Rotterdam-based venture studio Builders has raised an additional €3 million, bringing total funding to €4.5 million. The round was led by a group of entrepreneurs, exit-founders, and family offices, including Wouter Holtslag, Eric Carbijn, and Invint Capital.
Additional participants included family offices Den Breems & Schouten B.V., Vajoinvest, Hedje Invest, Plott Invest, and angel investors Peter Kaas, Edwin de Jonge, Richard Budding, Karol Wojtaszek, Emil Wojtaszek, Joeri van den Bovenkamp-Hofman, Ruud Vodegel, Hector Rodriguez, Wilbert Nederpelt, Steven van Houweling, Roland van Gulik, Herjan Meloen, Tristan Orzero, Patrick Veldhuizen, Eliska Went, Theo Wieckardt, Patrick van de Werken, and Sylvia Dekker.
Builders is a venture studio that partners with entrepreneurs to create enterprise AI companies from initial concept to independent operation. From day one, it provides support across concept development, validation, talent acquisition, network access, funding, execution, and growth.
Following its first funding round, in which €1.5 million was raised, Builders developed Noon, Obeyo, and Influentials. Noon and Obeyo were later discontinued, while Influentials was successfully sold.
With the €3 million raised in the second round, Builders has refined its focus on enterprise AI software and built a new portfolio of ventures (Everday, Avery, and Cortena), all of which are nearing seed-readiness.
Backed by the new capital, Builders will scale operations, support its existing portfolio, and expand across Europe through partnerships with startup studios and venture ecosystems. The studio aims to increase its annual launch rate from at least four to up to ten companies as it progresses toward a self-sustaining model.
To accelerate this growth, Builders is establishing a €25 million fund to invest across its AI ecosystem, providing follow-on capital for current ventures and backing new European collaborations, with a first close planned for summer 2026.
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