About
Alex Heerema is an Investment Manager at Ascension, a UK early-stage venture capital firm, where he sources, screens, and conducts due diligence on opportunities for the firm's generalist funds. Before moving into venture capital, he was an early employee at two B2B software startups working on go-to-market strategy, and he previously gained investment experience at Prime Ventures in Amsterdam and Techstars in London. He holds an MSc in Economics and Strategy for Business from Imperial College London and a BA in Political Economy from King's College London.
Experience
- AscensionInvestment Managercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- AscensionSyndicate Manager2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- AscensionInvestment Associate2022 — 2023
- Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2022 — present
- TechstarsInvestment Analyst2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- TalentDesk.ioGrowth Manager2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- DeepStream TechCommercial Lead2018 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
Education
- Imperial College LondonMSc Economics and Strategy for Business
- King's College LondonBA Political Economy
Skills & more
Venture CapitalStart-upsBusiness InnovationBusiness AnalysisBusiness StrategyResearchValuationCompetitive AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentMarket ResearchMacroeconomicsAnalysis
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InvestmentsStrategyConsultingBusinessSalesDigital StrategyAlternative InvestmentsSales ManagementEmerging TechnologiesInnovation ManagementCommunicationPublic SpeakingLanguages Dutch · English
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Colleagues at Ascension
Aleks Habdank
Venture Partner at Ascension
Antonin de Fougerolles
Venture Partner at Ascension
Barney Worfolk Smith
Venture Partner at Ascension
Ben Fletcher
Business Development Manager at Ascension
Bill Bousfield
Head of Distribution at Ascension
Chris Wheatcroft
Investor at Ascension
Craig Fletcher
Venture Partner at Ascension
David Buller
Venture Partner at Ascension
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alex Heerema work?
- Alex Heerema is Investment Manager at Ascension.
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Shared employers
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