About Walvis
Walvis is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. As of May 2020, Walvis has invested in 18 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 FinTech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of GoBear Overall, Walvis portfolio has seen 8 acquisitions including key companies like Syndy, GoBear and Travix. A lot of funds co-invest with Walvis, with names like C4 Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Walvis has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Walvis' List of Top Investments
Walvis has a portfolio of 18 companies. Their most notable investments are in Cleeng and GoBear.Their portfolio spans across Netherlands, United States and Singapore. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Retail and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Walvis:1. Speakap
Speakap is an enterprise messaging platform. It allows employees to connect and share information securely in their private network. Its features include document management, private messages, group chats, the ability to view deadlines, events, and others. It offers the platform through subscription based packages. Its clientele includes Omeda, Kyocera, Brunel, MediaMarkt, and others.
Key facts about Speakap
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $10.9M
- Employee Count: 80 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Walvis and Connected Capital
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 16, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Cleeng
Provider of subscriber management system. It offers features such as subscriber management, identity and access management, product entitlement, payment and checkout optimization, churn intelligence, customer support, and more.
Key facts about Cleeng
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $7.55M
- Employee Count: 119 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: C4 Ventures, Solid Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 26, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Syndy
Syndy offers content distribution optimization tool so that online retailers can market their product more easily. Along with this, they also provide a range of other products that can be integrated with the Syndy tool i.e. PIM/DAM/ERP/MDM and E-Commerce Analytics solutions. It acts as a bridge between suppliers and online retailers. The suppliers while supplying their products feed in data about the product, price, and other details thus helping online retailers to sort the product on their online store.
Key facts about Syndy
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Amstelveen (Netherlands)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $1.95M
- Employee Count: 4 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Walvis, Rockstart and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 16, 2012, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. GoBear
GoBear offers a comparison platform for financial products such as credit cards, consumer loans, and more. It also offers a comparison for insurance and banking products, Robo advisors, brokers, and more. Comparisons are offered on the basis of credit scores.
Key facts about GoBear
5. Park 'N Fly
Park 'N Fly is an online platform for scouting and booking parking spaces in multiple airports worldwide. Users can search and book services on the platform after providing relevant details. Claims to offer shuttle services between airports & parking lots and other special services (like car washes, oil changes, etc) whilst the car is parked. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android platforms.
Key facts about Park 'N Fly
- Founded Year: 1967
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Employee Count: 209 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Walvis
Walvis' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Walvis has invested in 19 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in GoBear and most recent follow-on round was in GoBear.Walvis' Investments by Stage
Walvis has made 2 investments in Series A stage, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $5.84M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $80M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Walvis' Investments by Sector
Walvis has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Vertical SaaS, Business Services and Financial Services. Notably, it has invested in 13 Tech companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Business Services | 1 |
Financial Services | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Walvis' Investments by Geography
Walvis has made most investments in Netherlands (3), followed by Singapore where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Netherlands | 3 |
Singapore | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Walvis' recent investments
Walvis has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Walvis:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 27, 2020 | Singapore | Series C | 2240 | ||
May 08, 2019 | Singapore | Series C | 8543 | ||
Jul 26, 2018 | Netherlands | Series A | 3876 | - | |
Jun 26, 2018 | Netherlands | Series B | 9761 | ||
Oct 31, 2014 | Netherlands | Series A | 1949 |
Acquired companies in Walvis' Portfolio
8 companies from Walvis' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was VBK publishers in May 2024 by Simon & Schuster for $*****.Here are Walvis' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 06, 2024 | - | - | 4898 | |
Feb 07, 2024 | - | - | 9140 | |
Jun 13, 2023 | Jul 26, 2018 | Series A | 6065 | |
Apr 08, 2021 | May 08, 2019 | Series C | 2040 | |
Dec 01, 2019 | - | - | 8341 |
Team profile of Walvis
Walvis has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States and Uganda. Walvis' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Walvis
Over the past 12 years, 5 investors have co-invested in Walvis's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Walvis: Pascal Cagni and VOCCP have invested in rounds before Walvis. There is 1 company where Pascal Cagni has invested before Walvis and 1 company where VOCCP has invested before Walvis.
- Top Co-investors of Walvis: 3 investors entered a company along with Walvis. These include investors like C4 Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Walvis
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GoBear raises fresh funds to boost digital financial services in AsiaVerdict•May 27, 2020•GoBear, Walvis, Aegon
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Singapore Fintech GoBear Secures $17 Million Through Latest Investment Round to Expand Financial Services For Asian MarketsCrowdfund Insider•May 27, 2020•GoBear, Walvis, Aegon Life, Aegon and 1 other
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Dutch fintech scaleup Onegini gets €5M for international expansionSilicon Canals•Sep 26, 2019•Onegini, Walvis, The Hatch Firm, InnovationQuarter
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Dutch video tech startup just banked €5M Series B funding to accelerate growth in key marketsSilicon Canals•Jun 26, 2018•Cleeng, Walvis, C4 Ventures
