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Jan Debets

Investor

Head of Business Development and Partnerships at META Group

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Leads partnerships, consortium building and access-to-finance.

Experience

  1. META GroupHead of Business Development & Partnershipscurrent2025 — presentBrussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
  2. HEC Club AngelsBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. Capital MillsInvestment Associate2024 — 2025
  4. HEC ParisTeaching Assistant2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
  5. 500 GlobalMBA Intern2023
  6. Business Angels EuropeHead Of Operations2018 — 2023Brussels Metropolitan Area
  7. European CommissionBlue Book Trainee2017 — 2018Brussels Metropolitan Area
  8. ScienceWorks BV, The NetherlandsBusiness Angel Network Manager2016 — 2017The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Education

  1. HEC ParisMaster of Business Administration - MBA2023 — 2024
  2. University of OxfordMaster of Arts (M.A.):Europaeum Programme European History and Civilisation: Leiden-Oxford-Paris2015 — 2016
  3. University of Paris I: Panthéon-SorbonneMaster of Arts (M.A.): Europaeum Programme European History and Civilisation: Leiden-Oxford-Paris2015 — 2016
  4. Leiden UniversityMaster of Arts (M.A.), Europaeum Programme European History and Civilisation: Leiden-Oxford-Paris2015 — 2016
  5. Leiden UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), History2011 — 2015

Skills & more

  • CDL MBA Climate Stream — Creative Destruction Lab
  • DALF C1 — France Éducation international

From Jan's professional profile.

Colleagues at META Group

Adelaide Moscatelli
Innovation Specialist at META Group
Adriano La Vopa
Research Angel at META Group
Alessandra Spinelli
Assistant Manager at META Group
Alessia Melasecche
Director & CEO at META Group
Alex Schiphorst
Dissemination & Communications Specialist at META Group
Andrea Bassetti
IT Manager at META Group
Andrea Di Anselmo
President & Co-Founder at META Group
Anja Bracaj
Admin Officer at META Group

Frequently asked questions

Where does Jan Debets work?
Jan Debets is Head of Business Development and Partnerships at META Group.

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Also attended HEC Paris387

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Also attended University of Oxford950

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Also attended University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne107

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Also attended Leiden University76

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Shared employers

Also worked at Capital Mills5

Gijs den HartogPartner at Capital MillsErwin van der VeenPartner at Capital MillsBarry de KockPartner at Capital MillsLise van MourikInvestment Analyst at Capital MillsRené DelsingPartner at Capital Mills

Also worked at HEC Paris23

Louis DessalSenior Associate at Partech VenturesMathieu CostesOperating Partner at Airbus VenturesIynna HalilouGeneral Partner at The MBA FundEmmanuel DaugerasInvestment Director at KaristaPierre EntremontCo-Founder and Partner at FrstRomain DiazCEO at Satgana

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Also worked at 500 Global134

Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesGbenga AjayiPartner, Head of Africa and Middle East at QED InvestorsJustin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado VenturesJessica KohSenior Executive Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.

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Also worked at Business Angels Europe4

Reginald VossenBestuurder - Voorzitter at AngelwiseClaire MunckManaging Partner at ScaleFundJacek BłońskiManaging Partner at Aper VenturesLuigi AmatiDirector & Co-Founder at META Group