Floris van Alkemade
InvestorCo-Founder, Managing Partner Solid Ventures I & Venture Partner Solid Ventures II Investments at Solid Ventures
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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About
Co-founded Solid Ventures in 2005 with over 25 years investing in seed and early-stage IT and telecom companies, having managed more than €370M. A former NeSBIC partner who ran the funds' US operations from Silicon Valley, he sits on the board of CoolGames.
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Experience
- ElanzaDirector / co-Foundercurrent2018 — presentAmsterdam Area, Netherlands
- ForwardIncubatorAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentAmsterdam Area, Netherlands
- &WiderAdvisor / investorcurrent2019 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Slimmer AIAdvisor / investorcurrent2019 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Calefax Reed QuintetBoard member2016 — 2025Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Solid VenturesManaging Partner / co-Founder2005 — 2025Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- CoolgamesChairman Of The Board2010 — 2023Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- ObjectivAdvisor / Investor2018 — 2022Utrecht Area, Netherlands
- Flyzero companyCo-Founder2020 — 2021Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- AGCS StudiosAdvisor / investor2013 — 2020Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- henQ IIIVenture Partner / co-founder2017 — 2020Amsterdam
- Rockstart AcceleratorAdvisor / Mentor2011 — 2019Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Screen6Advisory Board Member2014 — 2018Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Telecom Society NederlandBoard Member2006 — 2018The Nethelands
- New LemursInstigator / co-Founder2012 — 2018Amsterdam
- henQ III Funds / henQ Capital PartnersGeneral Partner / co-Founder2014 — 2016Amsterdam
- BackupAgentChairman of the Board2012 — 2014Delft Area, Netherlands
- LayarInvestor / former Board member2009 — 2014Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Mirror42Former Board member. Mirror42 has been acquired by ServiceNow2007 — 2013Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- NeSBIC CTe FundsGeneral Partner / co-Founder1998 — 2005Palo Alto (USA) & Utrecht (The Netherlands)
- UnisourceBusiness Development / M&A1996 — 1998Paris (France) & Hoofddorp (The Netherlands)
- MeesPiersonFinancial Analyst1995Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Andersson Elffers FelixJunior Advisor1993 — 1994Utrecht Area, Netherlands
Skills & more
Mobile6Venture Capital99Investments33Portfolio Management13Entrepreneurship87Entrepreneur2Mergers4Start-ups99Coaching8Business Strategy49Business Modeling6New Business Development32
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E-commerceICTMobile DevicesMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentInternational BusinessCloud ComputingMobile InternetSaaSStrategy DevelopmentNegotiationStrategyFrom Floris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Solid Ventures
Dennis Blom
Partner at Solid Ventures
Felipe Santamaria
Managing Director, LATAM at Rockstart
Hubert Deitmers
Managing Partner at Endeit Capital
Isolde Goulooze
Controller Solid Ventures II Investments at Solid Ventures
Robert Wilhelm
Founder and Managing Partner at Solid Ventures
Roelant van Herwaarden
Investor at Solid Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Floris van Alkemade?
- Co-founded Solid Ventures in 2005 with over 25 years investing in seed and early-stage IT and telecom companies, having managed more than €370M. A former NeSBIC partner who ran the funds' US operations from Silicon Valley, he sits on the board of CoolGames.
- Where does Floris van Alkemade work?
- Floris van Alkemade is Co-Founder, Managing Partner Solid Ventures I & Venture Partner Solid Ventures II Investments at Solid Ventures.
- Where did Floris van Alkemade go to school?
- Floris van Alkemade studied at INSEAD (IDP, Corporate governance); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Master's degree, Econometrics / Operations research); Barlaeus Gymnasium.
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