Investing in companies that make the world a better place
We have investments in open-source, sustainable, and female-led companies.


Empowering the people that power the web.
Emilia Capital is an investment company founded in 2021 by Joost de Valk and Marieke van de Rakt after they sold Yoast. Up until now, Emilia invested a total of €3 million distributed over 11 companies all of which have a strong tech or online component. Marieke and Joost help these companies to accelerate their growth.
While investing, Emilia especially seeks for opportunities in which we can help grow open source, develop products that are sustainable and encourage female entrepreneurship.
15
Investments so far
€4M
Committed so far
1
Exit
Latest blog posts
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Spicing up our building
Our office building is a bit ugly from the outside. Not too many office buildings are great works of art or architecture, but ours is… well, just a bit sad. So, we’ve decided to change that. Our office building is going to be a piece of art. We were inspired by the large mural that…
Schedule for our #WCEU booth pitches
At WordCamp Europe in Athens, there will be 4 companies pitching their idea to us. Everybody is welcome to cheer on our candidates (and perhaps to advice us in making a wise investment decision!).
Pitch us your idea at WordCamp Europe 2023!
Emilia Capital is sponsoring WordCamp Europe 2023. If you’re looking for investment, we invite you to pitch your idea to us there and we’ll give you a Yes or No that weekend!