HighTechXL

Alumnus co-founder and director of the HighTechXL venture Aircision.

Alumnus co-founder and CTO of the HighTechXL venture inPhocal.

Patricia de Kort is CFO and PreSeedXL fund manager at HighTechXL, roles she took on in September 2024. Her earlier career included credit risk modeling at Van Lanschot Bankiers, mergers and acquisitions advisory at a corporate finance firm in Eindhoven, and positions in valuation and M&A at EY, where she was part of the EYnovation team supporting start-ups and growth companies. She also worked at Achmea/Eureko, spent nearly seven years at NV Industriebank LIOF as investment manager and later startup team manager, and served two years as a strategy consultant at Newtone.

Armelle Tieke is a Legal Officer at HighTechXL. Her background is in business law, with experience working in interdisciplinary business environments.

Ivana Pomazi is an administrative assistant with ten years of experience in the legal services and insurance industries.

Louisa Zahareas is a Senior Art Director at KOZAKS Agency, working across brand strategy, visual communication, and art direction. Her work focuses on translating complex ideas into clear narratives, primarily for deep-tech and high-tech companies.

Olena van Tuijn is a tech scout at HighTechXL and holds a PhD in Applied Physics. She specializes in plasma physics and semiconductor processes, with over a decade of experience across the Netherlands, Japan, and Ukraine in areas including sputtering, dry etching, plasma-enhanced processes, and emission spectroscopy. She currently contributes to process development at Mintres B.V. in Cuijk and is based in the Den Bosch area.

Pieter Jan de Bree is a Team Dynamics Coach at HighTechXL. Through his practice Moeiteloos Samenwerken, he works with teams and leaders on interaction dynamics, using a method focused on communication and collaboration within teams and organizations.