Tech VC, Partner, Speaker, Advisor, Founder
Backing a business banking winner: Tide
It’s no news that the financial services industry is experiencing a major shift towards a customer centric focus. What challenger banks have to offer – fast, smooth and convenient user experiences – is unmatched by incumbents facing legacy inefficiencies and higher cost bases. In each…
MSc students ask questions to venture capitalists – Part III
I always enjoy my guest lectures more when students just keep asking random questions. At the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) I regularly lecture on venture capital in Vladimir Vladimirov’s class of last year MSc students and I receive great questions. This time…
De (achtergestelde) converteerbare lening
Een converteerbare lening is eenvoudig gezegd een lening die kan converteren naar aandelen.
Vaak wordt een converteerbare lening toegepast om waarderingsdiscussies te voorkomen en om snelheid te creeren in het proces. Voor een investeerder (en ook…
Best practice in Corporate Venture Capital – The Blueprint
CVC is on a high again and in its fifth cycle. Many corporates incorporate their CVC unit when investing is on its peak, mainly driven by the need to innovate and the fear of missing out on disruptive new business models within their space. After 4 years most units…
Last week I hosted a talk again in the class of Luca (Rotterdam School of Management, RSM). It was…