Friso Kolkman
InvestorInvestor at Peak
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Writes $250K – $4M checks · typically $1M
About
Friso Kolkman is a co-founder at Practical North who builds and implements AI systems for enterprise operations. His background includes venture capital experience at Peak Capital and previous roles co-founding AI companies and leading product development. He works with organizations across strategy identification, planning, system development, and operational adoption of AI workflows.
Experience
- Practical NorthCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- AI HeroesCo-Founder & Product Owner, AI Heroes and Callbase2023 — 2026Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- ve2.venturesInvestment Manager (Interim)2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- PeakInvestor, Peak Capital2021 — 2023Amsterdam Area
- AI HeroesCo-Founder, AI Heroes2020 — 2021
- EVBoxSales Enablement Specialist2020 — 2021Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- EVBoxCustomer Support Representative2019 — 2020Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- EVBoxFinance assistant2018 — 2019The Randstad, Netherlands
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Venture Capital2Product Development1
From Friso's professional profile.
Colleagues at Peak
Calin Fabri
Investor at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
David Zwagemaker
Partner at Peak
Dennis Goedegebuure
Vice President Marketing at Bitdefender
Emma Tracey
Scout at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
Ger van Jeveren
Investor at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
Hein Siemerink
General Partner at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
Heleen Dura – van Oord
Entrepreneur and investor
Indra Sharma
Partner at Peak
Network6
David Zwagemaker
Partner at Peak
Dennis Goedegebuure
Vice President Marketing at Bitdefender
Indra Sharma
Partner at Peak
Johan van Mil
Team member at Peak, an early-stage fund backed by entrepreneurs
Madeline Lawrence
Principal at Peak
Thijs Dijkman
General Partner at Peak
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Friso Kolkman?
- Friso Kolkman is a co-founder at Practical North who builds and implements AI systems for enterprise operations. His background includes venture capital experience at Peak Capital and previous roles co-founding AI companies and leading product development. He works with organizations across strategy identification, planning, system development, and operational adoption of AI workflows.
- Where does Friso Kolkman work?
- Friso Kolkman is Investor at Peak.
- What check size does Friso Kolkman write?
- Friso Kolkman typically writes checks of $250K – $4M.
- Where did Friso Kolkman go to school?
- Friso Kolkman studied at University of Amsterdam (Master's degree, Entrepreneurship (joint degree)); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Bachelor, Bedrijfskunde); Singapore Management University.
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Also attended Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)149
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