The company behind the first expedition, the Far-distance Company, and the recently established New Company for Voyages to East India joined forces and between them managed to raise nearly 800,000 guilders, the most money that had ever been raised in the Netherlands for a private venture.
Perusahaan di belakang ekspedisi pertama, Compagnie van Verre, dan Perusahaan Baru untuk Pelayaran ke Hindia Timur yang baru didirikan ikut bergabung dan di antara mereka berhasil mengumpulkan hampir 800.000 gulden, jumlah uang terbesar yang pernah dihimpun di Belanda untuk sebuah perusahaan swasta.