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Gabi Zijderveld

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Co-Founder and Operating Partner at Blue Tulip Ventures

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

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Ken ChenaultunlockedGabi: together at IBM (2006–2014)
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Gabi: together at MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program
×2Gabi: together at Utrecht University

About

A technology executive and startup advisor with over a decade building and commercializing AI products. She has led global product and marketing teams at seven startups and two public companies including IBM, and served as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Product at Affectiva.

Experience

  1. Self-employedAI Strategy and Go To Market Consultantcurrent2025 — presentSomerville, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Blue Tulip VenturesCo-Founder and Operating Partnercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund ProgramMentorcurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Smart EyeChief Marketing Officer2021 — 2024
  5. AffectivaChief Marketing Officer & Head of Product2014 — 2021Waltham, MA
  6. IBMProgram Director, Worldwide Marketing Linux, and IBM Infrastructure for Cloud, Big Data & Analytics2011 — 2014
  7. IBMManager of Product Management and Product Strategy2006 — 2011
  8. MRO SoftwareSenior Product Marketing Manager2006
  9. Segue SoftwareProduct Marketing Manager2004 — 2006
  10. Centra Software, IncInternational Product Manager/ Product Marketing Manager2001 — 2004
  11. Be Free / ValueClickManager, International Business Planning and Strategy2000 — 2001
  12. Be Free / ValueClickInternational Product Manager1999 — 2000
  13. Dragon SystemsInternational Product Manager1996 — 1999
  14. ON TechnologyInternational Marketing Communications Manager1994 — 1996

Skills & more

Enterprise Software58Artificial Intelligence (AI)Go-to-market Strategy42Executive ManagementStartupsProduct Management58Marketing Strategy13Strategic Partnerships37International BusinessProduct Marketing38Sales Enablement20Business Development15
+12 moreStart-upsProgram ManagementChannel PartnersStrategySolution SellingCompetitive AnalysisPartner ManagementInternational MarketingLocalizationProfessional ServicesBusiness AlliancesProduct Launch

Languages Dutch · English · French · German · Greek, Ancient (to 1453) · Italian · Latin

  • ITIL Foundations Certified

From Gabi's professional profile.

Colleagues at Blue Tulip Ventures

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Board Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VC
Brent Sapiro
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Carla Brodley
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Claire Hughes Johnson
Corporate Officer, Stripe at Operator Collective
Dune Thorne
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Eric Cohen
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Eric Horvitz
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Esther Dyson
Founder of Wellville; chairman of EDventure Holdings

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gabi Zijderveld?
A technology executive and startup advisor with over a decade building and commercializing AI products. She has led global product and marketing teams at seven startups and two public companies including IBM, and served as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Product at Affectiva.
Where does Gabi Zijderveld work?
Gabi Zijderveld is Co-Founder and Operating Partner at Blue Tulip Ventures.
Where did Gabi Zijderveld go to school?
Gabi Zijderveld studied at Utrecht University (Master of Arts, Art History); Harvard Extension School (American Foreign Policy, International Relations); Leadership Development Limited (Direct Sales Training).

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Also worked at Segue Software1

Allen LiebermanChief Product Officer at 7AI