# Rob van den Heuvel

> Rob van den Heuvel is co-founder of Sendcloud. Sendcloud on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder, Sendcloud.

Rob van den Heuvel co-founded Sendcloud in 2012 with two friends after the three ran an online store and found shipping complex and costly. Van den Heuvel was chief executive when Sendcloud raised a $177 million Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 in September 2021.

## What Rob builds

- [Sendcloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.md), graded B, 62/100, in Shipping & fulfilment. Shipping platform for European online shops from Sendcloud B.V. in Eindhoven. Its API v3 and hosted MCP server quote carrier rates, create labels, validate addresses, track parcels and handle returns across the carriers an account has enabled. Co-founder, Sendcloud, researched 2026-10-28.

## Backed by

- [SoftBank](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/softbank/)
- [L Catterton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/l-catterton/)
- [HPE Growth](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hpe-growth/)
- [AXA Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/axa-venture-partners/)
- [BOM Brabant Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bom-brabant-ventures/)
- [Bonsai Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bonsai-partners/)
- [HenQ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/henq/)
- [TiiN Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tiin-capital/)
- [Startupbootcamp](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/startupbootcamp/)

## Questions

### Who is Rob van den Heuvel?

Rob van den Heuvel co-founded Sendcloud in 2012 with two friends after the three ran an online store and found shipping complex and costly. Van den Heuvel was chief executive when Sendcloud raised a $177 million Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 in September 2021.

### What does Sendcloud B.V. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Sendcloud from Sendcloud B.V.. Shipping platform for European online shops from Sendcloud B.V. in Eindhoven. Its API v3 and hosted MCP server quote carrier rates, create labels, validate addresses, track parcels and handle returns across the carriers an account has enabled.

### Who has invested in Sendcloud B.V.?

The sources our research read name SoftBank, L Catterton, HPE Growth, AXA Venture Partners, BOM Brabant Ventures, Bonsai Partners, HenQ, TiiN Capital and Startupbootcamp.

### How are Rob's tools graded?

Sendcloud is graded B, 62 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.sendcloud.com/contact/
- https://www.sendcloud.com/about-us/
- https://www.sendcloud.com/blog/sendcloud-raises-177-million-in-series-c-funding-to-accelerate-growth-of-its-all-in-one-shipping-platform/

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