Joost van der Plas

Managing & General Partner

2015 - Current

Maven 11 is a crypto-native fund that has successfully launched two venture funds since 2017. Our mission is to partner with brave outliers who challenge the status quo by redefining ownership. To us, investing is the easy part. We go beyond and partner-up with our companies from inception to launch. We actively build, support, and challenge the founders we believe will be the leaders of Web 3.0. Our team is committed to empowering a digital renaissance. Maven 11 is part of the M11 Group, a global blockchain and crypto-native investment firm.

CEO & Partner

2023

Founder & CEO

2022

M11 Group is a combination of companies operating in the crypto and web 3.0 ecosystem: - Maven 11, a crypto native venture capital firm - M11 Credit, a leading credit underwriter in the crypto ecosystem. - M11 Funds, an asset management company focussing exclusively on digital assets and offering a diverse range of investment solutions - C11 Labs, a market maker providing liquidity to the nascent and growing DeFi ecosystem.

Technology Investor

2011

Investing in early stage technology ventures

Digital Director

2016 - 2017

Within the Consumer Management Team responsible for all digital activities, including - Online sales (Tele2.nl and selfcare) - Development and Design team - Webcare - customer service on forum, social media, etc - Overall Customer Experience with strong focus on digital platforms (App, selfcare, etc)

Advisor Consumer Market

2015 - 2015

Supporting the Consumer Management Team of Tele2 with the launch of its new 4G network and disruptive mobile portfolio.

Chief Executive Officer / Founder

2011 - 2015

*bliep is a innovative virtual mobile provider build & run by youngsters. At *bliep we believe youngster can make the difference. That's why we let them create *bliep as a product and as a brand. Youngsters are the core of our organization, supported by skilled professionals. As a result, *bliep offers the most honest & flexibele mobile subscription you can possible think of. In a easy to use app, our customers can change their subscription on a daily basis. We let our customers choose the bundle that fits their moment and even give the possibility to pay nothing for a while. We hate long contracts, set-in-stone-tariff-plans or small prints that screw you. In July 2015 all company activities of *bliep were sold to Artilium NV.

Director Hyves Mobile

2010 - 2011

Hyves was founded is 2004 and has been the leading social media platform in the Netherlands for years. At it's all time high it served 2/3 of the dutch population. In 2010 Hyves was sold to the Telegraaf Media Group. Within Hyves, I was responsible for the Hyves Mobile business.

Vice President Marketing

2006 - 2010

Member of the UPC Business board and responsible for all marketing activities, including Product Management, Partner Management, Marketing Communication and the Small Business Segment After a merger, UPC Business rebranded to Ziggo Zakelijk in 2015.

Category Manager New Business

2005 - 2006

Sr Account Manager

2005 - 2006

Product Markt Manager

2001 - 2005