Bastiaan van de Rakt
InvestorFounderOperating Partner at Volve Capital · AI Advisor / Venture Partner at AENU · Founder at Deeploy
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
FoundedDeeploy
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About
Bastiaan van de Rakt is co-founder of Deeploy and Enjins, and an investor in Why Commit Capital, Volve Capital, and Aenu. With over 25 years of experience in technology entrepreneurship and investment, he has built and managed engineering teams across consultancy firms and scale-ups, and serves as an AI and technology auditor for venture capital and private equity firms. His investment focus includes artificial intelligence applications in healthcare, climate, clean technology, and earth science sectors.
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Experience
- DeeployCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentUtrecht, Netherlands
- EnjinsCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentUtrecht, Netherlands and Berlin, Germany
- WhyCommitCapitalPartner/ Tech DD - AI Auditorcurrent2017 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Volve CapitalOperating Partnercurrent2025 — present
- AENUAI Advisor / Venture Partnercurrent2026 — presentBerlin, Germany
- NKC Europa's grootste camperclubMember of The Supervisory Board2018 — 2022Soesterberg, Utrecht, Netherlands
- QuinCTO2018 — 2021
- EY Studio+Associate Partner - Senior Manager Data Science2014 — 2018Leusden, The Netherlands
- EYSenior Predictive Analytics Specialist2013 — 2014Zeist
- INITI8 B.V.Co-Founder / Advisor2003 — 2013Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityResearcher Business Administration - Decision Support Systems2002 — 2003The Randstad, Netherlands
- ERBS - Erasmus Research & Business SupportJunior Reseacher2002The Randstad, Netherlands
- PCR-RILProject Co-worker1998 — 2002
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Skills & more
Early Stage Investment3Start-up Ventures3Climate Tech2Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Business DevelopmentDeal executionDue diligence1Kubernetes1LlmPredictive Modeling21System Dynamics19Discrete Event Simulation5
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Colleagues at Volve Capital
Heleen Dura – van Oord
Entrepreneur and investor
Henk Jan Beltman
Investor at Volve Capital
Joost Bijlsma
Founding Partner at Volve Capital
Mathieu Zwinkels
Investor at Volve Capital
Maurits Hovius
Founding Partner at Volve Capital
Menno van der Zee
Investor at Volve Capital
Rick Joosten
Investor at Volve Capital
Roelof Bijlsma
Investor at Volve Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bastiaan van de Rakt?
- Bastiaan van de Rakt is co-founder of Deeploy and Enjins, and an investor in Why Commit Capital, Volve Capital, and Aenu. With over 25 years of experience in technology entrepreneurship and investment, he has built and managed engineering teams across consultancy firms and scale-ups, and serves as an AI and technology auditor for venture capital and private equity firms. His investment focus includes artificial intelligence applications in healthcare, climate, clean technology, and earth science sectors.
- Where does Bastiaan van de Rakt work?
- Bastiaan van de Rakt is Founder of Deeploy and Operating Partner at Volve Capital.
- What companies did Bastiaan van de Rakt found?
- Bastiaan van de Rakt founded Deeploy.
- Where did Bastiaan van de Rakt go to school?
- Bastiaan van de Rakt studied at Delft University of Technology (Master of Science: Technology, Policy and Management); Delft University of Technology (Civil Engineering); Dominicus College.
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