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Bob van Luijt

Europe, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Amsterdam

Description

Bob van Luijt is the founder of Weaviate and an angle investor.

Investor Profile

Bob van Luijt has backed more than 16 startups, with 7 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Germany, The Netherlands.
  • Strong thematic focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software, SaaS.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (44%)
  • Pre Seed (44%)
  • Series A (13%)

Country Focus

  • United States (75%)
  • Germany (13%)
  • The Netherlands (6%)

Industry Focus

  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Software
  • Saas
  • Developer Tools
  • Machine Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Open Source
  • It Infrastructure
  • Robotics
  • Media And Entertainment
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Who does Bob van Luijt frequently co-invest with?

Abstraction Capital
Abstraction Capital
North America, Missouri, United States, Kansas City
Co-Investments: 1
A.Capital Ventures
A.Capital Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Capital X
Capital X
North America, Jalisco, Mexico, Zapopan
Co-Investments: 1
Samsung NEXT
Samsung NEXT
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 3
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Duro Ventures
Duro Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Essence VC
Essence VC
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 1
FinSight Ventures
FinSight Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1
Capitalize VC
Capitalize VC
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Bob van Luijt often collaborate with?

CG
Christopher Golda
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
JB
Jeroen Bertrams
Europe, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Shared Deals: 1
FH
Fredrik Hjelm
Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm
Shared Deals: 1
CD
Clément Delangue
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
AF
Arash Ferdowsi
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
EB
Eli Brown
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
BS
Bjarke Staun-Olsen
Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm
Shared Deals: 1
CS
Charlie Songhurst
North America, Washington, United States, Kirkland
Shared Deals: 2
JH
Jeff Hennion
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Pittsburgh
Shared Deals: 1
IS
Ibby Syed
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Bob van Luijt?

Polars

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Polars is an open-source library designed for fast and efficient data manipulation.

AnalyticsComputerData StorageOpen Source
Series ASep 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $21,106,892
Bloom

Middletown, Delaware, United States

Bloom is a software development platform that utilizes backend deployment and vibe coding for users to share and test apps in phone devices.

AppsMobile AppsSoftware
Pre SeedSep 4, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,400,000
P-1 AI

Henderson, Nevada, United States

P-1 AI is a technology company focused on developing an artificial general engineering intelligence (AGEI).

Artificial Intelligence (AI)SoftwareWeb Development
SeedApr 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $23,000,000
Cartesia

San Francisco, California, United States

Cartesia provides real-time multimodal intelligence for all devices.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Real TimeSoftware
Series ADec 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $22,000,000
FlyMy.AI

Manhattan Beach, California, United States

​FlyMy.AI is a cloud platform designed to streamline the development and deployment of artificial intelligence applications.

Pre SeedDec 1, 2024
cognee inc

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Semantic memory for AI apps and Agents

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIOpen SourceSoftware
Pre SeedNov 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,581,870
Dash Bio

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dash Bio is a modern automated platform.

RoboticsSoftware
SeedOct 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,500,000
Trace Machina

Palo Alto, California, United States

Trace Machina is a company that specializes in the development and maintenance of simulation infrastructure.

IT InfrastructureRoboticsSoftware
SeedAug 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,700,000
dottxt

Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States

Dottxt offers machine language models for information extraction and classification via API.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer APIsNatural Language ProcessingSoftware
SeedAug 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $8,700,000
Lleverage

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

AI, Developer, Low-code

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Pre SeedJul 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,164,624

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