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Remco Van Zanten

Founder of Industry Transition Capital

Amsterdam Area

Overview 

Remco van Zanten is a seasoned CEO and Board Chair with a background as a former Senior Vice President at Booking.com and Zalando. He has a wealth of experience in retail, e-commerce, and business strategy, and currently serves as the CEO of Tiny Miracles and Chairman of the Supervisory Board at TourRadar. Highlights of his career include roles as a Senior Vice President at both Booking.com and Zalando, showcasing his expertise in leading successful global companies, and his current position as the Executive Director of Tiny Miracles and Chairman of the Supervisory Board at TourRadar, where he continues to drive impactful change and growth in the industry.

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

BCG Securities focuses on wealth management with high net worth individuals.

  • 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)

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