Jan Frens van Giessel
InvestorPartner, Venture & Growth Healthcare at Holland Capital
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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About
Jan Frens van Giessel is a Partner at Holland Capital, where he focuses on venture and growth stage investments in health and technology companies, particularly medical devices and digital health solutions. He has led multiple investment rounds and participated in notable exits, including the acquisition of HealthConnected by Visma. Van Giessel serves on the boards of portfolio companies Sirius Medical and Honic, and holds positions on the investment committees of First Fund (associated with the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance and RegMed XB) and Holland Capital.
Experience
- Holland CapitalPartnercurrent2018 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
- HonicBoard Member (Beirat)current2023 — presentGermany
- Sirius MedicalBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Kriya Materials B.V.Board Membercurrent2022 — presentThe Netherlands
- First Fund (seed fund in the field of regenerative medicine and cardiovascular diseases)Member of the Investment Committeecurrent2020 — present
- HealthConnected (NL)Board Member2020 — 2025Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands
- XillocBoard Member2021 — 2023
- Ventinova MedicalShareholder Representative2020 — 2023
- NightWatch Epilepsy DetectionBoard Member2019 — 2023
- RedMedTech Discovery Fund (soft loans for life sciences companies)Member of the Investment Committee2018 — 2022
- Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland NVManager Life Sciences and Agro Food2017 — 2018Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland NVSenior Investment Manager Life Sciences2016 — 2018Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland NVInvestment Manager Life Sciences & Health2013 — 2016Arnhem, the Netherlands
- Centre for Medical Imaging - University of TwenteProject Manager2012 — 2013Enschede Area, The Netherlands
- Oost NLManager Foreign Direct Investments2009 — 2012Arnhem
- Netherlands Foreign Investment AgencyDirector2012Greater Boston
- Technopolis GroupConsultant2003 — 2009
- Utrecht UniversityAssistant teacher2003The Randstad, Netherlands
- German Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation ResearchMaster thesis2002 — 2003
Skills & more
Lifesciences4Biotechnology3International Trade3CleantechSemiconductorsMedical TechnologyInnovation Management18Dutch4Entrepreneurship6Research1Business Strategy7Science1
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EnglishManagement ConsultingEconomicsChange ManagementSustainabilityGovernmentGermanNew Business DevelopmentLanguages Dutch · English · German
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Colleagues at Holland Capital
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Investment Associate at Holland Capital
Christoph Thalhammer
Investment Analyst at Holland Capital
Coen Keijzer
Investment Associate at Holland Capital
Daan ten Haaf
Investment Associate at Holland Capital
Daan Wiersma
Investment Analyst at Holland Capital
David Langerhuizen
Investment Manager at Holland Capital
Ewout Prins
Managing Partner at Holland Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jan Frens van Giessel?
- Jan Frens van Giessel is a Partner at Holland Capital, where he focuses on venture and growth stage investments in health and technology companies, particularly medical devices and digital health solutions. He has led multiple investment rounds and participated in notable exits, including the acquisition of HealthConnected by Visma. Van Giessel serves on the boards of portfolio companies Sirius Medical and Honic, and holds positions on the investment committees of First Fund (associated with the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance and RegMed XB) and Holland Capital.
- Where does Jan Frens van Giessel work?
- Jan Frens van Giessel is Partner, Venture & Growth Healthcare at Holland Capital.
- Where did Jan Frens van Giessel go to school?
- Jan Frens van Giessel studied at Utrecht University (MSc, Science and Innovation Management); De Heemgaard (Apeldoorn) (VWO).
