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About
Auke van den Hout holds a master's degree in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is an alumnus of Stanford University. He began his career in investment banking at NIBC Bank before moving into the marketing and media industry in 1998, serving as managing director of publishing group VNU/Claritas Europe and later as CEO of Nasdaq-listed Acxiom in Europe. In 2010 he co-founded the digital advertising company Adatus and the social media agency ReturnSocial, both of which he sold in 2015, and from 2015 to 2017 he was a partner at the business design agency Makerstreet.
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Invests in
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Experience
- Graduate VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentDelft and Rotterdam
- Nimbus hands-on investorsCo-founder and managing partner Nimbus Venturescurrent2017 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
- ScaleUpNationVenture Partner2017 — 2021Amsterdam
- Makerstreet InnovationFounding Partner2015 — 2016Amsterdam
- ReturnSocial (acquired by Uberconnected)Co-Founder & Owner2014 — 2015Amsterdam
- Adatus (acquired by Uberconnected)Co-Founder & Owner2010 — 2015Amsterdam
- Acxiom EuropeCEO Information Products2004 — 2009Munich
- Nielsen ClaritasManaging Director VNU - Claritas Europe1998 — 2003
- NIBC BankCorporate Finance Manager1993 — 1997
Skills & more
- ScaleUpNation Board Program — ScaleUpNation
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Auke van den Hout?
- Auke van den Hout holds a master's degree in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is an alumnus of Stanford University. He began his career in investment banking at NIBC Bank before moving into the marketing and media industry in 1998, serving as managing director of publishing group VNU/Claritas Europe and later as CEO of Nasdaq-listed Acxiom in Europe. In 2010 he co-founded the digital advertising company Adatus and the social media agency ReturnSocial, both of which he sold in 2015, and from 2015 to 2017 he was a partner at the business design agency Makerstreet.
- Where does Auke van den Hout work?
- Auke van den Hout is Partner at Nimbus Ventures.
- What does Auke van den Hout invest in?
- Auke van den Hout invests in AdTech, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment.
- Where did Auke van den Hout go to school?
- Auke van den Hout studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (SEP); Erasmus University Rotterdam (Masters, Business Economics).
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Also worked at Acxiom Europe21
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Also worked at Nielsen Claritas1
Also worked at NIBC Bank21
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