About

By connecting talent, ambition and resources we enable Europe to be highly innovative.

Making it accessible, easy, efficient and fun.

Meet the team

We are building a company with spirited talents. People who believe in the power of entrepreneurial ideas in the world and want to help wherever they can.

Tycho Caus

CEO

Heiko Knot

CGO

Marios Tzakris

CTO

Wilfred van Schie

COO

Rayhan Mahdamy

Investor relations

Pieter Bas

Startup relations

Cheerful mature businessman attending a meeting with his colleagues in an office.

Our values

Values are the bedrock of the best organization. These are the beliefs we are firmly rooted in.

01

Integrity

We have a strict validation process for everyone who signs up on our platform.

02

Independence

We facilitate relevant connections. We don’t judge, we don’t steer and we are unbiased.

03

Excitement

Investing is not just making a deal. It’s also about the stories along the way.

04

Synergy

Collaboration is in our company's DNA. We strongly believe that 1+1 equals 3.

05

Impact

We want to contribute to increasing the success rate of startups.

How we got here

The modern day entrepreneur dreams of having direct access to smart capital, empowering their revolutionary ideas.

2011

Capital On Stage

Arjen Strijker founds Capital On Stage with an idea to support innovation by connecting startups with capital & knowledge.

2017

Global Success

Capital On Stage hosted over 65 events and hundreds of related VIP gatherings, connecting investors, founders, politicians, industry leaders, and even royalty; from Europe, to Asia to the Americas.​

London / New York / Singapore / Amsterdam / Berlin / Tel Aviv / Copenhagen / Barcelona / Rotterdam / Munich
2018

FundsUp is born

Fundsup is born to continue the mission of Capital On Stage and connect startups with relevant investors – only digitally now.

2021

Social Network

FundsUp evolves from a fundraising platform into a social platform enabling all founders to join and build their investor network. Investors can follow portfolios and startups on their journey, before they need fundraising.

2022

Investor Tables & Seed Fund

Introducing the FundsUp Investor Tables (FITs), an initiative aimed at creating specialized groups within our investor community. These Angel syndicates are formed based on industry focus rather than individual deals, allowing investors to broaden their network, enhance their knowledge, and diversify their investment portfolio.

By participating in FITs, investors can qualify for co-funding from the European Angel Seed Fund Capital. The co-funding limit is set at a maximum of €250k, providing additional support for investment opportunities within FITs.

Let's meet

We are building a company with spirited talents. People who believe in the power of entrepreneurial ideas in the world and want to help wherever they can.

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