MK

Marcel Kloosterman

Director at Limburg Ventures

Maastricht, Limburg

Overview

Work Experience

BV

Brightlands Venture Partners

  • Managing Partner

    2021 - Current

  • Director

    2016 - 2021

LV

Limburg Ventures (DSM regional VC fund)

  • Director

    2021

    - settlement of promissing start-up companies (LifeSciences, Performance Materials) to the Chemelot site (DSM, Sabic, Sekisui) at Geleen (NL) using equity financing. If needed, the financing round may be expanded by raising a consortium of investors, combined with attracting provincial subsidies and innovative credit facilities supplied by the State

Chemelot Ventures

  • Director

    2016

DSM Venturing

  • Investment manager

    2010 - 2016

  • Senior Associate

    2002 - 2010

    - financing of private companies that have high synergy with DSM's business groups and emerging business areas. Using a venture capital approach, while maximising mutually beneficial links (license, R&D/M&S collaboration, production) between private companies and DSM. Fund size Euro 200 Mln, with size of investments 0.5 - 10 Mln.

Nedermaas Ventures

  • Investment Manager

    2010 - 2011

DV

DSM Venturing & Business development

  • Manager New Business Development

    2000 - 2004

    Business Development manager

  • Manager Emerging Technologies

    1998 - 1999

  • Corporate Secretary

    1995 - 1998

  • Manager Marketing Research

    1990 - 1995

DR

DSM Research

  • Project manager

    1985 - 1989

Education

Investments

Hy2Care

Series A

Total Funding: $4M

Health Value Creation

Series A

Total Funding: $2M

FABPulous

Series A

Total Funding: $2M

Q Chip

Series C

Total Funding: $6M

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