A unique combination of professionals, students and alumni
Graduate Ventures is powered by professionals, alumni and a student investment team that supports the fund day-to-day. Alumni are the backbone: experienced operators and entrepreneurs who bring capital, knowledge, and network to the next generation.
Fund management
Highly experienced professionals with startup and investing expertise manage our organization and seed fund.
Auke van den Hout
Managing Partner
Filip Cuypers
Principal Seed
Julia Knoeff
Head of Platform
Victor de Leeuw
Principal Seed
Sophie Heijenberg
Investor Seed
Rui Li
Associate Principal Seed
Eva Post
Head of Pre-Seed Fund
Daan Keizer
Finance Director
Maiko Kamerbeek
Investor Pre-Seed
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Folkert Mullemeister
Compliance Officer
Jasper Wennink
Investor Pre-Seed
Kilian Frunz
Analyst Seed
Karola Szatmári-Philips
Analyst Seed
Frederique Serrarens
Platform & Events
Gijs Pot
Analyst Pre-Seed
Karel Jongen
Analyst Seed
Student Investment Team
Our student board leads our pre-seed fund operations and brings a fresh, approachable outlook.
Annick Royaards
Berend van de Pol
Evi Vijgeboom
Hugo Beentjes
Julia d'Hollosy
Kas Borstlap
Lander Hangelbroek
Maartje Post van der Burg
Marijn de Wit
Mila den Hollander
Sem Koelewijn
Sjoerd Boerema
Tijn de Kruijff
Timo Limbourg
Our backers
At the core of Graduate Ventures are alumni who founded this initiative, having walked in your shoes, and are now eager to give back.
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Our mission and values
We empower alumni to become world-changing entrepreneurs
We back exceptional founders with the capital, knowledge, and high-trust community they need to scale. Our mission is to help build companies of the future in critical sectors, ultimately strengthening a competitive, sovereign Netherlands.
Established in 2021 by entrepreneurial alumni from TU Delft, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus MC, we now partner with universities and medical centers across the Netherlands: University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research, University of Twente, Leiden University and Leiden University Medical Center.
Our model is giving back. Established alumni invest their capital and time into the next generation. We back founders through our Pre-Seed fund - supported by alumni donations - and double down on growth with our Seed fund. Along the way, founders join a strong network of fellow founders and tap into our alumni network of renowned operators and entrepreneurs.
Join us for coffee
Rotterdam
Main Office
CIC Rotterdam, Stationsplein 45, unit A4.004
3013 AK Rotterdam
Delft
Office
YES!Delft, Molengraaffsingel 12, 2629 JD Delft
Amsterdam
Office
Oosteinde 19,
1017 WT Amsterdam