Funding

Builders Secures €3M To Power The Next Wave Of Enterprise AI Startups

Oct 28, 2025 | By Kailee Rainse

Rotterdam-based venture studio Builders has secured an additional €3 million, bringing its total funding to €4.5 million. The round was backed by entrepreneurs, exit-founders and family offices, including Wouter Holtslag, Eric Carbijn, and Invint Capital.

SUMMARY

Rotterdam-based venture studio Builders has secured an additional €3 million, bringing its total funding to €4.5 million. The round was backed by entrepreneurs, exit-founders and family offices, including Wouter Holtslag, Eric Carbijn, and Invint Capital.

Additional investors in the round included family offices Den Breems & Schouten B.V., Vajoinvest, Hedje Invest, and Plott Invest, along with 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 collaborates with entrepreneurs to build enterprise AI companies from the ground up taking ideas from initial concept to full-scale operation. From day one, it offers hands-on support in concept development, validation, talent acquisition, network access, funding, execution, and growth.

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After its first funding round of €1.5 million, Builders launched three ventures — Noon, Obeyo, and Influentials. While Noon and Obeyo were later discontinued, Influentials was successfully acquired.

With the latest €3 million round, Builders has sharpened its focus on enterprise AI software, creating a new portfolio that includes Everday, Avery, and Cortena, all approaching seed-stage readiness.

The new capital will enable Builders to scale operations, strengthen its existing ventures, and expand across Europe through collaborations with other startup studios and venture ecosystems. The studio plans to increase its annual launch rate from at least four to as many as ten companies, moving closer to a self-sustaining model.

To support this expansion, Builders is also setting up a €25 million fund aimed at investing across its AI ecosystem offering follow-on funding for current ventures and supporting new European partnerships. The first close of this fund is expected by summer 2026.

About Builders

Founded in 2021, Builders partners with bold founders to create high-impact enterprise software and AI companies from day zero. The studio provides early capital, expert CTOs and hands-on execution to rapidly validate and scale ideas. Backed by proven playbooks and a trusted network, Builders turns ambition into momentum.