Maven 11 Capital
UnclaimedAt a Glance
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- AUM
- $400M
- Sectors
- Web3
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
About Maven 11 Capital
Maven 11 Capital is a leading European crypto-native venture capital firm founded in Amsterdam in 2017. The firm specializes in backing blockchain protocols and decentralized applications, with a particular focus on Web3 infrastructure and DeFi projects. Maven 11 has established itself as one of Europe's most active crypto funds, taking a hands-on approach to supporting founders building the decentralized web.
The team combines deep technical expertise in blockchain technology with traditional venture capital experience, allowing them to identify and support promising protocols in their early stages. Their portfolio includes several high-profile successes in the Web3 space, and they've become a go-to investor for European crypto entrepreneurs while also investing globally in the most promising decentralized technologies.
Investment Thesis
“Invests in blockchain protocols and decentralized applications, focusing on early-stage Web3 infrastructure and DeFi projects.”
Leadership Team
Maven 11's investment team is small and Amsterdam-based. Joost van der Plas and Balder Bomans are managing partners, with Bomans also serving as chief investment officer. Mathijs van Esch is general partner, Pim Swart is associate partner and Alexander Essle is principal. Below the partnership the firm staffs research rather than sourcing headcount: Mads Mathiesen is a researcher, Pablo Bilus is an investment analyst and Bram Van Roelen is head of product. That composition explains the firm's public output. Maven 11 publishes long-form technical theses and uses them as its sourcing funnel, a different model from relationship-led seed investing and one that requires people able to read protocol specifications rather than pitch decks. No prior-role or employment-history detail is published for any partner on the firm's site, so partner backgrounds could not be verified from a primary source.
Sector Focus
Investment Stage
Notable Portfolio Companies
Fund History
- Maven 11 publishes no fund names, vintages or closing sizes, and no vehicles appear under the name in SEC Form D company records, which is consistent with a European manager raising offshore: the firm lists a second registered address at 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay in the Cayman Islands alongside its Amsterdam office at Herengracht 136.
- What is verifiable is the deployment pattern.
- Maven 11 invests at seed and Series A into crypto-native companies and organises itself around a modular-blockchain thesis it has published at length.
- Its essays on the modular world, shared sequencers, application-specific chains, cross-domain MEV and namespace Merkle trees map directly onto disclosed positions in Celestia, Astria, Anoma, Polymer and Saga.
- Other holdings include Maple, NFTfi, Runtime Verification, Sovereign, Stardust and Beam, weighted toward modular infrastructure, on-chain credit and developer tooling rather than consumer applications.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What stage does Maven 11 Capital invest at?
Maven 11 Capital primarily invests at the Seed, Series A stages. This means they focus on companies that are building their initial product and finding product-market fit.
Where is Maven 11 Capital located?
Maven 11 Capital is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
What sectors does Maven 11 Capital focus on?
Maven 11 Capital focuses on investments in Web3. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
How much does Maven 11 Capital have under management?
Maven 11 Capital manages approximately $400M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.
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