSilicon Canals•Sep 19, 2025•CRB Health Tech, Tooth Fairy, Portfolio Ventures, Ada Ventures and 3 others
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Xoxo Soda Secures £4m Funding and Expands into National UK RetailFoodBev Media•Apr 25, 2025•XOXO Beverages, Lever VC, Slingshot
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Unravel Secures £5 Million in FundingStartup Rise EU•Apr 03, 2025•Unravel, Nauta Capital, Active Partners, Slingshot and 4 others
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Spacegoods Raises £2.5m To Expand Mushroom-based Wellness ProductsTech.eu•Feb 14, 2024•Spacegoods, Five Seasons Ventures, Redrice Ventures, Slingshot and 2 others
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Rotterdam-based circular platform Valyuu raises €2.4 million to give a new life to the growing e-waste pileEU-Startups•Aug 29, 2023•Valyuu, Rubio impact Ventures, Slingshot, Techstars and 1 other
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Amsterdam’s Slingshot, Ponooc invest €3.2M in smart bike accessory startup UNIT 1Silicon Canals•Apr 12, 2023•Slingshot, Ponooc, UNIT 1, Joyned Capital
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Making Cycling Smarter, Madrid’s Unit 1 Pedals in $3.5 MillionTech.eu•Apr 12, 2023•UNIT 1, Slingshot, Joyned Capital, Ponooc
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Amsterdam’s Cruit raises funds to help employees, communities turn into recruitersSilicon Canals•Mar 14, 2023•Cruit, Slingshot
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Berlin-based startup Tyles raises €1.4 million to help us build knowledge fasterEU-Startups•Oct 28, 2022•Tyles, Slingshot, APX, Next Commerce Accelerator and 2 others
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Tyles.io Raises €1.4M in First FundingFinSMEs•Oct 11, 2022•Tyles, Slingshot, Venista Ventures, Diaspora Ventures and 2 others
