Amsterdam-based startup Northsea, which develops an AI-native research platform, has secured €660,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by CapitalT to enhance its platform and expand its workforce.
- Launched in 2025 by Geart van Dam and Nick van Zanten, Northsea is an AI-native platform that automates customer research. It manages survey design, respondent sourcing, data collection, and analysis, reducing manual work by up to 80%.
- Northsea uses dynamic, interview-style conversations in over 80 languages to generate highly detailed insights, enabling consultants, investors, and strategy teams to make faster, evidence-based decisions.
- The platform is designed for high-stakes research, including commercial due diligence, market entry, and product pricing studies.
Details of the deal
- The investment was led by CapitalT, a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam that backs software tech startups across Europe, including the Netherlands, the UK, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Germany, along with several business angels.
- The fresh capital will fuel team expansion, product acceleration, and global growth, helping Northsea deliver faster, smarter customer insights to businesses worldwide.
"And this is just the beginning - soon, we’re replacing entire research projects with instant answers. A huge thank you to CapitalT and our angel investors for believing in our mission to transform the $37B customer research industry,'' Northsea's team, commented on LinkedIn.
