Ludolf Stavenga

Fund Manager & Statutory Director

2024 - Current

Early stage financial support for SME in Province Noord-Holland Proof-of-Concept funds 1 & 2 Vroege-Fase-Financiering

Owner

2007

VENTURE CAPITAL 2024-2024 Fund Manager Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland 2021-2023 Fund management/ Partner Graduate Entrepreneur Fund 2018-2022 Investment Manager Delft Enterprises/ TU Delft 2018-2022 Investment Manager UNIIQ, proof of concept fonds Zuid-Holland 2017-2018 Interim Investment Manager ENERGIIQ, Energy Innovation fund 2015-2020 Venture partner River Venture Partners 2014-2015 Interim Investment Manager SanomaVentures 2012-2015 Investment Manager Zeeburg Investments STRATEGY & CONSULTANCY 2023-2024 Innovatiemakelaar (advisor) for TKI Topsector Energie 2018-2022 Associate KplusV, funding expert PIMNH (platform innovative MKB Northern Holland) 2020-2020 Funding expert Mobility Lab 2020 2013-2018 Mentor Startupbootcamp and UtrechtInc 2017-2017 Advisor YES!Delft Meet the VCs; Advisor Station10 (a.o. OMS/Radio538) / Strategy & Fundraising for startups a.o. Nowi, Triggi, iLost, Goboony, Parcompare 2016-2016 Advisor Newion Investments, Ballast Nedam, Mall-Connect / Fundraising Perseuss, Parcompare, Xinaps 2007-2016 Strategy/ Ecommerce consultant VisitReturn / Travel (Landal GreenParks, VisitSweden), Media (Sanoma, Noordhoff Uitgevers, Emerce, Persgroep),Technology (Froq, Fujitsu Services) SCALE UP & CORPORATE 2007-2012 Business development manager Emesa / VakantieVeilingen 2006-2006 Managing Director Nederland/België Emesa / VakantieVeilingen 2004-2005 Manager Marketing & Communicatie Pharos Reizen of ANWB 1995-2004 Various positions (Marketing-, Sales-, Projectmanager) Sanoma / VNU >Venture Capital & Strategy advisor for investors and startups -supporting inventors and entrepreneurs in getting breakthrough technologies to the market -interim roles in VC -(venture) partner for (international) funds

Partner

2022 - 2023

Partner Graduate Entrepreneur Seed Fund, responsible a.o. for GreenTech and DeepTech

Venture Partner

2021 - 2022

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.

Interim Fund Manager

2021 - 2021

The Graduate Entrepreneur Seed Fund is a commercial investment vehicle, fostering start-ups and scale-ups of students and alumni from Rotterdam and Delft, the associated funds have already raised €21 million.

Venture Partner

2015 - 2020

Venture Capital advisor for corporates, funds, angels and startups. We are an investment management firm that focuses a.o. on supporting early-stage venture funds to find investment opportunities, execute transactions and actively help build and professionalize their portfolio companies. We are based in Amsterdam and operate in a network of partner companies and industry experts.

Associate

2015 - 2018

de Persgroep Programme manager Consumer Sales/Ecommerce; Startup assessment

Mentor

2013 - 2018

Helping startups with investment- and e-commerce strategy

Mentor

2013 - 2018

Helping startups with investment- and e-commerce strategy

Business development manager

2007 - 2012

Business development, Strategy, M&A - Launching new brands, new product-market combinations, acquisitions - Emesa has grown to more than 200 employees and 120 million euro turnover per year - Emesa has been acquired by Oakley Capital and then by Cyrte Investments

Managing Director Nederland & België

2006 - 2006

Manager Marketing & Communication Pharos Reizen

2004 - 2005

Consultant

2001 - 2004