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Han de Groot

Investor

Partner at VOC Capital Partners B.V.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Han de Groot is the founder and CEO of VOLT, a Dutch developer-operator of AI computing infrastructure established in 2025, and the initiator of the Rotterdam AI Gigafactory. He previously founded and led MetrixLab, a marketing technology company that merged with Japan's Macromill to form the Macromill Group, where he served as CEO until late 2015 and as board director until November 2016, ahead of the company's 2017 IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In 2018 he restructured his holding company into the De Groot Family Office, and he has co-founded companies including Veterfina (Petplan), Stadswaarde, Curie Capital, GTDC, and Switch Datacenter Development.

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Experience

  1. VOLT | Infrastructure for AI (fromvolt.com)Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. AI Gigafactory.NLInitiatorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Switch DatacentersInvestorcurrent2019 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. De Groot Family OfficeFoundercurrent2016 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  5. Figo Pet InsuranceMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2006 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  6. Curie Capital BVNon-Executive Partnercurrent2018 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  7. Stadswaarde / De Groot Family Office Real EstateMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2017 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  8. MACROMILL, INC.IPO on Tokyo Stock Exchange2017Tokyo, Japan
  9. MACROMILL, INC.CEO & Board Director2014 — 2016Tokyo, Japan
  10. MetrixLabFounder & CEO1999 — 2014The Randstad, Netherlands

Education

  1. Erasmus University RotterdamMaster of Science - MS, Drs1993 — 1997
  2. Vrije Universiteit BrusselBachelor's degree, Business Administration at Solvay Business School1990 — 1993
  3. Willibrord GymnasiumMiddelbare School1984 — 1990

Skills & more

investingMergers & AcquisitionsInternational BusinessEntrepreneurshipProduct InnovationBusiness TransformationRestructuringStart-upsStrategy

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Also attended Erasmus University Rotterdam151

Alessandro TavecchioPartner at P101 VenturesDick SietsesInvestment Partner Health at Capricorn Venture PartnersKonradInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesProf. Dr. Elbert DijkgraafBestuurslid at NoaberJohanneke van de Scheur-BaanBestuurslid at NoaberMaarten FischerHead of Programs at Noaber

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Also attended Vrije Universiteit Brussel24

Anne Cathrine WilhjelmAttorney, Partner at SEED Capital DenmarkYuhua BaiAccounting Officer at Astanor VenturesFilip KegelsOperational Partner at Astanor VenturesRuben PauwelsInvestor at AngelwiseCynthia Verswijvel-CornelissenBestuurder at AngelwiseOlivia VandesandeHR | International | M&A at Angelwise

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Also attended Willibrord Gymnasium1

Han de GrootPartner at Curie Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at VOLT | Infrastructure for AI (fromvolt.com)1

Han de GrootPartner at Curie Capital

Also worked at AI Gigafactory.NL1

Han de GrootPartner at Curie Capital

Also worked at Switch Datacenters1

Han de GrootPartner at Curie Capital

Also worked at Figo Pet Insurance2

Alex HorvitzFounder and CEO at HCS CapitalHan de GrootPartner at Curie Capital

Colleagues at VOC Capital Partners B.V.

Björn Risberg
Investment Manager at VOC Capital Partners B.V.
Han
Investor at VOC Capital Partners B.V.
Jan Willem Gerritsen
Partner at VOC Capital Partners B.V.
Jan-Niek de Groot
Partner and Fund Manager at VOC Capital Partners B.V.
Nico Schuurbiers
Partner at VOC Capital Partners B.V.
Pieter Schoen
Partner at VOC Capital Partners B.V.