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Coen: together at EMC
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About
Coen Bos is a Venture Partner at FORWARD.one, which he joined in 2023, and has over 35 years of experience in IT across consulting, sales, and general management. He began his career at Exact Software before moving to Oracle, and later held senior roles at EMC (Country Manager), SAP (Chief Commercial Officer), and Snowflake, where he led the BeNeLux and Nordics regions. He currently serves as CEO of Helin and advises portfolio companies, focusing on go-to-market strategy and general management.
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Invests in
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRoboticsSaaSSemiconductors
Experience
- HelinCo-CEOcurrent2025 — present
- HelinMember of the Boardcurrent2025 — present
- FORWARD.oneVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- sdhManaging Partner - sdh Interim Executivescurrent2023 — present
- Tall WeatherStart-up/Scale-up Advisorycurrent2017 — present
- SnowflakeVice President Northern Europe2020 — 2023Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- SAPVice President & CCO2017 — 2020Den Bosch
- Sales Management AssociationChairman2014 — 2019
- EMCManaging Director The Netherlands2013 — 2016Nieuwegein
- EMCMember Board Of Directors2013 — 2016
- OracleVice President of Applications BeNeLux2006 — 2013
- OracleSr. Practice Director1998 — 2006
Skills & more
Sales Management4Change Management5International BusinessHardware InfrastructureSolution Selling32Management Of International TeamsCoaching24Cloud Computing7Channel PartnersGo-to-market StrategyTeam BuildingLeadership1
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StrategyManagementGeneral ManagementEnterprise SoftwareSaaS- Executive Sales Professional (ESP) — SMA | Sales Management Association
From Coen's professional profile.
Colleagues at FORWARD.one
Arjan Göbel
Partner at FORWARD.one
Beau-Anne Chilla
Partner at FORWARD.one
Bianca van Dulmen
Venture Partner at FORWARD.one
Bibi van den Berg
Analyst at FORWARD.one
Boy de Jonge
Investment Manager at FORWARD.one
Cailin Greiner
Associate at FORWARD.one
Frederik Gerner
Venture Partner at FORWARD.one
Jim Jansen
Venture Partner at FORWARD.one
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Coen Bos?
- Coen Bos is a Venture Partner at FORWARD.one, which he joined in 2023, and has over 35 years of experience in IT across consulting, sales, and general management. He began his career at Exact Software before moving to Oracle, and later held senior roles at EMC (Country Manager), SAP (Chief Commercial Officer), and Snowflake, where he led the BeNeLux and Nordics regions. He currently serves as CEO of Helin and advises portfolio companies, focusing on go-to-market strategy and general management.
- Where does Coen Bos work?
- Coen Bos is Venture Partner at FORWARD.one.
- What does Coen Bos invest in?
- Coen Bos invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- What check size does Coen Bos write?
- Coen Bos typically writes checks of $1.1M – $4.3M.
- Where did Coen Bos go to school?
- Coen Bos studied at University of Groningen (Master’s Degree, Business/Managerial Economics.).
Founder mafias
University of Groningen mafia34
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Same school
Also attended University of Groningen183
Ragnar JongenInvestor at DN CapitalJelle Van de PutteFund Administrator at Capricorn Venture PartnersLaura LentzExecutive Assistant at Castle Island VenturesChristophe de MontillePartner at Beyond Capital VenturesPeter HaasjesHead of Investments at NoaberMarlene van LooProgramma manager at Noaber
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Shared employers
Also worked at Helin1
Also worked at SAP268
John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesIlanInvestor at Eudemian VenturesSteve ShafferOperating Partner at Volition Capital
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Also worked at EMC289
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMichael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupAtli ThorkelssonVP of Network at Redpoint VenturesGil GorenPartner at 83North
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