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Femke Smeets

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Managing Director of Emerging Markets at Cross-Border Impact Ventures

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

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About

Health impact leader with nearly 20 years in business development, health financing and impact management across Africa, Latin America, the US and Europe. Holds a Master's in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam.

Experience

  1. Cross-Border Impact VenturesManaging Director Emerging Marketscurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam Area, Netherlands
  2. FRES (Foundation Rural Energy Services)Non Executive Board Membercurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. Total Impact CapitalPartner Total Impact Capital, Healthcare lead2020 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. Danish Red CrossAdvisory Board Member Humanitarian Health Fund2023 — 2024
  5. PharmAccess FoundationHead of Business Development and fundraising2018 — 2020Amsterdam en omgeving, Nederland
  6. Medical Credit Fund Africa | PharmAccess GroupManager Technical Assistance Facility2014 — 2018
  7. PharmAccess FoundationHealth infrastructure investment & PPP consultant2012 — 2014
  8. NWP (Netherlands Water Partnership)Project Officer2010 — 2011The Hague Area, Netherlands
  9. TravelTraveling Latin America (sabbatical)2011Latin America
  10. Ministerie van Buitenlandse ZakenPolicy advisor DG Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs2007 — 2010The Hague Area, Netherlands
  11. Ministerie van Buitenlandse ZakenPolicy advisor NL Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New York mission2008 — 2009Greater New York City Area

Colleagues at Cross-Border Impact Ventures

Annie Thériault
Managing Partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Donna Parr
Managing Partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Hamza Kayani
Investment Analyst at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Hannah Sharpe
ESG and Health Impact Associate at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Issy Gordon
Investment Director at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Juanita Cortés
Chief Financial Officer at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Megan Dover
Junior Partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Pooja Sikka
Venture Partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures

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Who is Femke Smeets?
Health impact leader with nearly 20 years in business development, health financing and impact management across Africa, Latin America, the US and Europe. Holds a Master's in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam.
Where does Femke Smeets work?
Femke Smeets is Managing Director of Emerging Markets at Cross-Border Impact Ventures.
Where did Femke Smeets go to school?
Femke Smeets studied at INSEAD (Management Accelerated Program, Leadership); University of Amsterdam (MSc, Political Science/ International Relations); HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) (Post graduate journalism).

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Also worked at Medical Credit Fund Africa | PharmAccess Group1

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