Shoe Investments, founded by Pieter Schoen, is a Dutch investment firm specializing in rapidly growing and scalable enterprises. The firm combines extensive experience in active entrepreneurship with backgrounds in investment, finance, and M&A. Their investment strategy emphasizes supporting entrepreneurs to accelerate growth, providing hands-on value through expertise in managing rapid expansion, finance, control, M&A, sales, and marketing. Shoe Investments operates as an evergreen fund, indicating no pressure for quick exits, with some portfolio companies held for over a decade. They also invest in funds (PE, VC to buy-outs) both domestically and internationally, currently participating in approximately 30 indirect investments.
Is Shoe Investments the right investor for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Shoe Investments, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.
Investment role
Lead and follow
Stages
Series A, Series B or later
First ticket size
€100,000 - €5,000,000
When approaching Shoe Investments, founders should highlight their ambition for sustainable, long-term growth and demonstrate a clear path to scalability. Emphasize your openness to hands-on collaboration and your readiness to leverage external expertise in areas like finance, M&A, and operational scaling. Articulate how your business can benefit from a patient capital partner who values active involvement and is comfortable with extended holding periods, rather than seeking quick exits.
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