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David Zwagemaker

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Partner at Peak

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Writes $260K – $4.2M checks · typically $2.2M

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About

David was a Managing Director at Rocket Internet and later co-founded the painting marketplace Weissmaler. He brings a hard-analytic skillset and hands-on operating experience to Peak's data team.

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Peak's investors · 8

backtrace capitalFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksLakestarZurich · $540K checksMarket One CapitalWarsaw · $216K – $2.2M checksPembroke VCTLondonPraetura VenturesManchesterSMOK VenturesWarsaw · $110K – $1.1M checksWave VenturesHelsinki

Co-founders at Peak

JVJohan van Mil
Johan van Mil
HDHeleen Dura – van Oord
Heleen Dura – van Oord
LZ
Leszek ZawadzkiCo-founder & CEO
AP
Alina PreliczCo-founder & COO
PT
Paweł TatarczukCo-founder & CTO

Experience

  1. PeakPartnercurrent2019 — presentAmsterdam Area, Netherlands
  2. SynthexInvestor (Pre-seed)current2025 — present
  3. HelioInvestor (Seed)current2023 — present
  4. AuthologicInvestor (Seed)current2021 — present
  5. HejaInvestor (Seed)current2021 — present
  6. Hygraph (previously GraphCMS)Investor (Seed)current2020 — present
  7. SonomoInvestor (Pre-seed)current2021 — present
  8. konfettiInvestor (Seed)current2023 — present
  9. WidgetbookInvestor (Pre-seed)current2022 — present
  10. PreciselyInvestor (Seed)current2021 — present
  11. StoryChief - Content Marketing PlatformInvestor (Seed)current2019 — present
  12. binaAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
  13. OakyAngel Investorcurrent2018 — present
  14. Ducat B.V.Founder2017 — 2020Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  15. Weissmaler GmbHCo-Founder2015 — 2017Berlin Area, Germany
  16. Rocket Internet SEManaging Director2014 — 2015Various locations: Singapore, Bangladesh, Berlin
  17. Booz & CompanyStrategy Consultant2012 — 2014Amsterdam
  18. Ernst & YoungJunior Tax Lawyer2009 — 2011Rotterdam (Netherlands), New York City (USA)

Skills & more

Tax Law24Corporate Governance15Mergers & Acquisitions17Economics4Business Strategy13Start-ups8Entrepreneurship19Management Consulting3International Tax12Corporate Law5Due Diligence5Public Policy1
+10 moreCompetition LawPublic FinanceCorporate TaxTaxConsultingEnglishDutchStrategyAnalysisManagement

Languages Dutch · English · German

  • Data Science Essentials — edX
  • Analyzing and Visualizing Data in Power BI — edX
  • Learn SQL — Codecademy
  • Introduction to JavaScript — Codecademy
  • Google Analytics — Google
  • Adwords Search — Google
  • Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Excel — edX
  • Data Science Orientation — edX

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Colleagues at Peak

Dennis Goedegebuure
Vice President Marketing at Bitdefender
Heleen Dura – van Oord
Entrepreneur and investor
Indra Sharma
Partner at Peak
Johan van Mil
Team member at Peak, an early-stage fund backed by entrepreneurs
Kasper de Kock
Finance & compliance manager at Peak
Koen van Bleek
Finance and compliance at Peak
Marin Licina
Entrepreneur in Residence at Peak
Marnix Broer
General Partner at Peak

Network12

Dennis GoedegebuureScout
Vice President Marketing at Bitdefender
Heleen Dura – van OordScout
Entrepreneur and investor
Pete ChristiansonScout
Entrepreneur in Residence at Peak
Samuel HarrisonScout
Managing Partner at Faction
Timothy ChenScout
Managing Partner at Essence Venture Capital
Dominik Tobschall
General Partner at backtrace capital
Friso Kolkman
Investor at Peak
Indra Sharma
Partner at Peak
Jef Ravelli
Investor at Peak
Johan van Mil
Team member at Peak, an early-stage fund backed by entrepreneurs
Phileas Fox
Investor at Peak
Thijs Dijkman
General Partner at Peak

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Zwagemaker?
David was a Managing Director at Rocket Internet and later co-founded the painting marketplace Weissmaler. He brings a hard-analytic skillset and hands-on operating experience to Peak's data team.
Where does David Zwagemaker work?
David Zwagemaker is Partner at Peak.
What check size does David Zwagemaker write?
David Zwagemaker typically writes checks of $260K – $4.2M.
What companies has David Zwagemaker invested in?
Investments tracked here include Authologic, Delfio, Heja, Helio, Helio Fintech, Hygraph, Konfetti, Meet5, microsynetics GmbH, Platform Engineering Labs, Precisely, Sonomo, and 2 more.
Where did David Zwagemaker go to school?
David Zwagemaker studied at UCL (LLM, Corporate and Competition Law); Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master, Economics and Taxation); Erasmus University Rotterdam (Double Bachelor's degree (LLb and BSc), Law and Economics).

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