Dutch VC Capital Mills welcomes two new partners: Meet them here

Gorinchem, the Netherlands-based Capital Mills, a Dutch venture capital firm, announced the promotion of Barry de Kock, and René Delsing to partner.

Barry de Kock (partner) says, “After almost 10 years at Capital Mills I am truly honored and keen to take on the role of managing partner. Despite the many milestones we have reached, we still feel there is a lot more we can accomplish. Together with the whole team, we look forward to supporting more impactful technology companies and making sure more investors are rewarded for investing in them”.

Both started their careers at Capital Mills and since then have grown and matured in all aspects of the profession.

René Delsing (partner) says, “Becoming a partner at Capital Mills is both a privilege and a responsibility that I embrace with great excitement and thank Gijs and Erwin for their trust. We have only scratched the surface of what is possible with our unique mix of financing products. On to many more years of innovation, growth, and building strong relationships with our LPs and community.”

The VC invests equity and revenue-based financing, in fast-growing B2B software companies with state-of-the-art technology and ambitious founders. 

Capital Mills: Supporting European B2B software companies

Since 2015, Capital Mills has provided European B2B software companies with growth capital through late-seed equity, secondaries, and revenue-based finance.

Currently, the Dutch VC is backed by 60 experienced entrepreneurial investors. 

Its portfolio has grown to over €50M AUM, with over 20 companies from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Ireland.

Gijs den Hartog (founding partner) says, “At Capital Mills, we are proud to have a loyal team, together with whom we think long term. This benefits our portfolio companies and investors alike. The promotion of Barry and René must be seen in this light: with them stepping up, we ensure the longevity and impact of our way of working.”

Erwin van der Veen (founding partner) says, “Since the start, we have been setting the right parameters for Capital Mills to be scalable and sustainable. And like any healthy organisation and institution, a change of responsibility to the next generation is imperative. And not unimportantly, it has been a joy working with them, and therefore I am happy they will stay for the long term”.