Plethora Private Equity Fund Management (Hephaistos B.V.) is the Utrecht-based, AIFMD-light exempt manager of the Plethora Private Equity fund and its feeder Plethora Accelerator Coöperatief, founded in 2018. It runs €71 million (June 2026) for 120+ mainly Dutch investors, financing copper, nickel, lithium and gold exploration through self-founded companies, with a team led by fund manager Peter Vermeulen.
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Total Funds (On Fundscouter)
1
AUM
€71M
Team Size
8
Founded
2018
Company Information
Investment Focus Details
Mineral exploration (copper, nickel, lithium, gold) via self-founded companies
About Plethora Private Equity Fund Management (Hephaistos B.V.)
Exempt Dutch Manager with a Geology Bench
Plethora Private Equity Fund Management, operating through Hephaistos B.V., is the Utrecht-based manager of the Plethora Private Equity fund and its feeder, Plethora Accelerator Coöperatief. Founded in 2018, it is registered as an exempt manager under the Dutch AIFMD-light regime and runs €71 million (June 2026) for more than 120 mainly Dutch entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals and family offices. The team combines finance and geology: fund manager and co-founder Peter Vermeulen, portfolio-company chief executive Sam Walding, exploration head Szabi Orbán and chief financial officer Vasco van der Flier, advised by veterans of Shell, BHP and the nickel-exploration world.
Key Figures (30 June 2026)
Assets Under Management
€71M
Plethora Private Equity + feeder
Investors
120+
Entrepreneurs, HNWIs, family offices
Founded
2018
Utrecht, Netherlands
Track Record
18.0% p.a.
Net CAGR since 2018, manager-reported
Regulation
AIFMD-light
Exempt from AFM/DNB supervision
Funds on Fundscouter
1
Plethora Private Equity
Team
Peter Vermeulen
Fund Manager & Co-Founder
Sam Walding
CEO, Portfolio Companies
Szabi Orbán
VP Exploration
Vasco van der Flier
Chief Financial Officer
History
Fund launched
Plethora Private Equity starts in Utrecht on 1 January 2018.
First projects
Exploration companies established in Norway, Nevada and Sweden.
Canada and new fund manager
Canadian project added; Peter Vermeulen takes over as fund manager.
€71M AUM, harvest phase
Manitoba project added; data room opens for a transaction-ready asset; >€100M of exits targeted within two years.
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