About henQ
henQ is a venture capital firm founded in 2004. It is primarily based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. As of Aug 2025, henQ is an active investor, having invested in 40 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Netherlands based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Tanso Overall, henQ portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Mews, Cronofy and Zivver. A lot of funds co-invest with henQ, with names like Fortino Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. henQ has team of 14 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
henQ's List of Top Investments
henQ has a portfolio of 40 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Wakoopa and Kanpla.Their portfolio spans across Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States and 8 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Environment Tech and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by henQ:
1. Mews
Provider of cloud-based property management system for hospitality businesses. The platform offers tools for managing reservations, front desk operations, and guest experiences. It provides features such as booking engines, digital keys, and payment processing. The system also includes modules for revenue management and point of sale transactions.
Key facts about Mews
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Annual Revenue: £25.6M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $710M
- Employee Count: 1,515 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Tanso
Provider of sustainability software for CO2 accounting and CSRD reporting. It provides reporting on company and product emissions and helps to comply with EU regulations by collecting data automatically,
Key facts about Tanso
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22.9M
- Employee Count: 66 as on Jan 05, 2026
- Investors: henQ, Possible Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Cronofy
Provider of scheduling automation platform and APIs for integrating scheduling features. It offers solutions for recruiters to schedule interviews and for product teams to embed scheduling features into the applications. The platform allows for self-scheduling, multi-person meetings, and combined calendar availability. It provides integrations with various tools and ATS systems. It also offers developer APIs for creating custom integrations and embeddable schedulers, focusing on security and privacy.
Key facts about Cronofy
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Nottingham (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $21.8M
- Employee Count: 29 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: BGF, Hone Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 14, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Orderchamp
Orderchamp is an online B2B marketplace for multi-category products. The product catalog includes health & beauty, home & living, fashion accessories, bags & luggage, kids' products, food & beverages, stationery, and more.
Key facts about Orderchamp
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $23.1M
- Employee Count: 99 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Prime Ventures, henQ and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 06, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Zivver
Provider of email security solutions for data loss prevention and compliance. The company offers tools for secure email and file transfer, threat protection, and domain security. It helps organizations meet compliance requirements, including GDPR, NIS2, HIPAA, DORA, and NTA 7516. The company provides integrations for Outlook and Gmail, along with secure gateways. It offers training to improve security awareness.
Key facts about Zivver
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $32.2M
- Employee Count: 142 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: DN Capital, DutchBasecamp and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 28, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
henQ's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
henQ has invested in 40 companies over the last 20 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Tanso and most recent follow-on round was in Tomorro.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
henQ's Investments by Stage
henQ has made 19 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.1M, 12 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.24M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $1.33M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 19 |
Series A | 12 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
henQ's Investments by Sector
henQ has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Retail, Consumer and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 40 Tech companies, 37 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 34 Software companies and at least 29 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 31 |
Vertical SaaS | 13 |
Retail | 6 |
Consumer | 5 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 3 |
Others | 27 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
henQ's Investments by Geography
henQ has made most investments in Netherlands (18), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Netherlands | 18 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
United States | 3 |
France | 2 |
Germany | 2 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
henQ's recent investments
henQ has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by henQ:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 05, 2025 | Germany | Series A | 9516 | [+2] | |
Mar 31, 2025 | France | Series B | 5928 | [+6] | |
Nov 01, 2024 | Denmark | Series A | 9035 | - | |
Oct 31, 2024 | Estonia | Series A | 1821 | [+2] | |
Jun 04, 2024 | United Kingdom | Series A | 5770 |
Unicorns in henQ's Portfolio
henQ has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Mews. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Mews which became a unicorn in 2024, 5 years after henQ first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in henQ's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | Provider of cloud-based property management system for hospitality businesses | 2012 | Amsterdam | Series D | ktoumnp |
Acquired companies in henQ's Portfolio
10 companies from henQ's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Energyworx in Sep 2025 by Gridspertise.Here are henQ's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 19, 2025 | Jul 21, 2016 | Series A | 5288 | |
Jun 19, 2025 | Apr 19, 2017 | Seed | 8291 | |
Jan 16, 2023 | Apr 15, 2020 | Seed | 3804 | |
May 12, 2022 | Jan 30, 2020 | Seed | 3952 | |
Jan 24, 2022 | Jun 01, 2017 | Seed | 9669 |
Team profile of henQ
henQ has a team of 14 members including 2 Partners, 3 Venture Partners and 1 Principal located in Netherlands and Germany. henQ's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in henQ:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Bussum | - | ||
Partner | Netherlands | - | ||
Venture Partner | Frankfurt | - | ||
Venture Partner | Rotterdam | - | ||
Venture Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Principal | Randstad | - |
Co-investors of henQ
Over the past 20 years, 108 investors have co-invested in henQ's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before henQ: EIC Fund, Seedcamp and 21 others have invested in rounds before henQ. There are 2 companies where EIC Fund has invested before henQ and 2 companies where Seedcamp has invested before henQ.
- Top Co-investors of henQ: 29 investors entered a company along with henQ. These include investors like Fortino Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after henQ: A total of 56 investors have invested in henQ's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Battery Ventures (2 companies), Orbit Capital (2 companies) and Prime Ventures (2 companies).
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