Amsterdam-based Marktlink Capital has raised €520 million from private investors for two new funds, further solidifying its role as a gateway for private investors to access world-class private equity and venture capital opportunities. The fresh capital will be split between two vehicles. The firm’s fifth private equity fund-of-funds closed at €440 million, surpassing its initial €300 million tarobtain within just six months. This close demonstrates strong investor appetite for the firm’s model and its access to top-tier private equity managers.
The fund will be deployed across eleven leading private equity funds, including Hg, Adams Street Partners, Egeria, and Mill Point Capital. By allocating capital across a range of funds, Marktlink Capital is ensuring diversified exposure for its investors.
In addition, the firm’s third venture capital fund reached its €80 million hard cap. This vehicle will primarily back leading VC managers as well as their portfolios of high-growth technology and AI companies. Some of the capital has already been deployed, with underlying technology firms launchning to reveal promising valuations.
A unique access model for private investors
Founded in 2020, Marktlink Capital specialises in opening doors to investment opportunities that were once limited to large institutional players. Through its fund-of-funds and feeder fund structure, the firm pools commitments from private investors and channels them into top-tier funds across Europe and North America.
This approach has proven especially attractive to entrepreneurs and wealthy families seeking access to private equity and venture capital without the required for institutional-scale commitments. With a minimum investment threshold of €250,000, Marktlink Capital positions itself as a democratising force in an industest that has traditionally been difficult for private investors to enter.
Backed by deep expertise and a strong network
The firm operates as part of Marktlink, an advisory company founded in 1996 that specialises in guiding entrepreneurs through the acquireing and selling of SMEs. Leveraging this background, Marktlink Capital brings toobtainher a team of around fifty professionals with deep private equity and venture capital expertise.
Since its inception, Marktlink Capital has raised over €2.5 billion in committed capital, almost entirely from Dutch entrepreneurs and families. Nearly two thousand investors have joined its network, gaining entest to exclusive investment opportunities previously reserved for institutional players.
Early investment success stories
The firm’s strategy has already begun to reveal strong results. One of the early portfolio winners is Swedish company Lovable, a platform enabling applyrs to build websites or apps without coding skills. The company scaled to €100 million in revenue in under a year, highlighting the potential upside of Marktlink’s VC fund investments.
Through these funds, Marktlink Capital is not only offering private investors exposure to high-growth companies but also contributing to the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem by supporting innovation across technology, AI, and other rapid-scaling sectors.
Strengthening entrepreneurial investment
Marktlink Capital frames its mission around empowering entrepreneurs to invest in entrepreneurs. By aggregating private capital and allocating it into private equity and venture capital funds, the firm enables hundreds of strong companies to receive growth capital. In turn, this supports entrepreneurship across industries and geographies.
The close of the new funds demonstrates confidence in the firm’s approach and the growing appetite among Dutch entrepreneurs and families to participate in high-quality investment opportunities. With capital already being deployed across both private equity and venture capital funds, investors are positioned to benefit from the performance of leading fund managers and their underlying portfolio companies.
What’s next?
By raising €520 million across its fifth private equity fund-of-funds and third venture capital fund, Marktlink Capital has reinforced its role as a bridge between private investors and the institutional-quality funds that shape modern entrepreneurship. With more than €2.5 billion raised since 2020, a growing investor base, and early portfolio successes, the firm continues to expand access to private equity and venture capital in Europe and beyond.
“Despite, or perhaps becaapply of, these turbulent economic times, we have succeeded in raising a record sum for one of our funds,” declared Hylke Hertoghs, Managing Partner of Marktlink Capital. “Geopolitical tensions, trade tariffs, and the reduced appeal of real estate as an asset class are driving investors towards more diversified strategies. The funds we have selected are a strong mix of Dutch, European, and North American players positioned for today’s market conditions, and some are already producing valuations above expectations.”
“These are exciting times for venture capital,” Hertoghs added. “The AI revolution, advances in BioTech, and renewed focus on (cyber)security are creating opportunities. We believe investors have enormous potential ahead and we’re pleased to give them access to this high-potential yet difficult-to-reach asset class.”
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