About Knop Investments
Knop Investments is an entrepreneurial Dutch investment firm affiliated with the Pon family. We invest in a better world for future generations.
Mission and Strategy
Knop Investments is - as part of a family office affiliated with the Pon family - focused on the long term. We support entrepreneurs who share our values. We strive for a sustainable return and build on what we have for future generations.
Knop Investments engages in both Private Equity (€2 to 15 million EBITDA) and venture capital (series A/B) investments. While we are generalist investors, we prioritize pressing global themes such as resource scarcity and improving individual quality of life. This includes businesses reducing raw material consumption - particularly fossil fuels - and those driving impact in healthcare, education, and equal opportunity.
We operate as active shareholders with no predetermined exit horizon, and therefore seek a substantial shareholding.
Value driven investor
As part of a family office, we live by three important (family) values:
- We're in this together
- We are humble and kind
- The more we practice, the luckier we get
Why Knop?
- Knop invests for the long term, spanning generations, with no predetermined exit horizon
- People and teams are central to our approach
- We are mindful of societal themes such as circularity, quality of life, diversity, and digitalization
- We provide ample capital for growth and acquisitions
Investing for the long term, spanning generations
Investment criteria
As a family office, we are closely connected to the Netherlands. Therefore, our private equity strategy focuses on Dutch companies.
Companies with an EBITDA ranging from €2 to €15 million, but we remain flexible if the situation requires us to be.
We focus mostly on companies active within the themes we consider important: resource scarcity and individual quality of life.
We are an active shareholder with no predetermined exit horizon and therefore seek a substantial shareholding. We believe this enables us, as investors, to make an impact and add value.
Our venture capital strategy extends beyond the Netherlands. We aim to make an impact with ideas for Europe.
We look for companies seeking capital to scale, not for idea or product validation. These are often raising Series A or B rounds.
Our venture capital strategy is aimed at achieving impact within themes we consider important.
We are an active shareholder no predetermined exit horizon and therefore seek a substantial shareholding. We believe this enables us, as investors, to make an impact and add value.