About
Heleen Dura van Oord is a Dutch entrepreneur and investor who founded DQ&A Media Group in 2001. She is co-founder and partner at investment firms Peak Capital and Future Food Fund. She helped launch the Leading Online Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (LOEY) and Online Tuesday, an event for the online industry in the Netherlands, and was named businesswoman of the year in 2013. She holds several board and supervisory roles, including supervisory board seats at Het Financieele Dagblad and the Efteling, and board positions with Jong Ondernemen, African Parks Foundation Netherlands, and the Rijksmuseum Fonds.
Contact· published on Heleen's own website
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded DQ&A Media Group in 2001. Co-founded and is a partner at investment firm Peak Capital. Co-founded and is a partner at Future Food Fund. Was involved in founding the Leading Online Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (LOEY). Was involved in founding Online Tuesday, an event for the online industry in the Netherlands.
- Boards
- Is a board member of the Jong Ondernemen foundation. Serves on the supervisory board (RvC) of Het Financieele Dagblad (FD). Serves on the supervisory board (RvC) of the Efteling. Has been a board member of the Stichting African Parks Foundation, Netherlands since 2019. Joined the board of the Rijksmuseum Fonds.
- Awards
- Was named businesswoman of the year in 2013.
- More
- Released the Share that Quote box in 2018 together with Annemarie van Gaal.
From Heleen's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- HERA United, Norssken House Amsterdam, Quiet Den Haag, We Are the VIllageFounding Fundercurrent2023 — presentThe Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
- The School for Moral AmbitionBoard Member & Founding Fundercurrent2023 — presentAmsterdam
- DrystackLate Foundercurrent2022 — present
- QDNL ParticipationsBoard Member Investment Committeecurrent2022 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Harper's Bazaar NetherlandsAdvies Raadcurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam
- Vivid VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2019 — present
- Rijksmuseum FondsBestuurcurrent2018 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- African Parks NetworkBoard member NLcurrent2018 — present
- Peak CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2007 — present
- Future Food FundFounding Partnercurrent2016 — present
- EftelingMember of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2014 — presentKaatsheuvel, NL
- Direct and FundsInvestorcurrent2010 — present
- FD MediagroepMember of the Supervisory Board2015 — 2023Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- LOEY FoundationCo-founder and Board Member2010 — 2022Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Jong OndernemenBoard Member2012 — 2021
- IncubetaCo - Founder2001 — 2017
- museum Beelden aan ZeeCo- founder and Board Member Sculpture Club2008 — 2015
- Nederlands Comité voor Ondernemerschap en FinancieringLid2013 — 2014
- IAB NetherlandsMember of the Advisory Board2010 — 2014
- CatawikiMember of the Supervisory Board2011 — 2014
- StartUp Bootcamp AmsterdamMentor2012 — 2014Amsterdam
- RockstartMentor2012 — 2014
- AdValue now ReddionAccount & Sales manager1998 — 2001
- Rank XeroxAccount Manager1997 — 1998
Skills & more
Online Advertising99E-commerce1Digital Media1Entrepreneurship6Marketing1Online Marketing1Social Media1Digital MarketingStart-upsManagement4StrategyMobile Devices
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Marketing CommunicationsAdvertisingMarketing StrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningLanguages English · Spanish
From Heleen's professional profile.
Colleagues at Volve Capital
Bastiaan van de Rakt
Investor at Volve Capital
Henk Jan Beltman
Investor at Volve Capital
Joost Bijlsma
Founding Partner at Volve Capital
Mathieu Zwinkels
Investor at Volve Capital
Maurits Hovius
Founding Partner at Volve Capital
Menno van der Zee
Investor at Volve Capital
Rick Joosten
Investor at Volve Capital
Roelof Bijlsma
Investor at Volve Capital
Network2
Investors connected to Heleen in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Heleen Dura – van Oord?
- Heleen Dura van Oord is a Dutch entrepreneur and investor who founded DQ&A Media Group in 2001. She is co-founder and partner at investment firms Peak Capital and Future Food Fund. She helped launch the Leading Online Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (LOEY) and Online Tuesday, an event for the online industry in the Netherlands, and was named businesswoman of the year in 2013. She holds several board and supervisory roles, including supervisory board seats at Het Financieele Dagblad and the Efteling, and board positions with Jong Ondernemen, African Parks Foundation Netherlands, and the Rijksmuseum Fonds.
- Where does Heleen Dura – van Oord work?
- Heleen Dura – van Oord is Advisory board at Volve Capital.
- Where did Heleen Dura – van Oord go to school?
- Heleen Dura – van Oord studied at Inholland University of Applied Sciences (Bachelor, Educational Media); INSEAD (Executive Education, International Marketing Program); NIMA (NIMA A & B, NIMA Sales).
- What awards has Heleen Dura – van Oord received?
- Was named businesswoman of the year in 2013.
Same school
Also attended Inholland University of Applied Sciences15
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Shared employers
Also worked at Jong Ondernemen1
Also worked at Catawiki5
Also worked at Rockstart46
Bor BoerManaging Director at CapagroJohan van MilTeam member at Peak, an early-stage fund backed by entrepreneursRenato Valdés OlmosEntrepreneur in Residence at PeakDesirée PetterssonImpact Operations Associate at SET VenturesJulia PadbergPartner at SET VenturesVeronica FresneauCommunications Director at World Fund
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