Tom Kist

Slingshot Ventures

Slingshot Ventures is a Dutch venture capital fund solely backed by successful entrepreneurs. We back ambitious, talented and charismatic entrepreneurs and actively help them accelerate their businesses with our knowledge, experience and international network of people and companies. By providing smart growth capital we help these start- and scale-ups catapult their business to the next level. This makes us the partner of choice for B2(B2)C focused fast growing ventures with international growth ambition and potential. We believe that proven entrepreneurs are the best inspiration for the next generation of entrepreneurs. That's why both our team and our carefully selected group of investors consist of proven entrepreneurs and venture builders. This makes us truly hands-on in our investment approach. It's what we call "inspirational growth capital". We currently manage a portfolio of multiple investments, all with a base in the Netherlands and all with a cross-border ambition. Our portfolio includes companies such as Swishfund (online business lender), The Fabricant (digital fashion house)Temper (online marketplace for freelancers), Wasteless (dynamic pricing solution for supermarkets), Stox Energy Socks (innovative pressure socks), Fangage (all in one fan platform), Toothfairy (smart dental app), Check (shared e-moped platform) & Boldking (online male grooming).