Remco van Zanten
Founder of Industry Transition Capital
Remco van Zanten
Founder of Industry Transition Capital
Amsterdam Area
Overview
Work Experience
Executive Director
2018 - Current
Purpose-led Social Enterprise on its path with a very disruptive approach to help 1 Million people sustainable out of poverty (SDG#1) and inspire others to do the same
Chairman Of The Supervisory Board
2020
World's leading adventure travel platform - on its path to make travel easier and life-enriching. - backed by top tier investors (TCV, Cherry ventures, Huxton, Speedinvest, Endeit)
Senior Advisor & Executive Coach
2019
Board Advisor & Coach to C-level leadership of Fortune 500 companies on their Digital Transformation and Leadership growth mindset & skills. Part of BCG U faculty on a AI/Digital and Executive Coaching Cadre
Chair of Supervisory Board
2022
Founder & Managing Partner
2018
(interim) CEO / Chair roles and Board Advisory for Tier-1 backed EU tech scale-ups by accelerating the CEO’s growth playbook: Vision & Strategy, Product Excellence, Org & Leadership. Clients include Vinted, Prodigy Finance, VanMoof, Flo Health, Tourradar, Chronext, Forto, Get Your Guide, Tiny Miracles
Co-Founder
2023
Industry-led fund builder with $100+M impact funds to invest in scope 3 solutions with a pre-competitive alliance of Industry players. Focus on growth equity phase. Strategic partnership with Anthesis
Board Advisor
2021
Regardless of their relevance or genius, 95% of all healthtech inventions never reach the market, while bringing them to the patient could significantly improve many lives around the world. NLC is a BCorp with an unique scalable venture build model that is tackling this challenge and has produced over 100 successful ventures improving the life of many patients in a meaningful way, while creating superior return for investors. A true trailblazer in impact led finance and entrepreneurship
Co-Founder
2022
Making African Impact-led companies globally investable through $100-500M SPV deals with global tier-1 PE
Co-founder & Partner
2019
The Dutch Founders Fund is an early-stage VC that primarily invests in marketplaces and digital platforms across Europe. Our fund (USD 100M) is founded by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. We look beyond spreadsheets and resolve early-stage growth-pains with lightning speed. Ready to scale together?
Interim CEO & Board Advisor
2019 - 2023
Purpose-led Fin-tech providing loans to graduate students from emerging markets going top 500 MBA and engineering universities worldwide - backed by top tier investors (ao Index, Balderton)
Education
MBA
2005 - 2006
MsC
1996 - 2002
Undergraduate
1995 - 1996
VWO
1989 - 1995