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Gabi Zijderveld

Investor

Co-Founder and Operating Partner at Blue Tulip Ventures

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

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.

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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

Education

  1. Utrecht UniversityMaster of Arts, Art History
  2. Harvard Extension SchoolAmerican Foreign Policy, International Relations
  3. Leadership Development LimitedDirect Sales Training

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.

Same school

Also attended Utrecht University74

Matthijs BlokhuisDirecteur at NoaberRoel DekkersInvestment manager at NoaberMarlene van LooProgramma manager at NoaberRuben OsnabruggePartner & Chief Medical Officer at 415 CapitalPim SwartAssociate Partner at Maven 11Arun RambocusCFO/COO at Maven 11

+ 68 more

Also attended Harvard Extension School22

Luca FerraresiProject Specialist at P101 VenturesRob PurintonChief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Flare Capital PartnersJosh Hoffman-SennGeneral Partner at The MBA FundIsaac RoPartner at Catalio Capital Management, LPJohn ShufeldtGeneral Partner at Xcellerant VenturesBryan StuartVice President at Fifth Down Capital

+ 16 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Smart Eye2

Rana el KalioubyCo-Founder and General Partner at Blue Tulip VenturesTim PeacockInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures

Also worked at IBM493

Kenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures

+ 487 more

Also worked at Centra Software, Inc1

Anisha SinghFounder at She Capital

Also worked at ON Technology2

William F. SwiggartPresident at Beacon AngelsSteve WietreckiManaging Partner at Perkins Cove Partners

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Amy Villeneuve
Board Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VC
Brent Sapiro
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
Carla Brodley
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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
Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures