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Living Hope vC

Long term investing for people who do really care

We combine Investing, community and entrepreneurship
We believe in a new way of investing that provides much more than only a decent financial return!

About Us

We are Faith Driven Investors, delivering Redemptive Returns

What’s in a name?

Investing in startups and scale-ups can be done very opportunistically, money driven and short term. We like to invest differently, in a meaningful way. Long term. Holistic. Together. Supporting the mental journey of founders and investors. Creating together an inheritance that will not perish, spoil or fade. 

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.”
1 Peter 1 : 3,4

Industry
Travel
Mobility
E-commerce
Infrastructure
Marketplaces
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We are building and investing in startups & scale-ups across Europe
We are based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Fourfold Return

We believe in a Fourfold Return.

Let’s define the return we are trying to achieve.

15% Target Net IRR on total invested amount. We invest in the most promising Tech startups and scale-ups in Europe in seed and growth equity. 

A spiritual return, means a return where founders and their companies reflect the christian values of faith, hope, love, compassion, joy, truth, grace and justice and bring them into action in a meaningful and reasonable way.

We would like to contribute to social cohesion, by focusing on businesses with restorative capacity, run by entrepreneurs with a passion to build bridges and bring people together. 

We focus on the long term. We believe in patient capital, in long lasting relationships, in a creation we should care for, in a society where it is vital to seek common ground and create mutual understanding.  

Our Concept

What is a 360° fund approach?

A 360° fund combines investing with a broader perspective on the world and on what is needed. You know what they say: it takes a village to raise a child. In the same way, we believe it takes a community – and a lot of different perspectives – to build a meaningful company.

That’s why, we are building on a European network of investors, advisors and ambassadors with a wide range of different backgrounds. Philosophers, economists, artists, theologians, social entrepreneurs, industry leaders, all are welcome to join our movement to create a fourfold return and to rethink investing. 

Investment Criteria

How do we make invest decisions?

Here are our investment criteria:

  1. We invest in startups (Seed) and scale-ups (Growth).
  2. We expand our portfolio by providing growth capital to companies and through secondaries, including buying out founders and angels. A combination of both is also possible.
  3. We prefer high-impact companies on a sustainable path to profitability (Zebras) over moonshots (Unicorns).
  4. We invest in teams, not solo founders.
  5. We have a preference for second-time founders but do not exclude first-time founders.
  6. We highly value companies with strong traction.
  7. We predominantly invest in tech and tech-enabled companies. In any case, a company must be able to protect its position over time by having a defensible moat.
  8. We invest only in companies with their headquarters in Europe, although business operations can be global.
  9. We may also invest strategically in startup hubs, such as venture studios and accelerators in Europe.
  10. We have a special interest in Health Tech, Clean Tech, Robotics, Marketplaces, and SaaS.
Leen de Bruyne

Leen started his first business when he was 23 years old. 10 years later it was sold to Private Equity. After that he started investing in several startups as an angel investor. He started a consultancy boutique for helping founders and startups with, strategy, recruitment, management and mental support. In het meantime he was helping several charities with strategy and organization. In 2022 he started working and creating Living Hope Ventures. A new concept with an integrated vision on investing, stewardship, community and philanthropy. Think things through. Make it happen. Getting things done. That is his motivation. In 2024 his first book will be published: how to run a startup without losing your mind. A personal book purely written to support the Mental Health of Founders.

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Bettina Scheibe

Bettina comes from Germany and is passionate about innovation. She lived and worked in the US and Sweden and currently works in Shanghai. In 2024, she will return back to München, one of Germany’s leading deep tech & science hubs. Bettina is an experienced early stage VC investor. She has 12+ years track record in scaling German deep tech startups and a great deal of China tech expertise. She has a special heart for female founders and is a great coach and listener, with a very supportive personality.Bettina is currently working as an advisor on a voluntary basis until her return to Europe.

Team Reuben Coulter
Reuben Coulter

Reuben Coulter is living – as an Irishman -in Bristol, UK. He is the guy that knows literally everyone in the business. He is a community builder, an entrepreneur himself, very known into the field of impact investing. He was the founder of Tear fund Ireland, he worked and lived in Africa for many years. Currently he is advising family business to be a good steward of their capital. He is the European Strategy Director for the Faith Driven movement and he is part of the Living Hope team, as a result of a partnership with Renewal Capital. His focus areas are: impact investments, deal sourcing, investors relations, and community building across Europe. Reuben has done an MBA, studied at Wharton and Insead and is strongly motivated by faith to build great businesses with high spiritual and social impact.

