November 12, 2018
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Black Bear raises 16 million Euro to solve the global waste tire problem and slash CO2.
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Black Bear raises 16 million Euro to solve the global waste tire problem and slash CO2.
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Rohit worked in the investment world (both as m&a advisor and private equity principal) for almost 20 years. Previous employers include Morgan Stanley, ABN AMRO, ING Barings and Waterland. Currently he works together with Bencis and Avedon. As an active shareholder in two (succesful) Dutch businesses, he supports the executive boards in strategy, mergers & acquisitions and financing. He has an MSc (with honors) in economics from the University of Amsterdam.
Jaap Maljers is a serial entrepreneur in the health care sector, in which he has more than 25 years of experience. Jaap has founded and successfully build multiple businesses, among which Bergman Clinics (focus clinics for specialized care), ZorgDomein (a systems integrator platform), Plexuc (a consultancy company) and Incision (online surgical training). Moreover, Jaap was chairman of the Dutch Children Cancer research foundation (KiKa) and served on the board of Amref Flying Doctors. He is an Investor Committee member at the investment fund Holland Capital.
Ilonka co-manages the corporate venture firm of Randstad, the Randstad Innovation Fund, and serves on the board of amongst others Exact and Vonq. Ilonka has previously founded two recruitment firms: Legal FlexPower (sold to Monster in 2001) and ProfiPower (sold to Randstad in 2010). Ilonka has been selected in the top 100 Global Female Staffing leaders from 2015 to 2018 and was included in the Global Top 100 Corporate Venture Capitalist Power list in 2018.
Maarten is a serial tech entrepreneur who has founded and successfully build numerous internet companies, among which 2dehands.be, the Makers Channel and ClubCollect. Maarten is an active investor and serves as board advisor for Temper, Ace and Tate and the Next Closet.
He was elected Amsterdam entrepreneur of the year in 2009.
Heleen is the founder of DQ&A Media Group, a successful online marketing firm, and co-founder of Peak Capital, a VC fund for the online and media sector. In addition, she is a board member at ‘Jong Ondernemen’, member of the jury at Accenture Innovation Awards and a mentor at Rockstart and startup bootcamp. She is also an investor in Hummingbird Ventures and EVA Africa Fund and a supervisory board member at Catawiki. She was elected Dutch business woman of the year 2013.
Pier is a professor Climate Change at Wageningen University Research and VU University Amsterdam. He was one of the earliest scientists to publish on climate change and is an international authority in this field. Pier is chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dutch Development bank FMO and serves as a board member of a number of research organisations and environmental ngo’s and such us Urgenda, until 2019 and the True Animal Protein Price Coalition (TAPPc). He is an expert on climate, water, energy, food and their synergies.
Koos is a non-executive director at amongst others Teijin Aramid, Royal Smilde and Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, and the Advisory Board Chair at BridgeHead. Moreover, he is a member of the Investment Committee of TBL Mirror Fund, a private equity fund for high growth businesses in Africa. From 2000 to 2007, Koos served as the CEO of Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, where he was involved in a period of heavy restructuring and subsequently a period of growth. Before that, Koos worked for 24 years for Philips, amongst others as Managing Director of the consumer electronics department in Asia, and has been knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
is:
a serial social entrepreneur and driving force behind the NL Social Enterprise movement
has:
20 years experience in starting & growing social enterprises & non-profits, published books and studies
focuses on:
growing the international Social Enterprise movement
works:
closely with game-changing entrepreneurs who make this world a better place for all
previous deals:
War Child Founder & Executive Director, improved 1 million children lives in war torn countries; Founder Social Enterprise NL
side-deals:
Tony’s Chocolonely, Vereniging Veronica, Chair of the Dutch National Advisory Board for Impact Investing and (yes, still!) War Child
at Social IV:
Willemijn is responsible for impact screening and fun
guess what:
Willemijn loves roller-disco and can’t stop Karaoke once she gets started
An internship at Social Impact Ventures offers you the opportunity to get first-hand experience in the world of impact investing. You will actively participate in deal sourcing and deal execution, through for example conducting industry analysis, preparing internal investment memoranda and supporting on due diligence. You may also occasionally support our team with working on existing portfolio companies. We look for smart individuals who believe that creating an impact and achieving healthy financial return go hand in hand.
