Patrick van Hoof
Founding Partner at Machine Ventures
Patrick van Hoof
Founding Partner at Machine Ventures
Amsterdam, North Holland
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founding Partner
2023 - Current
Backing founders & (very) early-stage startups that are leveraging artificial/machine intelligence as a force multiplier for humanity.
Angel Investor
2022
We are tech executives turned into angel investors. We source, challenge, and invest smartly in founders from the Baltics & the Nordics.
Owner
2021
- Consulting - Venture investing (e.g. Bolt, RunProperty, Xworks Tech & several in stealth mode)
Professional Speaker
2016
Example topics: Innovation, Design Thinking, Digital Disruption & Transformation, AI, Quantum Computing, Virtual & Augmented Reality, Web3 and 4D design (programmable matter). Example clients: Deloitte, Total, Equinix, City of Amsterdam, Tallinn University
Lead Mentor & Angel Investor
2014
Advising & investing in startups participating in various city & corporate programs (US & Europe) Recognized as an "All-Star Mentor" (top 1%)
General Partner (program participant)
2023 - 2024
Graduates (Cohort 12) 2% of applicants finish the program
Global Director Digital Innovation
2017 - 2020
* Reporting to & setting strategy for the C-suite/Executive Committee as a member of the digital transformation leadership team and Head of Product, managing two levels with €5M annual operating budget (excl. capital investment for scaling) * Leading the company's innovation & early-stage investment efforts across North America, UK, Europe & Asia-Pacific: a) researching, ideating, incubating new digital products & value propositions with internal teams (3-4 annually), and b) accelerating/scaling external startups (10 annually through exclusive Techstars corporate accelerators) * Owning the development and implementation of the overarching long-term vision for Arcadis in 2030 (uniting our 27,000 employees), based on future needs of people living in/around cities, emerging technologies and new business models * Embedding corporate venture capital, design thinking, lean startup & agile methodologies at scale in the organization, and in the new digital business entity Arcadis Gen Arcadis is the leading global Design & Consultancy firm for natural and built assets. Applying our deep market sector insights and collective design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services we work in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes throughout the lifecycle of their natural and built assets. We are 28,000 people active in over 70 countries that generate more than €3 billion in revenues.
Visiting Faculty Member
2017 - 2017
Sharing experiences with & views on human-computer interaction (interfaces) & human-centered innovation (Design Thinking, etc) as frequent keynote speaker (2017 season).
Director, Innovation & Product Strategy
2015 - 2016
• Advising CEOs/CMOs at Fortune 500 & venture-backed startup clients in a range of industries on digital innovation/transformation & product strategy • Leading cross-functional teams in the definition, design (UI/UX), and development of new digital products/experiences for web/mobile/OTT & physical environments for Hulu, Thomson Reuters, Muzik Headphones, Indigo Books & Music, Kohl’s • Applying user-centric design (design thinking), waterfall & agile methodologies, using design research, workshops, and development tools • Developing future states/visions, experience strategies, product ideas and lab/prototyping initiatives - and shaping global thought leadership in AI (conversational experiences), mixed reality (AR/VR) and 4D design. Huge is a digital agency that provides business & product strategy, design, marketing and technology services to some of the world's largest businesses and best-known brands, including Hulu, Google, Twitter, EA & Nike. Huge has 1000+ employees in a dozen offices across four continents. It is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG).
Adjunct Professor
2015 - 2016
1) Member of the Board of Advisors to the Parsons Entrepreneurial Lab (eLab) 2) Adjunct Professor of two 2015 Spring semester courses in two different full-time Master programs: • Design Thinking (Integrative Design Studio 2) in the Strategic Design & Management MS program of the Parsons School of Design Strategies (two 3-hour classes per week) • Entrepreneurship in the Design & Technology MFA program of the Parsons School of Art, Media & Technology (one 3-hour class per week)
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2012 - 2014
Diplomat
2009 - 2009
Master's Degree
2000 - 2005
Minor (BSc)
2003 - 2003
Certificate
2000 - 2001
Professional Tennis
1999 - 2000
Middle & High School
1993 - 1999
Chief Digital & HR Program
2018 - 2019
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