About
Arne Hautekiet holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business Economics from KU Leuven, specializing in Finance and Business Information Management, and a second Master's in Finance from the Rotterdam School of Management, where his work examined the link between ESG factors and corporate performance. He previously worked in consulting and in financial services at KPMG, building experience in financial analysis and business evaluation. He also collaborated with a University of Rotterdam research team to help agtech startups design and set up pilot projects for early validation and deployment of new technologies.
Invests in
AgTech
Experience
- Astanor VenturesInvestment Associatecurrent2024 — presentBrussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- Astanor VenturesInvestment Analyst2021 — 2024Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België
- Tractor JunctionBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentDelhi, India
- Source.agBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- RobovisionBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentGhent, Flemish Region, Belgium
- LiveCycleBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentBrussels
- CrowdFarmingBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- The Gut StuffBoard Member2024 — 2025London
- KPMGFinancial Services2021Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- delaware BeLuxConsulting2020Gent Area, Belgium
Skills & more
Venture CapitalStata3Microsoft Office1
Languages Dutch · English · French
- Circular Business Design — Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
- Climate Change & Sustainable Investing Specialization — EDHEC Business School
From Arne's professional profile.
Colleagues at Astanor Ventures
Antoine Cuny
Director of Operations at Astanor Ventures
Benoit Boisseuil
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Camille Grisard
Head of Investor Relations at Astanor Ventures
Christina Ulardic
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Dan Cohen
Venture Partner at Astanor Ventures
David Barber
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Emmanuel Faber
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Eric Archambeau
Senior Managing Partner at Astanor Ventures
Network8
Jeremy CollerScout
Founder, Coller Capital at Bridges Israel
Adrian Friederich
Principal, Investment at FoodLabs
Christina Ulardic
Partner at Astanor Ventures
David Barber
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Emmanuel Faber
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Eric Archambeau
Senior Managing Partner at Astanor Ventures
George Coelho
Partner at Astanor Ventures
George Powlick
Partner at Astanor Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arne Hautekiet?
- Arne Hautekiet holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business Economics from KU Leuven, specializing in Finance and Business Information Management, and a second Master's in Finance from the Rotterdam School of Management, where his work examined the link between ESG factors and corporate performance. He previously worked in consulting and in financial services at KPMG, building experience in financial analysis and business evaluation. He also collaborated with a University of Rotterdam research team to help agtech startups design and set up pilot projects for early validation and deployment of new technologies.
- Where does Arne Hautekiet work?
- Arne Hautekiet is Analyst at Astanor Ventures.
- What does Arne Hautekiet invest in?
- Arne Hautekiet invests in AgTech.
- What check size does Arne Hautekiet write?
- Arne Hautekiet typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Arne Hautekiet go to school?
- Arne Hautekiet studied at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Master of Science - MS, Accounting and Finance); KU Leuven (Master of Science - MS, Business Economics); Athens University of Economics and Business (Business/Managerial Economics).
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