Joachim Laqueur

Board Member

2023 - Current

London-based cross-border supply chain finance platform on a mission to bridge the $1.5T funding gap in trade finance, explicitly focusing on Emerging Markets. Dual-offering of a white-label software solution empowering financial institutions and a digital marketplace, connecting companies in need of working capital optimisation with institutional investors seeking access to an alternative asset class with limited correlation to markets and reliable yield.

Member of The Supervisory Board

2023

Supporting the UVCA’s management with the Ukrainian Redevelopment Program, especially investments with Western partners in growing industries: IT, ML/AI, dual use tech, energy, health and fin tech.

Board Advisor

2023

Multimedia film and TV production that seeks to empower and entertain its audiences via its cross cultural, commercial yet thought provoking content. Puma In A Tank further stands out from its competitors as it’s highly ingrained in the world of tech, and aims to showcase how to best integrate new technology into storytelling and the world of filmmaking.

General Partner

2019

Acrobator Ventures invests in big impact tech founders at the pre-seed to seed stage. We operate from Amsterdam and Kyiv/Tbilisi and are extra interested in Eastern founders building bridges to Western markets like the US. Acrobator Ventures focuses on the network-, data-, and market(ing) access of founders. Our two core competencies are artificial intelligence and growth marketing.

Financial Advisor

2018 - 2018

Helping out a friend to restructure his company. Hangloose Enterprise creates innovative products for babies to young children with a unique style that has the young dad in mind.

Startup Mentor

2014 - 2017

Coaching for small companies and startups, using lean startup and business model canvas methodologies.

Turnaround Specialist

2009 - 2012

Turn-around advisory for distressed assets. Co-managed the restructuring of a Dutch import and trading company and its international partner.

Chief Financial Officer

2006 - 2009

Raised equity, mezzanine, senior debt, subsidies, and grants to build and operate a biodiesel facility that used recycled cooking oils on an industrial scale. Great concept and technology partner (Christof Industries) but unfortunate timing and reliance on government subsidies on alternative fuels led to bankruptcy in 2010.

Business Analyst

2004 - 2006