Experience

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  Seven Lakes Partners

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Investment Professional

    • Apr 2024 - Present
    • New York, New York, United States

    I lead the establishment of a new investment arm at Seven Lakes Partners, a New York/Amsterdam based boutique investment bank specialising in Transportation & Logistics. My role is to identify and execute buy-and-build platforms.

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  Beekers Capital

  • Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

  • Partner

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

    Beekers Capital is a technology advisory and investment firm that provides transaction advice, cfo services, and capital to entrepreneurs and founders

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  Battolyser Systems

  • Netherlands

  • Corporate Finance

    • Feb 2023 - Apr 2024
    • Netherlands

    💰Successfully raised a Series A from Innovation Industries and Global Cleantech Capital💰Successfully closed a EUR 40mio Venture Debt from the European Investment Bank

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  YOUSEUM

  • Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

  • Co-founder and CEO

    • Aug 2019 - Jan 2023
    • Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

    We founded and built an entertainment company with mission driven social media museums where we combined the fun of offline experiences with the reach of online social media (Instagram and TikTok). After building five museums in four countries (Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Abu Dhabi (UAE) and raising more than EUR 4mio in total, we failed to succeed in what was supposed to be our flagship location in Stockholm. Because of this we had to shut down all operations. It was a hell of an adventure through which we learned the highs and the lows of building an international company.📍Youseum Amsterdam, the Netherlands📍Youseum Westfield Mall of the Netherlands, Leidschendam, the Netherlands📍Youseum Westfield Mall of Scandinavia - Stockholm, Sweden📍Youseum Westfield CentrO - Oberhausen, Germany 📍Youseum Abu Dhabi, UAE

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  Blooming & Booming

  • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Co-Founder and partner

    • Mar 2015 - Feb 2020
    • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

    Blooming & Booming was an Amsterdam seed stage venture capital fund. We focussed on entrepreneurs that build fun and innovative companies. We invested in 6 great companies. Made new friends. Learned an incredible amount of valuable lessons. Lost money. Made some money. Would do it all again.Portfolio included:📌Bohemian Birds (online travel agency for groups)📌SpelenderGrijs (entertainment for elderly homes)📌ShareDnD (online platform for hobby chefs)📌StudySquare (tutoring company for students)📌Ohnana (innovative heat-blocking tents)📌B-Dressed (personalised clothing boxes)

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  Rabobank

  • Netherlands
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Investment Banking Associate

    • Jun 2016 - May 2019

    More PowerPoints.

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    • Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

    PowerPoints.

  • Corporate Management Trainee

    • Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

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  SpelenderGrijs

  • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Entrepreneur

    • Mar 2016 - Apr 2019
    • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

    SpelenderGrijs is a booking agency for elderly homes in the Netherlands. It is our mission to bring joy and happiness to elderly people by connecting them to creative students. We offer a variety of entertainment like art-classes, music performances and our massive hit; 'So You Think You Can Sit Dance''

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  KlasseStudent

  • Utrecht Area, Netherlands

  • Regional Manager

    • Feb 2012 - Mar 2014
    • Utrecht Area, Netherlands

    KlasseStudent is an education agency that provides students with educational jobs by placing them in various roles in high schools