About
With a background in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, Jonathan uses his multidisciplinary experience and international network to help deeptech startups and founders.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- imec.xpandPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- imec.xpandInvestment Manager2023 — 2024Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- QphoXBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentDelft
- FononTechBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentEindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Mojo VisionBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentCupertino, California, United States
- XavveoBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentBerlin, Germany
- ZafrensBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- BOM VenturesInvestment Manager | MedTech & DeepTech2021 — 2022
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.Senior Associate - Capital Markets2020 — 2021Amsterdam
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.Associate - Capital Markets2019 — 2020Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.Traineeship (Analyst Program) Class of 20172017 — 2019Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- CorbionMaster Thesis Project2016 — 2017Delft Area, Netherlands
- The University of EdinburghResearch Intern2016Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- CuratrixCo-Founder2014 — 2016
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUndergraduate Researcher2014Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- Walter Schottky Institute, Technische Universitat MunchenResearch Assistant2013Munich Area, Germany
- Walter Schottky Institute, Technische Universitat MunchenResearch Assistant2012Munich Area, Germany
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2012Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignC.A.R.E. Tutor2011 — 2012Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
Skills & more
SolidWorksBloomberg1LabVIEWPowerPoint1AutoCADJavaMicrosoft Office2Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Word1Microsoft PowerPointEnglish1Spanish
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DutchGermanChineseBoard of DirectorsPortfolio ManagementEarly Stage InvestmentBusiness StrategyVenture CapitalSemiconductor IndustryCapital MarketsResearchCorporate FinanceLanguages Chinese · Dutch · English · German · Spanish
- FT Non Executive Director Programme — FT Board Director Programme
- Negotiation Dynamics — Amsterdam Institute of Finance
- NVP Essentials Venture Capital — Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen (NVP)
- Entrepreneurial Finance — Amsterdam Institute of Finance
- PMC & MiFID II — ICMA - International Capital Market Association
- Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg Institute - Bloomberg L.P.
- Python for Data — Computrain
- Excel Advanced — Computrain
- Powerpoint Expert — Computrain
From Jonathan's professional profile.
Colleagues at imec.xpand
Benoit Devogelaere
Partner at imec.xpand
Bert Gyselinckx
Partner at imec.xpand
Cyril Vančura
Partner at imec.xpand
Frank Bulens
Partner at imec.xpand
Karolina Dorozynska
Investment Associate at imec.xpand
Marrit van den Heuvel
Portfolio Manager at imec.xpand
Michael Engelmann
Principal at imec.xpand
Moritz Müller
Investment Associate at imec.xpand
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Fajardo Cortes?
- With a background in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, Jonathan uses his multidisciplinary experience and international network to help deeptech startups and founders.
- Where does Jonathan Fajardo Cortes work?
- Jonathan Fajardo Cortes is Principal at imec.xpand.
- Where did Jonathan Fajardo Cortes go to school?
- Jonathan Fajardo Cortes studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering); Delft University of Technology (Master of Science (M.S.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering); Technical University of Munich (Nanotechnology Summer Program, Nanotechnology).
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Also attended Delft University of Technology142
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Also attended Technical University of Munich283
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Also attended Nyenrode Business University47
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Shared employers
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Also worked at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.148
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Also worked at Corbion3
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