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investors from all around the world.
FinTech, Hardware, SaaS … we diversify our portfolio of
investors to give you the best chance to find startup investors.
Apeldoorn - Amsterdam - Sao Paulo, Netherlands
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • AgroTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Productivity
Kees Koolen serves as Partner at EQT. He joined EQT Partners in February 2015 as a Partner and Co-Head of EQT Ventures, Amsterdam. Prior to joining EQT Partners, from 1997 until 2014 Koolen was an angel investor, COO, CEO and COB at Booking.com. Koolen was instrumental in transforming Booking.com from a small Dutch start-up to the biggest hotel booking site in the world.
Santiago (Chile) - Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Sao Paulo - Austin - Chicago - Texas, U.S.A. - Brazil
Hospitality (& Events) • Media • AgroTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • Developer tools • Food & Beverage • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Aerospace (& Defense) • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
LATAM, Ag Tech through Food Tech supply chain all the way to end consumer products. "Land to Label" "Across the Americas" early stage. Undercapitalized markets. Amazing founders.
Not Interested In
Large scale B2B enterprise SaaS. Social media free consumer apps / consumer marketplaces. Long established venture markets. High cost (e.g., living, rent, regulatory, ease of doing business) markets.
Paris France - Nova Lima Brazil, France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Material Science • Life Science • Mobile
Piioneer in the IT venture capital industry in France. Co-founder of ABN Amro Capital France; successfully led over 30 IT investments, a majority of which were subsequently listed. Strong entrepreneurial experience, having acquired a small French industrial company in 1992, restored it to profitability and sold it at a profit 18 months later. Board member of Boostermedia, Equitime, Horizontal Software, Keyyo (Alternext: ALKEY), LeadMedia Group (Alternext: ALLMG), Momac, NetBooster (Alternext: ALNBT), NetMediaEurope, Populis, Utel, all Truffle Capital portfolio companies. Initiator and publisher of the Truffle 100 France and Truffle 100 Europe, the leading ranking of the top 100 French and European software vendors respectively. MBA from ESSEC Business School (Paris), Executive Certificate from MIT.
São Paulo, Brazil
Energy • CleanTech • Material Science
Senior executive with extensive general management and private equity experience in the renewable energy, environmental services, telecom and internet sectors. Successful track record leading high-growth companies. Strong strategic and analytical skills combined with superior leadership and execution capabilities. A high-energy, driven and creative individual with international experience and a top tier educational background.
Sao Paulo Brazil, Brazil
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Developer tools • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Consumer
CEO of Baby.com.br. Also co-founded PoolTables.com. HBS MBA, avid runner, reader and father.