Marlot Meddens

CEO and Founder

2022 - Current

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Investment Manager

2020 - 2022

Slingshot is a growth capital firm investing in fast-growing companies, with a focus on B2C and B2B2C businesses. We back ambitious, talented and charismatic entrepreneurs and actively help them accelerate their businesses with our knowledge, experience, strategy and international network of people and companies. We currently manage a portfolio of 11 investments, all with a base in the Netherlands and all with a cross-border ambition. Our portfolio includes companies VanMoof, Boldking.com, Tiqets.com, Ace&Tate, Temper, Stox Energy Socks. Our focus is currently on scale-ups and growth platforms that are in search of smart capital to help them catapult their business to the next level.

Investment Associate

2017 - 2020

Associate

2015 - 2016

Co-owner and founder

2011 - 2013

Athena Studies and Welles provide additional courses and exam training to the universities: Vrije Universiteit (VU), Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), see website http://athenastudies.nl/home. Athena Studies employs 45 employees nationwide and teaches to more than 900 students. Athena teaches to the following faculties: • Vrije Universiteit: FEWEB, VUMC, FPP, RCH, FSW • Universiteit van Amsterdam: FM, FDR, FEB • Erasmus University Rotterdam: ESE, RSM

Fulltime professional tennisplayer

1995 - 2010

Senior accomplishments: - Dutch national champion 2008 - International tour, WTA ranking #293 - Eredivisie and Bundesliga (2007-2010) Junior accomplishments - Roland Garros and Wimbledon (2006) - Practised in The Dutch Federation (“Jong Oranje”)