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Alex PortounlockedCarmel: together at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (2017)
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Carmel: together at Erasmus University Rotterdam
About
Carmel van den Berk is a Principal at Brightlands Venture Partners (BVP), where she focuses on early-stage HealthTech and MedTech investments in Seed and Series A companies across Europe. She previously worked as an operator in structural heart MedTech, as a venture and growth healthtech investor at MTIP, and as a healthcare strategist.
Experience
- BVP (Brightlands Venture Partners)Principalcurrent2026 — presentZwitserland
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2023 — present
- Tripair™ TechnologyChief of Staff2024 — 2026Zürich, Zwitserland
- Tripair™ TechnologyBoard Member2024 — 2025
- MTIPHealthTech Investor2023 — 2025Basel-Stadt, Zwitserland
- Nitinotes SurgicalBoard Member2024
- Global Strategy Group, by KPMGSenior Consultant, Global Strategy Group Life Sciences2022 — 2023Zürich, Zwitserland
- Global Strategy Group, by KPMGConsultant Strategy & Operations, Health & Life Sciences2020 — 2022Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- PharmAccess FoundationProject Officer2017 — 2020Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Skills & more
English1Due diligenceInvestingVenture CapitalPrivate EquityGrowth StrategyHTAHealth economicsProjectmanagementPolicy evaluationHealth systemsHealth policy
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StrategyCommercial strategyCommunicatieVolksgezondheidStrategische initiatievenTechnische assistentieFinancieringenInvesteringsbeslissingenAccess to medicinesGezondheidszorgQuality of care in LMICsLanguages Dutch · English · German
- MSc European Health Economics & Management — Erasmus University Rotterdam
- BSc Health Sciences — Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
From Carmel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Brightlands Venture Partners
Casper Bruens
Managing Partner at Brightlands Venture Partners
Floris Onvlee
Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Ilias Bensat
Investment Analyst at Brightlands Venture Partners
Kim de Boer
Partner at Brightlands Venture Partners
Lex Westbroek
Investment Manager at Brightlands Venture Partners
Luc Starmans
Partner at Brightlands Venture Partners
Marcel Kloosterman
Managing Partner at Brightlands Venture Partners
Marcel Lubben
Partner at Brightlands Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carmel van den Berk?
- Carmel van den Berk is a Principal at Brightlands Venture Partners (BVP), where she focuses on early-stage HealthTech and MedTech investments in Seed and Series A companies across Europe. She previously worked as an operator in structural heart MedTech, as a venture and growth healthtech investor at MTIP, and as a healthcare strategist.
- Where does Carmel van den Berk work?
- Carmel van den Berk is Principal at Brightlands Venture Partners.
- Where did Carmel van den Berk go to school?
- Carmel van den Berk studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam (Double Degree (Master), Health Economics and Management (EU-HEM, International Degree)); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Bachelor of Science - BS, Health sciences).
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