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Ruud Dekker
Founder of Forward Venture Capital
Haarlem, North Holland
Overview
Ruud Dekker is a Seed Stage Investor at Forward VC, with a background in sustainable finance and operations administration. He has successfully invested in companies like Trinsic and Zight (formerly CloudApp) and has a keen interest in sectors like MarketingTech and IoT, showcasing a strong track record in venture capital and portfolio management.
Work Experience
Founder
2017 - Current
Owner
2020
Helping founders grow their companies.
Advisory Board Member
2022
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2019
Proof™ is a legal technology platform that facilitates the physical delivery of time sensitive legal documents and eFiling.
Raised $39,999,989.00 from Blue Heron Capital, Long Ridge Equity Partners and The LegalTech Fund.
Payment Specialist
2014 - 2017
• Set up a POS system tailored to restaurants • Served as Head of Payments for a VoIP company • Created a virtual prepaid credit card brand
Business Development Consultant
2008 - 2014
• Payments - Helped found a payment service processor (PSP) in Switzerland, which included setting up the technology stack, obtaining the required certification, and building out the contracts required to function as an independent full-service payment provider. • Telecom - Establishing new interconnections and maintaining these relationships. I also acted as project manager for a newly established Business VoIP Solution that was launched in December 2009.
Customer Service Representative
2005 - 2006
Providing support to Accounts Payable and Receivable by dealing with customers and suppliers on a daily basis. Experience in working with Billing, AP & AR departments. The position offered valuable insight into an outsourcing situation between a Dutch and a Slovak-based multinational organisation, which was extremely helpful for writing my master thesis later on.
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