Bill V

We are Bill V

Meet Robert Jan and Patrick de Laive, brothers by DNA, business partners by choice, entrepreneurs by day. Together we form Bill V.

Bill V is a not so typical investment fund, managed by us in the weekends (we have a day-to-day) and backed by 'Bill's Buddies'. Bill participates in companies across several stages of their cycle and in various sectors.

We help founders with product, business modelling, GTM strategy, brand building and intros through the widespread network of Bill's Buddies.

How we roll

💶 Bill invests small checks early and sector agnostic.
🏎 Bill moves fast. From pitch deck to check doesn’t have to take months.
📃 Bill works with easy, understandable and standardised term sheets.
🥂 Bill loves co-investors.
🙌🏻 Bill has portfolio supporters with different backgrounds and networks, aka Bill's Buddies.
🌙 Bill works at night or on Sundays.

Questions we ask

If you have at least one solid answer in the following buckets, Bill is interested:

Can you build/create it?

Bill likes founders and teams that can create the product and take it to market.
Can you find customers?

We look for evidence of at least one repeatable channel to acquire customers — no friends and family ;)
Are people/businesses willing to pay for it?

Ideally you already have a couple (and growing number) of paying customers that pay a reasonable amount for your product.
Can your business fly?

We like businesses that are scalable by design.
Can you enthuse people around you?

What is the reason people would like to work for your company? Or become a partner? Or a client?