ABOUT US 

Rising Star Venture Partners (RSVP) offers venture capital and intensive guidance to start-ups that offer solutions for, among other things, climate and health problems.

Fund data

• Total run time: 2020 - 2029
• Investment Period: 2020 - 2024
• Investment budget: € 2 million
• EZK loan: € 1 million

Strategy

RSVP was founded from an existing collaboration between Ton Messelink and Geert Jan Leest, 2 angel investors with extensive experience in marketing and internationalizing products. For the evaluation of investment candidates, the fund works together with substantive experts. 

Added value

RSVP will have a strong focus on guiding business aspects of young companies, such as operational management, team building, internationalization, import and export, production infrastructure, financial management, and commercial strategy.

Selection criteria

• Technological/academic initiative in early phase;
• Financing requirement between €100,000 and €500,000;
• Company has not yet received private financing, other than the founders;
• Product that solves an important ecological, biological or medical problem.

Target audience

Young companies that offer solutions to climate and health problems.

Intended results

Rising Star Venture Partners expects to invest between €100,000 and €500,000 in 6-8 companies.

Fund management

• Geert Jan Leest – Expert in business structuring and financial management. Analytical and solution-oriented. Geert Jan has acted as an angel investor and commercial advisor in recent years. Before that, he held several leadership positions at financial institutions and consultancy organizations.
• Ton Messelink – Business coach, team builder. Creative and pragmatic. Ton has worked for various international trade organizations. Ton has an extensive track record of various early stage investments in Dutch start-ups.