“A crypto-native fund that partners with brave outliers challenging the status quo by redefining ownership, investing bold and early into modular infrastructure, rollups and DeFi credit.”
Maven 11 does not publish a single complete portfolio list. Splits below are computed from the 8 companies named across the fund homepage and outlook posts that we could verify and classify.
Maven 11 is a crypto-native fund headquartered in Amsterdam, with its fund entity also registered in Grand Cayman, run by Managing Partners Joost van der Plas and Balder Bomans (who also serves as CIO), alongside General Partner Mathijs van Esch. The eight-person team, rounded out by Principal Alexander Essle, Associate Partner Pim Swart, and a small research and product bench, describes its approach as investing "bold and early" and stakes its identity on backing outliers who redefine ownership rather than following consensus.
The fund's real track record backs that framing: Celestia, Polymer, Saga and Sovereign were all Maven 11 bets on modular blockchain infrastructure and rollups before that thesis became the industry's dominant narrative. Maple and NFTfi round out a smaller but real DeFi credit position. The second fund closed at $107M to $120M, according to The Block and BCNL, in what both outlets described as a cautious LP climate at the time, a signal of real conviction from the fund's backers.
There is no gatekept intro requirement. The contact form at maven11.com and the investment portal at invest.maven11.com are both live, and the Amsterdam-based team is a regular presence at ETHCC and Devconnect for European founders who want a face-to-face path.
Key stats:
| Partner | Role | Where to find them |
|---|---|---|
| Joost van der Plas | Managing Partner | maven11.com |
| Balder Bomans | Managing Partner and CIO | Signal investor profile |
| Mathijs van Esch | General Partner | maven11.com |
| Alexander Essle | Principal | maven11.com |
| Pim Swart | Associate Partner | maven11.com |
| Mads Mathiesen | Researcher | maven11.com |
| Bram Van Roelen | Head of Product | maven11.com |
Individual X and LinkedIn handles beyond Balder Bomans were not independently confirmed on the pages we fetched.