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Benjamin de Dobbelaere

Investor

Investment Associate at KPN Ventures

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Benjamin de Dobbelaere is an Investment Manager at KPN Ventures, the venture capital arm of KPN, a Dutch telecom and IT services company. He sources and evaluates investment opportunities in technology companies across Europe and the US, with a focus on AI, cyber security, cloud, and IoT sectors, investing up to EUR 10M per company alongside other venture capital firms.

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Experience

  1. KPN VenturesInvestment Managercurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
  2. KPN VenturesInvestment Associate2023 — 2025Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
  3. KPN VenturesInvestment Analyst2022 — 2023Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
  4. KPN VenturesJunior Investment Analyst2021 — 2022Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
  5. TIN Capital | European Cybersecurity InvestorsInvestment Committee Member Dutch Security Tech Fundcurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
  6. IDlayrBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentLondon en omgeving, Verenigd Koninkrijk
  7. Tilburg UniversityStudentmentor2018 — 2019Tilburg en omgeving, Nederland

Education

  1. TIAS School for Business and SocietyMaster's degree, Business Administration specialization in Investment Management2019 — 2020
  2. Tilburg UniversityMaster of Laws - LLM, Tax Law2020 — 2022
  3. Tilburg UniversityBachelor's degree, Corporate Law2016 — 2019
  4. Tilburg UniversityBachelor's degree, Tax Law2016 — 2019

Skills & more

Languages Engels · Nederlands

  • Master of Laws in Tax Law — Tilburg University
  • MSc in Business Administration specialization Investment Management — TIAS School for Business and Society
  • CEFR Level C1 — IELTS Official
  • Bachelor of Laws in Corporate Law — Tilburg University
  • Bachelor of Laws in Tax Law — Tilburg University

From Benjamin's professional profile.

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Also attended TIAS School for Business and Society15

Lidwi van OsProgram & Office Support Officer at NoaberArun RambocusCFO/COO at Maven 11Koen den HoutingInvestment Manager at BOMTobin WiersumAssociate at Rabo Corporate VenturingHelge WienekeFounder and Managing Director at friends2grow GmbHRobin van den BrandhofHead of Investor Relations & Business Development at Colesco Capital Collective

+ 9 more

Also attended Tilburg University58

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundSanne van ErpInvestment manager at NoaberGianluca VitaleAssociate at PeakBridge VCMathijs van EschGeneral Partner at Maven 11Stefan BaryGeneral Partner at PeakKasper de KockFinance & compliance manager at Peak

+ 52 more

Shared employers

Also worked at KPN Ventures4

Hans SöhngenManaging Director at KPN VenturesSem AlbergaManaging Director at KPN VenturesLotte WitbreukInvestment Associate at KPN VenturesDaan StolwerkInvestment Associate at KPN Ventures

Also worked at IDlayr3

Paul McNabbGeneral Partner at Episode1Rob RueckertPartner at Sorenson VenturesMina SamaanGeneral Partner at MMC Ventures

Also worked at Tilburg University2

Dama SathianathanHead of Origination at Bethnal Green VenturesTommy HurleyManaging Partner at Shamrock Ventures

Colleagues at KPN Ventures

Daan Stolwerk
Investment Associate at KPN Ventures
Hans Söhngen
Managing Director at KPN Ventures
Lotte Witbreuk
Investment Associate at KPN Ventures
Sem Alberga
Managing Director at KPN Ventures