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is:
an entrepreneurial (impact) investor and boardroom advisor
has:
20 years int’l experience at McKinsey & Co, AlpInvest Partners, 3i plc
focuses on:
later stage / growth equity investments
works:
closely with the Social IV team for sound process and decision taking
previous deals:
Raet, Delft Instruments, VNU Media
side-deals:
board member Acomo NV board room advisor to various private companies
at Social IV:
investment committee chair (a.k.a., head of difficult questions)
guess what:
Machtelt is a chocoholic and her future’s so bright she wears sunglasses everywhere
is:
an international entrepreneur and impact investor
has:
20ish years experience in 30ish venture-backed businesses
focuses on:
early stage / growth businesses, consumer products, business model innovation
works:
closely with entrepreneurs who seek to positively disrupt industries
previous deals:
Solar Mosaic, Change.org, Nest Labs
side-deals:
Board Chair at Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
at Social IV:
Warner manages the GoodUP investment Bomberbot & Taxi Electric (and is responsible for the website, yikes)
guess what:
even Warner’s kids make fun of how bad his jokes are
is:
engineer turned consultant turned entrepreneur turned investor
has:
about a decade experience as co-founder and CEO in two start-ups in cleantech
focuses on:
companies with real physical products, production, operations
works:
hands-on, personal, creating structure and helps making (big) decisions
previous deals:
Arthur D.Little, Quintel, GF Energy, Sungevity
side-deals:
Advisory Board SIDN Fonds, guest lecturer VU University Environmental Economics
at Social IV:
Helmer manages Marqt, Black Bear Carbon, Afval loont, Goodfuels and runs the day-to-day stuff at the office
guess what:
is a sucker for romantic comedies
is:
an international hands-on private equity investor
has:
15 year of experience in 30 PE-deals
focuses on:
later stage ventures / growth businesses and buy & build; opportunities
works:
closely with entrepreneurs to (re)develop business strategy and execute it
previous deals:
10 years at Waterland, set up German office, also worked with H2 and TBL Mirror Fund
side-deals:
investor in an leading European river cruise company
at Social IV:
Jelle excels at deal sourcing & international deals
guess what:
Jelle is so focused on unicorns that he actually married one in 2016
is:
a rising star at Social IV, proving that impact investing is the new normal
has:
a Finance MSc from Erasmus and Int’l Mgt MSc from ESADE, interned at Social IV
focuses on:
helping find winning deals and improving companies impact measurement
works:
hands-on in deal processes and cleans up messy spread sheets
previous deals:
traveled the world, led an African social entrepreneurship project that sparked her impact passion
side-deals:
Young on Board (part of the Amsterdam Economic Board)
at Social IV:
Laura manages the partners
guess what:
Laura manages the secret office theme-party list, and the next theme is …
is:
a curious and passionate growth strategist
has:
8 years experience at Bain & Company in São Paulo, San Francisco & Amsterdam
focuses on:
environmental sustainability and consumer products
works:
to bring visionary ideas to scale
previous deals:
commercial due diligence in 30 deals for private equity funds
side-deals:
co-authored book on inspirational leadership, former consultant to The Nature Conservancy
at Social IV:
He works on deal sourcing & diligence and strategy for portfolio companies
guess what:
Eske grew up on a houseboat but always wanted to be a forest ranger
is:
a curious and enthusiastic impact analyst
has:
recently worked in Tanzania & graduated master of economics and bachelor of philosophy
focuses on:
for now – pretty much everything that comes in at Social IV!
works:
like a charm
previous deals:
interned at private equity and venture capital funds
side-deals:
loves to ride a motorcycle in the weekends
at Social IV:
Ava likes to drink from the fire hose, processing our daily deal flow
guess what:
Ava studied philosophy and his motto is: I create impact, therefore I am
is:
a bright and open VC with a love for the story behind the numbers and a healthy dose of ‘Dutch-honesty’
has:
studied Finance and International Business; lived in Australia, London, America and Kenya
focuses on:
Education & Health deals and managing thorough fact finding to decide if a deal matches Social IV’s ambitions
works:
Hands-on in deal processes
previous deals:
Found her passion for venture capital at RTL Ventures and also worked for Rabobank
side-deals:
Likes crowdfunding weird gadgets, volunteering every now and then (NVA) and tasted a bit of the crypto-fever
at Social IV:
Anieke brings lots of energy and witty jokes
guess what:
Anieke likes singing and wants to start a Social IV (karaoke) band
is:
a serial hospitality business manager
has:
studied social law and graphic design in Amsterdam
focuses on:
enabling the Social IV team members to do their job, happily
previously worked at:
Dok 48, Café Smit& Voogt, Café Stevens, Café Koosje
side-deals:
Kirstin loves horse back riding
at Social IV:
takes care of the team and the office
guess what:
absolutely everyone thinks Kirstin is really sweet (maybe too?!)
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Frits is the co-founder of Life Sciences Partners (LSP), a successful Dutch life science investment firm. In addition, he co-founded Wire Group, Euroventures Ukraine and E2 Cleantech Participaties. He is an active impact investor and member of the investment committees at ResponsAbility Social Investments, Goodwell Investments III, Cordaid, Oikocredit and BOM Capital, a board member at TBL Mirror Fund, and an advisor to ASN Bank.
Dr. Karen Maas is Director of Impact Centre Erasmus (ICE) and conducts research in the field of impact measurement, Impact Investing and Corporate Social Responsibility. After finishing her studies, Master of Science in Economics at the Erasmus University, in 1995 Karen worked for 12 years as a (senior) consultant in the field of environmental economics, sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. In December 2009 she defended her PhD thesis “Social Corporate Performance, from output measurement to impact measurement” at the Erasmus School of Economics. She is Director of Impact Centre Erasmus (ICE) and conducts research in the field of impact measurement, Impact Investing and Corporate Social Responsibility. Karen is also Academic Director of the executive CSR courses at the Erasmus School for Accounting & Assurance. She is a member of the evaluation panel of FMO and Board member of VBDO.
Leendert founded Gilde Investment Management, one of the longest-standing diversified VC/PE funds in the Netherlands. He is also the co-founder of the Dutch Venture Capital Association. Before founding Gilde, he worked at McKinsey and Shell/Billiton. Currently, Leendert is CEO and owner at 1000 Steps, and he is an active (venture) philanthropist & impact investor e.g. through his positions as board member at the Gieskes Strijbos Fonds and the board Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance.
