Marie Weijler
Head of Impact Investing at Nexus for Development
Phnom Penh
Overview
Work Experience
Head of Impact Investing
2024 - Current
Nexus is a UN-backed impact investment fund that supports climate tech and sustainable agriculture businesses in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh. Main Responsibilities: • Member of the Executive Team • Investment Strategy • Deal Sourcing • Portfolio Management • Investor Reporting
Panelist & Guest Speaker
2018
Past: • Erasmus University - Center for Innovation 2024 (Topic: 'Valuing & Selecting innovation - Venture Capital Perspective') • Dutch PE & VC Association Networking Drinks 2024 (Topic: 'Career Building in VC') • ASIF Ventures Masterclass on Venture Capital 2023 • PE Insights Benelux 2023 (Topic: 'Best Fundraising Strategies in 2023') • Women Disrupting Tech Podcast, 10/02/2023 (Topic: 'Entrepreneurship') • Startup Festival of the Northern Netherlands 2022 (Topic: 'Marketing Strategies for Startups') • Upstream Festival 2022 (Topic: 'Investing in Deeptech') • Facing Challenges Summit 2022 (Topic: 'Science Equity Best Practices') • Pitch Jury Member at Innovation for Health Conference 2022 • TOPX Network Summit 2021 (Topic: 'Entrepreneurship & Funding') • Guest Lecturer at University of Twente, Fall 2021 (Topic: 'International Tech Entrepreneurship') • Present Your Startup 2021 (Topic: 'Introduction to Venture Capital') • Women in AI Summit 2020 (Topic: 'Can VCs Be Champions Of Impact Investments?') • Commit2Data Masterclass on Valorization 2020 (Topic: 'Networking & Finding Customers') • European Women in Technology Conference 2019 (Topic: Is Your Startup Ready For An Investor?) • EuroGrowth 2019 (Topics: ‘Family Offices: A New Competitor For Direct Deals' and ‘Strengthening Relationships To Attract LPs') • DACH PE Conference 2019 (Topic: 'Early Stage Investments: VC & Growth') • Dutch Talk Show 'Na Het Nieuws', 27/03/2019 (Topic: 'Female Talent In The Financial Industry') • Benelux PE Conference 2019 (Topic: 'Early Stage Investments: VC & Growth') • SuperVenture 2019 (Topic: 'Impact Investing: How Not To Sacrifice Returns') • Women in PE Forum 2018 (Topic: 'Developing A Successful Fundraising Strategy') • Amsterdam Capital Week 2018 (Topic: 'How Do Corporates Compete Against Traditional Investors In The Trending Technology Landscape?') • Benelux PE Conference 2018 (Topic: 'LPs Only: Direct & Co-Investing')
Partner
2022 - 2024
TIN Capital, founded in 1998, is a venture capital firm specialized in cybersecurity, IoT security, and AI. Main Responsibilities: • Fund Management • Investor Relations & Fundraising • Portfolio Management Key Accomplishments: • Co-responsible for raising €25 million (1st closing) for European Cyber Tech Fund V. • Helped onboard European Investment Fund (EIF) as a fund investor. • Sourced 33 qualified leads for the investment fund's pipeline. • Managed the website redesign and rebranding process. • Set up the data room for fund investors. • Supervised 7 Investment Analysts. • Analyzed social media activities of 18 portfolio companies and developed new marketing strategies. • Tripled the newsletter subscribers and increased the open rate to 84% in 13 months. • Doubled the LinkedIn followers in 11 months. • Co-organized Networking Night Invest4Cyber (side event of SuperReturn 2023 in Berlin).
Member of the Startup Funding Committee
2019 - 2024
• Assessing high-tech and life science startups that applied for a €250.000 loan. • More information on the funding program: https://www.nwo.nl/en/researchprogrammes/take-off
Business Development Manager
2019 - 2022
LipoCoat is a nanotech startup that enables sustainable infection control and prevents antibiotic resistance. Applications of its award-winning coating technology include catheters, contact lenses and implants. Main Responsibilities: • Legal & Compliance • Investor Relations & Fundraising • Marketing & PR Key Accomplishments: • Helped raise €1.5 million extra during the COVID-19 crisis. • Introduced LipoCoat to 12 corporates. • Pitched LipoCoat at the Benelux finals of the Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 (world’s largest startup competition) and won a ticket for the global finals. • Registered LipoCoat for the Heraeus Accelerator Contest and won out of 1,000 applicants, resulting in a partnership with Heraeus Medevio for coated medical devices. • Successfully applied for the 'IPA4SME subsidy', granted by the European Commission. • Successfully applied for the 'SIB Voucher Marktentree' subsidy, granted by the Dutch government.
Investment Manager
2019 - 2022
Cottonwood Technology Fund is a top-decile venture capital firm specialized in early stage B2B deep tech and hardware. Main Tasks: • Portfolio Management • Board Observer at SmartNanotubes Technologies • Investor Relations & Fundraising • Deal Sourcing • Legal, Compliance & ESG Key Accomplishments: • Co-responsible for raising Fund III (total fund size: $85 million). • $1.3 billion exit of portfolio company Sarcos Robotics (team achievement). • Supported 9 portfolio companies with follow-on funding, sales and marketing. • Expanded Cottonwood’s network of potential co-investors with 77 corporates. • Developed Cottonwood's ESG Policy, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Diversity & Inclusion Policy. • Honoree on Venture Capital Journal's 40 Rising Stars Under 40 2021. • Nominee for the M&A Awards 2020 - Category: Best Young Private Equity Manager.
Cottonwood Technology Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund that primarily invests in technology-driven companies.
Senior Business Development Manager
2018 - 2019
Princip.al is a fintech startup that offers a deal sourcing platform to private investors. I was the first employee. In < 2 years, I expanded the client base from 450 to 1,500+ single family offices, HNWIs and private equity firms. Main Responsibilities: • Deal Sourcing & Analysis • Investor Relations & Fundraising • Strategic Partnerships Key Accomplishments: • Promoted to Senior Manager after establishing partnerships with 15 large corporates, incl. McKinsey, BlackRock, PwC, UBS, Stibbe, Deutsche Bank & ABN AMRO. • Generated 49% of total company revenue in 2018 and surpassed my personal target by 24%. • Involved in raising €25 million for UnifiedPost (€252 million IPO in 2020). • Raised funds for 747 Capital, Capricorn Venture Partners and Kharis Capital. • Honoree on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2019 - Category: Finance • Nominee for the EWPN Awards 2019 - Category: Emerging Fintech Leader of the Year • Nominee for the VIVA400 Awards 2018 - Category: ''Zakenwonder'' (Rising Star in Business)
Junior Business Development Manager
2015 - 2018
Key Accomplishments: • Promoted within 10 months to management position. • Expanded the client base from 450 to 1,500+ single family offices and private equity firms. • Sourced 106 investment projects in high-tech industries and real estate (2016-2019). • Initiated and headed the business expansion into the Netherlands. Under my leadership, the business activities in the Netherlands became the most profitable for the company. • Trained and supervised 15 interns of 13 nationalities. • Organized 37 investor events in 2 countries (2016-2019).
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2020 - 2021
Master of Laws (LL.M)
2018 - 2019
Master of Arts (MA)
2015 - 2016
Summer School
2016 - 2016
Erasmus Exchange Program
2013 - 2014
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)
2009 - 2013