Auke van den Hout

Managing Partner

2021 - Current

Graduate Entrepreneur stimulates the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Netherlands by providing capital, coaching and community. The fund invests in entrepreneurs and alumni from Delft and Rotterdam.

Co-founder and managing partner Nimbus Ventures

2017

Nimbus Ventures provides growth capital for scaling innovative companies. www.nimbusventures.vc

Venture Partner

2017

ScaleUpNation is a Lab-Practice-Fund to support innovative enterprises that have developed beyond the start-up phase and have significant societal impact and growth potential.

Board Member

2014

Vice Chairman

2010 - 2018

The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) is the trade association for online and mobile advertising. With over 170 Dutch member companies, IAB promotes growth of these channels, develops best practices for advertisers, agencies and publishers, and aims to put digital advertising high on the agenda of every marketer in the Netherlands.

Founding Partner

2015 - 2016

Digital innovation is hard for well-established companies. They are better executors than innovators. For becoming a truly digital business is challenging, touches every business function and demands rapid development of new skills. Being able to innovate quickly and cheaply, test digital products and release them regularly, is key. Makerstreet Innovation helps. Part of MakerStreet.

Co-Founder & Owner

2014 - 2015

Social media are here to stay, but how do you make an actual return on it? ReturnSocial offers solutions for an effective, concrete and measurable social dialogue strategy. The power of ReturnSocial lies in its use of data and trained team of specialists. ReturnSocial helps brands to get in touch with their prospects on social media.

Co-Founder & Owner

2010 - 2015

Adatus is a data driven advertising company. Empowering marketeers with deep data and insights, the latest technology and a proven track record. To make advertising relevant to your audience and transparant for your business. Maximising the return of advertising in engagement and conversion.

CEO Information Products

2004 - 2009

European CEO of global interactive marketing services company

Managing Director VNU - Claritas Europe

1998 - 2003

Managing Director of global market intelligence company