An investor who moved to your side of the table

A $660M venture and early growth equity fund investing across Europe in B2B software, AI, fintech, marketplaces and consumer platforms. I worked with 11 portfolio companies on financing, growth and M&A, four of which were sold during my tenure, sat on the Fund III investment committee, and led the build-out of the firm's US investor network. During my years there the fund completed 22 Series A to C investments, 21 exits and 25 add-on acquisitions, and helped its companies expand across Europe and into the US.

Hubs, the AI-driven manufacturing platform: I sourced it, led the $20M Series C, and was a board member through its $280M sale to Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB). Virtuagym, the B2B fitness SaaS and payments platform: I sourced and led the Series A, joined the board, and helped it scale to strong profitability. I advised the boards and management teams of several other portfolio companies through to their exits.

For three years I co-hosted the investor pitch segment on the Netherlands' leading business radio show, coaching founders live on air. I sat on the advisory board of IAB Netherlands, the digital advertising trade body, for five years. I founded VEECEE, a European community of more than a thousand venture investors, and CFO.community for finance leaders of scaling companies.

Operating Partner with a global AI-first venture and growth platform, advising US and European AI, fintech and SaaS companies from Series A to C on strategy, growth, capital structure and financing readiness. I ran financing workstreams from investor and lender target lists to data rooms and term sheets, and made 100s of introductions to VC and growth investors for portfolio companies.

Sectors

Fintech, lending and insurance; deep tech, manufacturing and industrial tech; adtech, marketing technology and market research; fitness and wellness; travel; e-commerce; HR and workforce; legal; education.

Customers

Enterprise, SME, consumer and public sector.

Models

B2B SaaS and usage-based software, AI-first products, marketplaces and transaction platforms, consumer subscription.

CFO and Head of Business Development at Club Judge, an Amsterdam media-tech start-up, from 2009 to 2012: I wrote the business plan, led finance and legal, raised outside financing, and helped the company scale significantly in revenue and headcount. Before that, an LL.M. in corporate and finance law at the University of Amsterdam with a graduate exchange semester at UC Berkeley.