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Maarten 't Hooft

Maarten 't Hooft

General Partner & Founder atQuest Venture PartnersMenlo Park, California
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Maarten 't Hooft is a General Partner and Founder at Quest Venture Partners, with over 12 years of Silicon Valley experience and a background at Google and Mercury Software.

What Maarten can write

Writes checks of$100K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Quest Venture Partners writes $100K to $3M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Mercury Software
  2. Google
  3. Mercury software
  4. Google · technical program manager
  5. Quest Venture Partners · General Partner & Founder
    Now

Companies founded

Quest Venture Partners

Focus

venture capitalstartupstechnology

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Questions

Who is Maarten 't Hooft?

Maarten 't Hooft is a General Partner and Founder at Quest Venture Partners, with over 12 years of Silicon Valley experience and a background at Google and Mercury Software.

How much does Maarten 't Hooft invest?

Maarten 't Hooft invests through Quest Venture Partners, which writes checks of $100K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Maarten 't Hooft?

A warm intro from a founder Quest Venture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Maarten 't Hooft do before Quest Venture Partners?

Mercury Software; Google; Mercury software; technical program manager at Google.

Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.