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Pieter-Jan Bos

Experienced Entrepreneur. Founder of Nu Buiten. Exit to Private Equity (Parcom).

E-commerce Cross-border sales expert. Growth expertise. Hands-on builder. Curious mind. Entrepreneurial approach in everything he does.

 

 

Rens van Amerongen
Rens van Amerongen

Rens studied Economics and Business and worked part-time in the MACF division of an accountancy firm. Last year, he completed an internship at a portfolio company, gaining valuable insights into the world of finance. With a strong ambition to become a CFA-charter holder, Rens is taking the first steps into finance and aims to pursue a degree in Econometrics afterwards. In addition to academics and career pursuits, he has been involved in volunteering, conducting research on risk perception and investing for young adolescents at the AFM. He is looking forward to working with and meeting ambitious individuals and Tech companies.

Our Team

Meet our team

Our team, including our actively involved advisors, has a wealth of experience in building and exiting companies, VC investing, due diligence, value creation, community building and founder support. With different nationalities and backgrounds, we aim to give our founders, companies and partners the best we can!

Meet our

Advisory board

The experienced advisory board of Living Hope VC reflects our values and secures our vision and the right execution of our investment strategy.

Paul Kieviet
Entrepreneur and CEO of XSARUS, a leading Digital Commerce agency in The Netherlands. Economist and theologian.
Great domain expertise in the field of E-commerce and SaaS.
Daniel McKinlay
Manages Firstfruits Foundation, a private family charity linked to a family office and private equity funds. Dan is an ordained Anglican minister and brings experience in debt structuring, property and charity investments. He currently lives in Oxfordshire, UK.
Janneke Plantinga
Entrepreneur and impact maker. CEO of several high impact charities, like World Servants. Worked as leader of the Evangelical Collaboration in the Protestant Church of the Netherlands
Experienced Tech Entrepreneur and (startup) investor from Norway. Scaled multiple businesses. Strong leadership skills. Bridge builder between business, church and society.

Why us?

What do we have to offer our founders?

  • We take a highly practical approach to building businesses and demystify venture capital in the process.
  • We’re not “excel knights” bothering you with numbers all day, though we do understand and appreciate the importance of finance.
  • As founders and entrepreneurs ourselves, we know what it takes to turn an idea into a thriving company.
  • We have access to a European community of faith-driven and value-aligned investors and advisors, offering patient capital and a wealth of wisdom.
  • With our evergreen structure, there is no exit pressure—we won’t force a sale or push you out.
  • We are mindful of valuations, but our terms are founder-friendly.
  • We can support your company with strategy, prioritization, talent acquisition, funding rounds, problem-solving, and embedding your business into a friendly and supportive ecosystem.
  • We also care about your personal journey, offering support in areas like mental health and work-life balance.
  • And when the time is right, we will help you exit your company.

Explained

What is a Faith Driven Hybrid VC?

We invest aligned with our values

We focus on investors who are willing to invest their wealth in line with their values. These – and our – values are: stewardship, patience, human first, long term commitments, taking risk together and creating real value.

We have 5 core principles:

  1. We put people first in everything we do
  2. We invest in a holistic way, looking for a fourfold return 
  3. We provide patience capital, with no exit pressure
  4. We take calculated risks, to create real, lasting value 
  5. We work on a sense of belonging through a growing European community of like-minded value driven investors, founders, angels, family offices and entrepreneurs. 

Living Hope Ventures

The ultimate goal

Investments & partnerships

A selection of our portfolio companies & partnerships

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Invest with us

At this moment we are raising funds for our ‘Living Hope Europe Fund’. The manager is Living Hope Management BV. Both are registered at the AFM, under its light regime. We expect a first close in December 2024. There is room for a few additional investors before launch in December and there is more room to join in a second round, ending June 2025. Tickets starts at EUR 125k. This is not an official offer, please reach out to us for more information.

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