Janneke Niessen

Co-Founder

2018 - Current

Please send pitches via https://tinyurl.com/capitaltvc CapitalT is a people focused venture capital fund. We select the best teams with a data-driven and team focused approach. We believe that great people make great companies. By investing early and collaborating deeply, we help exceptional teams developing groundbreaking ideas to grow better, scale faster and spark change across their industries. We invest in software technology companies that solve real problems with AI in Digital Health, Education, Climate Tech, Future of Work and The New Social.

Co-Founder

2019

VCVolt is a platform for VC’s to assess teams in a data driven way. The platform uses a model that is based on over 5 years of scientific research and has been published in e.g. Harvard Business Review. The model has been validated and tested with amazing results. It allows for better decision making, augment you own view and give input and context to the discussion with entrepreneurs. With teams being one of the key risks for entrepreneurial success it has a very positive impact on results.

Strategic Advisor

2020

Co-initiator

2013 - 2020

Non-profit that aims to increase diversity and inclusion in technology by making female role models more visible.

Trustee

2018

Coding college in Amsterdam. Coding is a skill unlike any other. Coding is the engine for innovation that drives the world forward faster than ever before. And anyone can learn it. Codam’s learning system is designed to unleash your talent and to open doors to new opportunities. It’s our mission to help a new generation to shape the future.

Advisory Board Member

2017

Allow all kids to learn digital skills through interaction with technology during primary education.

Member investment committee

2017

Member Innovation Board

2019

Innovation board of the Dutch national soccer federation.

Council Member

2019

Government advisory counsil on digitalisation.

Publisher

2015

The new girl code tells the story of a 15-year-old girl as she begins to discover new worlds: technology, entrepreneurship and learning how to code. It is a story about technology, but also friendship, love, fashion, relationships and all other things in the life of a 15-year-old. The main character comes across all the challenges, setbacks and successes any technology entrepreneur faces. But most importantly, she discovers how magical working in technology can be—that amazing feeling that comes from seeing an idea become a reality, something you can actually use and that is impacting other people’s lives for the better. The new girl code is an initiative of InspiringFifty, a non-profit that aims to increase diversity in tech by making female role models more visible. With the book, InspiringFifty wants to create a role model for young girls as well. Somebody they can relate to, somebody that could be them. With the book we want to light that first sparkle, show them the possibilities of technology, how much fun and creative it is and how it is relevant to them. ‘If she can see it, she can be it’. Young girls often reject technology as an option. They feel it is boring, difficult and that they are not capable of it. The problem is, their idea of what tech is, is incomplete and they don’t see how it would fit in their future. At the same time, these girls are making important decisions about their education and not choosing STEM subjects will hugely impact their future. It limits their individual potential and the choices and opportunities they will have later in life. By allowing our girls to believe that technology is in some way not relevant to them, we are doing them, ourselves and our companies a huge disservice.

Angel Investor

2013

SpaceX, Swogo, Polarsteps, Endeit Capital, , Stylescript, TheNextCloset, Virtuat, Closure, Peerby, VanMoof, Bomberbot, Plugify, 7Write