We are Walvis
Since 2012, Walvis has invested in entrepreneurs in the Netherlands with local and global growth dreams. We have an eye on the future and only invest capital in innovation and Internet technology scale-ups.
We are proud to grow and carry on the legacy and entrepreneurial spirit started by Mr. John A. Fentener van Vlissingen, our founder. The team shares these same core values and guides growth with our indepth and firsthand entrepreneurial spirit.
We are pragmatic, professional and proud to help ambitious entrepreneurs. Scaling up is not an easy task, which is why we provide entrepreneurs with all the support they need at every step, while they focus on their business at hand.
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iBood title
retail
February 2022
iBOOD is an acronym for the internet’s Best Online Offer Daily. It offers premium products for consumers that are only available until the stock is sold out. iBOOD showcases changing daily deals on high-quality products from fashion and home electronics to sports, gadgets and home appliances.
iBOOD handles massive volumes of stock, as well as offers flash sales and lets businesses test their products on their site. This way, their business partners enjoy added value with sales reports and accurate market insights to forecast how well their products will sell.
In August 2019, Walvis and iBOOD management successfully finalized the buyout of iBOOD from MediaMarktSaturn. Walvis is helping guide iBOOD to become a leading European state-of-the-art marketing driven e-commerce platform. Thanks to its partnership with Walvis, iBOOD can refocus on its brand with an entrepreneurial spirit and fulfil its ambitions to establish the best premium daily deal platform.
iBOOD overperformed budget in 2020 and achieved FY20 revenue of nearly EUR 100m, including a +33% growth in B2C sales. Today iBOOD is active in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Austria.
iBood title
retail
February 2022
iBOOD is an acronym for the internet’s Best Online Offer Daily. It offers premium products for consumers that are only available until the stock is sold out. iBOOD showcases changing daily deals on high-quality products from fashion and home electronics to sports, gadgets and home appliances.
iBOOD handles massive volumes of stock, as well as offers flash sales and lets businesses test their products on their site. This way, their business partners enjoy added value with sales reports and accurate market insights to forecast how well their products will sell.
In August 2019, Walvis and iBOOD management successfully finalized the buyout of iBOOD from MediaMarktSaturn. Walvis is helping guide iBOOD to become a leading European state-of-the-art marketing driven e-commerce platform. Thanks to its partnership with Walvis, iBOOD can refocus on its brand with an entrepreneurial spirit and fulfil its ambitions to establish the best premium daily deal platform.
iBOOD overperformed budget in 2020 and achieved FY20 revenue of nearly EUR 100m, including a +33% growth in B2C sales. Today iBOOD is active in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Austria.
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