Sjuul Berden
Hippie
The hippie and former CEO of United Wardrobe, followed by six years across product roles at Vinted. Sjuul is also an investor in several startups and has served on multiple advisory boards.
Backing Dutch software founders at day one
3HSF (Hippie, Hacker, Hustler Seed Fund) offers hands-on support and capital to Dutch startups at seed stage.
The team
Thijs Slijkhuis
Hacker
Started as the hands-on hacker at United Wardrobe and grew into the CTO role. After the Vinted acquisition, Thijs Slijkhuis held a range of leadership and hands-on engineering positions at Vinted.
Thijs Verheul
Hustler
As the hustler at United Wardrobe, Thijs Verheul built experience across marketing channels and in setting up marketing teams. He shares that playbook through his book "Voor hoeveel heb je het verkocht?" (available on bol.com) and as a guest speaker at universities, business schools, and industry events.
Fund details
- Fund size
- €2M
- Ticket size
- €50,000 – €150,000
- Focus
- 3HSF invests exclusively in Dutch technology founders at pre-seed and seed stage. That means companies in the early commercial phase, where the product (or MVP) is built and initial market validation is in reach. The fund only backs companies with software at their core.
