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Arnout Dijkhuizen

Former Principal at Astanor Ventures

Brussels

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Arnoot Dijkhuizen is an Investment Principal in Agrifood at Rockstart with over a decade of experience in venture capital, business development, and strategy. He has led more than 25 investments and partnerships across agriculture, food, energy, and mobility sectors, with prior roles at Astanor and ENGIE involving deal origination, due diligence, negotiations, and board participation. His experience includes scaling businesses in clean energy, managing international teams across multiple continents, and advising accelerators.

Experience

  1. RockstartInvestment Principal Agrifoodcurrent2026 — presentAmsterdam Area
  2. ADMancoVC Investor | Consultant | Board member | Trainercurrent2021 — presentBrussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
  3. Source.agBoard Member2023 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. MicroHarvestBoard Member2022 — 2025Hamburg, Germany
  5. Astanor VenturesInvestment Principal2021 — 2025Brussels Metropolitan Area
  6. planetaryBoard Member2023 — 2025Geneva, Switzerland
  7. biotope by VIBInvestment Committee Member2022 — 2025Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium
  8. MagrowTecBoard Observer2022 — 2025Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  9. Club Affaires Paris AmsterdamTreasurer2017 — 2023Parijs en omgeving, Frankrijk
  10. ENGIEProgram Director DERMS2020 — 2021Paris, Île-de-France, France
  11. ENGIEDirector Access to Energy - Clean Cooking solutions2018 — 2020Paris Area, France
  12. ENGIE New VenturesInvestment Director & Board Member2016 — 2021Paris Area, France
  13. HomeBiogasBoard Member2018 — 2021Beit Yanai, Center District, Israel
  14. Connected EnergyBoard Member2018 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
  15. Kiwi Power (ENGIE)Board Observer2018 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
  16. COFELY GDF-SUEZFinance Manager2011 — 2015
  17. AEGON Asset ManagementIntern2009 — 2010
  18. Ebbinge & CompanyStudent Recruiter2007 — 2009
  19. RSM Erasmus UniversityStudent Assistant2008 — 2009

Skills & more

Microsoft Office1Management Consulting2Business Strategy5Dutch1English3Team Building1Management5Corporate Finance2Program Management2SAP1Financial Analysis5Coaching1
  • Safety for Operational Supervisors SCC (VCA VOL) — Arbode Maritiem B.V.

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Adrian Friederich
Principal, Investment at FoodLabs
Arne Hautekiet
Investments at Astanor Ventures
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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Who is Arnout Dijkhuizen?
Arnoot Dijkhuizen is an Investment Principal in Agrifood at Rockstart with over a decade of experience in venture capital, business development, and strategy. He has led more than 25 investments and partnerships across agriculture, food, energy, and mobility sectors, with prior roles at Astanor and ENGIE involving deal origination, due diligence, negotiations, and board participation. His experience includes scaling businesses in clean energy, managing international teams across multiple continents, and advising accelerators.
What check size does Arnout Dijkhuizen write?
Arnout Dijkhuizen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Arnout Dijkhuizen go to school?
Arnout Dijkhuizen studied at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (MSc, Finance & Investments); Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (BSc, Business Administration); Delft University of Technology (BSc, Mechanical Engineering).

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