Dennis Goedegebuure
InvestorEntrepreneur in Residence at Peak
The Netherlands
Writes $260K – $4.2M checks · typically $2.2M
About
Dennis Goedegebuure is a marketing and SEO leader currently serving as Vice President Marketing at Bitdefender. He spent over a decade in SEO and growth roles, including Senior Director Growth Marketing at PayPal, VP for Growth & SEO at Fanatics, Head of Global SEO at Airbnb, and nearly ten years at eBay where he rose to Director SEO for all global marketplaces and began his career working on eBay Netherlands and Marktplaats.nl. His work has earned recognition including a Webby Award and two US Search Awards. After 15 years in California, he now lives in the Netherlands and publishes his work at TheNextCorner.net.
Beyond investing
- Education
- Holds a master's degree from the University of Amsterdam, specialized in Marketing and Finance.
- Communities
- Since 2023, involved with online activities for the Jagerslaan in Wassenaar in the Netherlands.
- Awards
- Won a Webby Award for marketing campaigns while at Airbnb. Won two US Search Awards, for Best use of Social in a search campaign (2015) and Best in-house team (2018).
- Hobbies
- Served as interim coach of his son's hockey team.
- Family
- Has a son who plays hockey.
- More
- Lived for 15 years in California before moving back to the Netherlands.
From Dennis's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- FancardGeneral Manager & Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentGlobal
- ve2.venturesOperating Partner GTM & Growth Marketingcurrent2024 — present
- TNC Brand StrategyPrincipal & Directorcurrent2024 — presentGlobal
- Nature House / NatuurhuisjeMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2024 — presentNetherlands
- CA Accomplished Financial Holding BVOwner + Directorcurrent2021 — presentGemeente Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands
- Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2024Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands
- BitdefenderVP Brand & Creative Marketing + Ferrari Partnership2023 — 2024The Hague, Netherlands
- BitdefenderVP New Consumer Growth & Acquisition2021 — 2023The Hague, Netherlands
- PeakVenture Scout2021 — 2024Amsterdam, Netherlands
- PeakEntrepreneur In Residence2021Amsterdam, Netherlands
- PayPalSnr Director - Head of Global Consumer Growth Marketing2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- CoPilotGTM, SEO & Brand advisor2019 — 2020
- Fanatics, Inc.VP Growth & SEO2014 — 2019San Francisco
- AirbnbHead of Global SEO2012 — 2014San Francisco
- GeeknetVice President Internet Marketing2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- eBayDirector SEO2010 — 2011San Jose
- eBaySenior Manager IM - SEO2007 — 2010San Jose
- eBayInternational Marketing Manager2006 — 2007San Jose
- eBayOnline Manager2005 — 2006Amsterdam
- eBayOnline Manager2004 — 2005Amsterdam
- eBayOnline Optimizer2002 — 2004Amsterdam
Skills & more
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Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)A/B TestingStorytellingBrand MarketingDigital MediaSite MigrationPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingTeam DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBrand StrategyGoogle Webmaster ToolsGoogle AdwordsLanguages Dutch · English
- What Is Generative AI? — LinkedIn
- Section4 Certified Brand Strategist — Section
From Dennis's professional profile.
Writing
All posts ↗Dennis writes short personal-reflection posts about setting and reviewing goals, monthly self check-ins, and taking a sabbatical to focus on family, health, and learning AI.
The author reflects on progress toward 2025 goals at the end of February, listing completed and unfinished personal tasks and encouraging readers to assess their own year.
The author suggests using the end of each month to reflect on time with loved ones, progress on goals, and to plan and adjust for the coming month.
The author announces a 2-3 month sabbatical after 22 years to focus on family, health, home, and learning AI, while remaining open to advisory and consulting roles.
Colleagues at Peak
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dennis Goedegebuure?
- Dennis Goedegebuure is a marketing and SEO leader currently serving as Vice President Marketing at Bitdefender. He spent over a decade in SEO and growth roles, including Senior Director Growth Marketing at PayPal, VP for Growth & SEO at Fanatics, Head of Global SEO at Airbnb, and nearly ten years at eBay where he rose to Director SEO for all global marketplaces and began his career working on eBay Netherlands and Marktplaats.nl. His work has earned recognition including a Webby Award and two US Search Awards. After 15 years in California, he now lives in the Netherlands and publishes his work at TheNextCorner.net.
- Where does Dennis Goedegebuure work?
- Dennis Goedegebuure is Entrepreneur in Residence at Peak.
- What check size does Dennis Goedegebuure write?
- Dennis Goedegebuure typically writes checks of $260K – $4.2M.
- Where did Dennis Goedegebuure go to school?
- Dennis Goedegebuure studied at University of Amsterdam (Master of Arts (M.A.), Economics).
- What awards has Dennis Goedegebuure received?
- Won a Webby Award for marketing campaigns while at Airbnb. Won two US Search Awards, for Best use of Social in a search campaign (2015) and Best in-house team (2018).
- What has Dennis Goedegebuure written?
- Dennis Goedegebuure has 3 tracked posts on dennisgoedegebuure.com, including "Last day of February 2025", "Reflect on past month", "Career Break – Enjoying the sabbatical".
Same school
Also attended University of Amsterdam182
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Shared employers
Also worked at PayPal156
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Also worked at CoPilot4
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Also worked at eBay167
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