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Main Capital Partners

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

1997

AUM

$7 000 M

Location

Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands

Investment Ticket

$50-100 m

Investment Stage

Series B Pre-seed Seed Series A

Region of investment

Europe
Investor profile last updated: 10 March, 2026

Profile

Main Capital Partners is a leading software investor managing private equity funds active in the Benelux, DACH, the Nordics, France and the United States with approximately EUR 6.5 billion in Assets under Management. Main has over 20 years of experience in strengthening software companies and works closely with the management teams in its portfolio as a strategic partner to achieve profitable growth and larger outstanding software groups. Main has approximately 90 employees operating out of its offices in The Hague, Düsseldorf, Stockholm, Antwerp, Paris and an affiliated office in Boston. Main maintains an active portfolio of over 50 software companies. The underlying portfolio employs over 15,000 employees.

Furthermore, Main is the founder and organizer of the yearly Main Software 50 Awards and the Main Insight Event, hosted in The Benelux, DACH Region and Nordics.

Industry

E-commerce/Marketplace IT Services Education SaaS Software Edtech Electronics Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Real Estate Security Telecommunications Transportation Travel Energy HealthTech AdTech TravelTech Financial Services Fintech Media and Entertainment Retail

Main Capital Partners Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Main Capital Foundation I
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Security
Software
HealthTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
Europe
$5-10 m
$210 M
October 2021
Main Capital VII
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
Europe
$5-10 m
$1000 M
October 2021
Main Foundation II
Private Equity (PE)
Healthcare Services
Real Estate
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
HealthTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
Europe
$5-10 m
$550 M
April 2024
Main Capital Continuation Fund I
Private Equity (PE)
Healthcare Services
Real Estate
Retail
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
HealthTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$520 M
May 2025

Contacts

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Charly Zwemstra Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Lars van 't Hoenderdaal Founder & Managing Partner
Founder & Managing Partner
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FAQs about Main Capital Partners

Main Capital Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Series B, Pre-seed, Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $50-100 m.
Main Capital Partners is located in Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands.
Main Capital Partners was founded in 1997.
Main Capital Partners invests in companies and startups in E-commerce/Marketplace, IT Services, Education, SaaS, Software, Edtech, Electronics, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Real Estate, Security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, Energy, HealthTech, AdTech, TravelTech, Financial Services, Fintech, Media and Entertainment, Retail.
Main Capital Partners invests in companies and startups in Europe.
Main Capital Partners invests in companies and startups at Series B, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A.
Main Capital Partners usually invests $50-100 m on average.
Main Capital Partners has around $7 000m assets under management.
Main Capital Partners last fund was created/launched in 2025-05-28
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