Stupid.Capital is a venture studio that validates digital ideas and builds what proves itself. We focus on what works, not what sounds good. We build our own ventures and co-found with partners who aren't afraid to test if their idea is actually stupid or not.
Four ventures in build, validation, or scaling. Some are ours. Some we co-build with partners. All of them had to prove they work before we committed.
Stupid.Capital is what happens after years of building inside other people's companies. We took everything we learned, and turned it on ourselves.
For years, we operated inside more than 50 digital companies across BeNeLux. We scaled D2C brands, ran performance marketing at significant budgets, built and broke acquisition channels in 10+ markets, and studied what separates the top 5% of online businesses from the rest.
We learned what actually moves the needle. Not hype. Not quick advice. We focus on what works, not what sounds good. Data over opinions, lean structure over noise. The kind that makes growth repeatable, not accidental.
Stupid.Capital is what we built once we knew enough to build for ourselves. We generate the ideas. We co-found the companies. We build the operations and teams. Then we scale. We're not advisors. We're not passive investors. We're co-builders.
That's not our pitch. It's our training.
Dutch entrepreneur with operating experience across the EU. Founder of companies in the Netherlands, Berlin, and Estonia. Combines inside-the-platform discipline (Ex-Meta) with the hands-on rigor of building from zero.
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Performance marketer with a sharp eye for community. Leads marketing strategy, brand positioning, and the networks that surround every Stupid.Capital venture. Connects data, audience, and growth.
LinkedInThe same four-phase approach we use on every venture. Whether we generated the idea or co-build with a partner, the playbook is the same: validate before we build, build before we scale.
Confirm that real market demand exists for your idea. Customer research, competitive positioning, and business model mapping. We start with clarity, not assumptions.
Prove customers will pay. Paid acquisition testing, funnel optimization, and initial unit economics measurement.
Scale proven channels and build operational infrastructure. Team structure, SOPs, financial dashboards, and margin optimization.
Transition to self-operating business. Strategic guidance, market expansion. Equity stake (5–49.5%) taken at €10K+ MRR milestone.
We build two types of companies. Our own ideas, generated and executed from zero. And partner ventures, where we co-build with founders who already have something real.
Ideas we generate, validate, and build ourselves. We bring the thesis, the team, and the capital. From zero to scale.
You have an idea or initial traction. We become your operating partner. We co-build the company, share the equity, scale together.
If your venture matches our approach, we'd love to hear from you. Send us your pitch and we'll respond within 48 hours.
The questions we get most often, answered plainly.
We take an equity stake of 5–49.5% once the venture reaches €10K MRR. Below that milestone, no equity changes hands. The exact split depends on your stage, our contribution, and the deal structure. Always negotiated openly, always written down.
Neither, really. We work for equity, not fees. We don't take cash. For internal ventures, the studio funds early operations. For partner ventures, we bring operational capital and skill, you bring the idea or initial traction.
We work with founders from raw idea to early traction. If you already have €10K+ MRR, you probably don't need us. If you've got a clear thesis and the discipline to execute, we're a fit. Everything in between, we'll figure out together.
We build long-term. Most ventures take 6 to 18 months to reach the €10K MRR milestone. After that, we stay on as co-owners and operating partners until the venture is self-running or exits.
We don't lock anyone in. If the venture doesn't hit milestones or the partnership stops working, we have a clean exit clause. No drama, no lawyers. We'd rather not work together than work together badly.
For internal ventures, yes. For partner ventures, only when our equity stake makes sense for it. We're not in this for governance theatre. We're in it to build.
Smart money rushes to scale. We rush to clarity. We test before we build. We validate before we spend. We say no to flashy ideas with no demand. Sometimes the smartest move looks stupid. That's the name.