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Andre De Haes

Founder of Backed VC

Greater London, England

Overview 

Andre de Haes is the Founder of Backed VC in Greater London, England, where he has successfully invested in companies like Cala, Garten, and Flow Engineering. With a strong background in venture capital and a diverse skill set including business strategy, corporate finance, and entrepreneurship, Andre has made significant contributions to the startup ecosystem through his investments and board positions in various companies. Having obtained an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, Andre's career highlights include founding Backed VC and serving on the board of multiple successful companies, showcasing his expertise in venture capital, investments, and strategic business management.

Work Experience 

BV

Backed VC

  • Founder

    2015 - Current

    Backed is a community-driven seed VC fund, based in London. We back unashamedly ambitious founders from our generation, building tech companies that give people greater freedom. Our platform helps our clan of founders hire talent, develop their brands, share knowledge and expand internationally. Proud to partner with stellar companies: Thought Machine, Immutable X, Sky Mavis (Axie Infinity), This, Birdbuddy, Amenitiz, Voltz, Garten, Enterprise Alumni, CloudNC. Exited: Boiler Room (to Dice), Jukedeck (to Bytedance), Hutch Games (to MTG), Gumbug Games (to Voodoo Games).

TM

Thought Machine

  • Board

    2017

    Cloud-based core banking software, built on a blockchain infrastructure.

T

THIS

  • Board Director

    2019

F

Flexciton

  • Board Director

    2017

    Automated work scheduling and maintenance for industrial factories using patented AI algorithms.

G

Garten

  • Board Director

    2018

    Tech-optimised pantry and catering services for enterprises, including Apple, Amazon, Google, GM, Lyft and Facebook.

Garten is a food processing company that delivers nutrient-rich catered meals and curated snacks for workplace.

Raised $20,000,000.00 from Astanor Ventures, Montage Capital and Duro Ventures.

garten.co
J

Jelly

  • Board Director

    2020

E

EnterpriseAlumni

  • Board Observer

    2017

    Platform for managing and recruiting from enterprise alumni networks

B

Banked

  • Board Director

    2018

Banked is a fintech company providing an account-to-account payments platform built on modern banking rails.

Raised $46,886,670.00 from Citi, NAB Ventures, Rapyd Ventures, Insight Partners, Sidekick Partners, Kuvi Capital, Paul Forster, Firestartr, Love Ventures and Force Over Mass Capital.

banked.com
BB

Butternut Box

  • Angel Investor

    2018

AA

Avant Arte

  • Angel Investor

    2019

Education 

Investments 

Cala

Seed

Total funding: $7M

Garten

Seed

Total funding: $20M

Flow Engineering

Pre Seed

Total funding: $9M

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