Keen Venture Partners

Co-founder and General Partner at Keen Venture Partners focusing on Defence and SME Tech. A veteran telecom and technology executive, he was CEO of BT Group and Alcatel-Lucent, President of KPN Telecom, and Vice-Chairman of Lucent Technologies, and currently chairs the board of Renewi and sits on the boards of Akamai and OFCOM.

Briehan Burke is a General Partner at Keen focused on SME Tech. She previously worked on the investment team at growth equity firm Catalyst Investors in NYC, was an early employee at feminine care startup Lola, and an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and holds a Psychology degree from Middlebury.

Co-founder and General Partner at Keen with over a decade as a technology investor and strategist. Previously a Principal at Prime Ventures and a strategy consultant at Monitor Group, and holds a BSc in Business Management from Babson College.

Alexander Ribbink is a venture capitalist with 35 years of experience in international marketing, sales, general management, and venture capital. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of TomTom and a general partner at Prime Ventures, where he invested in and served on boards at Takeaway.com and Bright Computing. He holds an MA in Law from the University of Amsterdam and an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management, and is a vocal advocate for European defence and security technology innovation.

Partner at Keen Venture Partners focused on SME Tech and AI-native software. Previously a Partner at Picus Capital leading Gen AI and Frontier Tech investments across Europe, the US, and Asia, and a Director at JD.com in Beijing. Began his career at McKinsey and IBM.

Giuseppe Lacerenza is a venture investor with a background in defense tech and artificial intelligence. He previously led the Venture Team at Slimmer AI, where he oversaw investments in companies including Sentinels, Biller, Hadrian, and Vesper. Before that, he spent six years at McKinsey advising on defense, financial services, and digital transformation, and holds degrees in electronic engineering from Politecnico di Milano and an MBA from INSEAD.

Italian-born partner focused on defence at Keen Venture Partners. Began his career at Vodafone and McKinsey advising defence, financial services and digital transformation clients, later led the venture team at AI venture studio Slimmer AI, founded two travel-tech startups, and is an active angel investor across 19 companies.

Robert Verwaayen is a technology investor and strategist with over a decade of experience in venture capital. Prior to co-founding Keen Venture Partners, he was a Principal at Prime Ventures where he worked on investments including Layar, eBuddy, Cint, Mendix, and Takeaway.com. His earlier career included strategy consulting at Monitor Group and analyst roles at PA Consulting Group. He holds a BSc in Business Management from Babson College.

Stephanie Davis is a venture partner at Keen Venture Partners who began her career as a product manager at Medtelligent, a medtech scale-up, and later joined Carv in Amsterdam as a product manager building an AI-powered recruitment automation platform. She holds dual bachelor's degrees in Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago, graduating cum laude.

Principal on Keen's SME Tech team who began his career as a strategy consultant at BCG and interned at Google and P&G. He holds a bachelor's in cognitive neuroscience from Amsterdam University College and a research master's from VU and UvA, and also does stand-up comedy.

Investment Manager at Keen Venture Partners focused on European defence tech, backing teams building mission-critical technologies. Previously an Investment Manager at OTB Ventures and worked on fund-of-funds investments at PFR Ventures, with earlier roles in investment banking at BNP Paribas CIB and consulting at PwC.

Retired colonel with over 40 years in the Royal Netherlands Army, including roughly 20 years in leadership roles and operational missions in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. He now supports Keen by helping startups navigate the defence and Ministry of Defence ecosystem.

An engineer with a background in aerospace research and defence in the UK, Angad joined Keen after working at Expansion, an early-stage DefenceTech and NewSpace fund, and previously at Mentmore Capital, a UK industrial search fund. He holds an MSc in Aerospace Dynamics from Cranfield University and a First-Class BEng in Mechanical Engineering from Bournemouth University.

Finance Manager at Keen Venture Partners dedicated to the Defence fund. Began his career in audit at EY in Lisbon and Amsterdam, holds Management degrees from ISEG and ISCTE, and is an ACCA-certified accountant.

Chief of Staff at Keen Venture Partners, working across both the Defence and SME Tech Funds on systems, operations, and cross-team processes. Previously founded and bootstrapped wellness brand shō-moon, and worked in sales/business development at Zoom and Box; holds a First Class BSc in Politics with Economics from the University of Bath.

An investment management legal and compliance advisor with over 25 years of experience across private practice and in-house roles at firms including Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, Loyens & Loeff, ABN AMRO, and PGGM Investments. Currently a Partner at CapstoneLaw, he serves as Keen's part-time Chief Compliance Officer, ensuring regulatory alignment and compliance with fund and investor requirements.

Chartered Accountant who has served as CFO at Keen since 2018. Previously worked at PwC (Dublin), Macquarie Group (Sydney), Albion Capital, and Octopus Investments (VCT Finance), and holds a Master's in Accounting and a degree in International Commerce from University College Dublin.

Associate on Keen's SME Tech team, supporting Nextail, Qneiform, Sibill, and Vesper. Previously a product manager at Medtelligent in Chicago and at Carv, an AI-powered recruitment automation platform, in Amsterdam. Holds bachelor's degrees in Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago.

Junior Associate on Keen's defence team focused on strengthening European defense ecosystems. Previously worked at Invest-NL, the Dutch government's venture arm, on blended finance projects under the National Growth Fund; supports portfolio companies Intelic AI and Perciv AI.