Ramphastos Investments
Grebbeweg 111, Rhenen, Utrecht, 3911 AV, Netherlands
Overview
Ramphastos Investments is a venture capital and private equity investment firm owned, funded and led by Dutch entrepreneur-investor Marcel Boekhoorn. We are specialized in growth investments through buy-and-build, innovations, new markets and partnerships. We are focused innovation-driven companies with a unique competitive position that show worldwide growth potential by tapping into major secular trends such as the internet of things, cyber security or wireless connectivity. Marcel Boekhoorn is joined at Ramphastos Investments by a team of ten partners who bring a wealth of investment and management experience share a passion for entrepreneurship and helping companies grow to create long-term value. We hold interests (mostly majority stakes) in more than 20 companies across a range of sectors, from retail (Hema) to ultra wide-band antennas for mobile networks and ioT (Antenna Company), high performance glass for the aviation industry (AviationGlass), voice authentication technology (Lumenvox) to payment solutions (Funanga), gaming software (Habanero), the Netherlands’ prime science park (High Tech Campus Eindhoven) and energy. We are actively involved in defining and executing our companies’ growth strategies together with their management, and we pride ourselves in adding value. We believe that good management and employees hold the key to the success of our businesses. We work with a great deal of independence and are quicker, more flexible and often more creative than other investors – and unlike the majority of private equity investors, we are not looking for quick exits and short-term profit. We aim to build value in the long term. Our approach has proven successful to date with often stellar returns.
- Total investments
- 3
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 3
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Software
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Keiron
Participated · Series A · Jul 2026
Keiron develops the HF2 LiFT Printer, a digital, non-contact platform that replaces traditional stencil printing, jet printing and SPI inspection in electronics assembly. The company reports first-pass yield improvements from an industry-typical ~60% to above 95%, a twofold reduction in production lead time, doubled production uptime, and programming that is ten times faster. Those performance gains target high-mix, low-to-medium-volume electronics production, with benefits cited for throughput, working capital and EBITDA. Keiron is a TNO spin-off and has attracted a mix of public and private investors in its recent Series A. The company plans to use the Series A proceeds to scale production and expand its market presence.
- Opcharge
Participated · Equity · Aug 2023
Opcharge provides charging solutions and builds a charging-station network for public, semi-public, business and private customers. Founded in 2018 by Pieter Haans and Freddy van Nispen, the company had installed 400 charging points as of July 2023. Management says it will use newly raised capital to amplify network growth both nationally and internationally. Opcharge has begun deployments in Germany and the UK and plans to expand into Belgium, France and Spain. The company aims to connect 75,000 charging points by 2030, with at least half located outside the Netherlands. As part of meeting national targets, Opcharge intends to reach at least 5% of the Netherlands’ charging-point need by 2025.
- inBay Technologies
Participated · Series A · Sep 2017
inBay Technologies is an Ottawa-based developer of passwordless authentication solutions. It offers the idQ® TaaS, a SaaS-based digital identity platform that enables companies to employ multi-level, multi-factor passwordless authentication and delegated authorization. The platform is marketed to companies of all types and sizes. The company secured over $1M in funding from backers including Ramphastos Investments and an Ottawa-based super angel represented by Tongda One Partners Ltd. inBay intends to use the funds to accelerate commercialization of its platform. The company is led by Shane Young, President & CEO.