About
Jurgen Hornman is Partner and Head of Europe at Shell Ventures, where he also manages the firm's global Power & Heat investment portfolio and serves on the global leadership team. His exits include Sonnen, Greencom, and Noova Energy, and he holds various board, observer, and LP positions at climate technology start-ups, scale-ups, and investment funds across the Power, Data, and Mobility sectors. His background spans venture capital, M&A, strategy, corporate and business development, operations, and restructuring in the climate tech, energy, infrastructure, and real estate sectors.
Experience
- ShellPartner & Head of Europe @ Shell Venturescurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Corvus EnergyBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentBergen, Vestland, Norway
- Falkor (formerly Kongsberg Digital)Board Membercurrent2025 — presentOslo, Norway
- StatiqBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentNew Delhi
- AsperitasBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- NET2GRIDBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentZeist, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Applied BlockchainBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Denham Capital ManagementLPAC Membercurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- D2 FundIC Membercurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Energy & Environment InvestmentLP Representativecurrent2019 — presentTokyo, Japan
- Property Solutions Asset ManagementDirectorcurrent2012 — presentLondon
- Noova Energy SystemsBoard Member2024 — 2026Stavanger
- SolyBoard Observer2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- SteamaCoBoard Chair2017 — 2024Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- GreenCom NetworksBoard Member2020 — 2022Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- WonderBillBoard Observer2017 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- sonnen GmbHBoard Member2018 — 2019Munich Area, Germany
- Axia PartnersManaging Partner2012 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- Lemnis LightingChief Operating Officer, Chief Business Development Officer2009 — 2012Amsterdam
- SequoiaPartner & Director UK2002 — 2009London, United Kingdom
Education
- Erasmus University RotterdamM.Sc., Business Administration (Finance & Strategy)1994 — 2000
- Stockholm School of EconomicsExchange Semester (Erasmus programme), Corporate Finance1998
Skills & more
Climate TechCleantech6Venture Capital14SustainabilityGrowth CapitalBoard level experienceMergers & AcquisitionsFundraising1Impact InvestingFinancial StructuringPart-Time CFO ServicesAudit Committee
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Intellectual PropertyAcquisitionsSolar EnergyEnergy StorageBoard of DirectorsStart-up VenturesEarly-Stage StartupsExit ManagementNegotiationStrategyManagementLeadershipLanguages Dutch · English · French · German · Greek · Swedish
- Institute of Directors Board Governance Training — Institute of Directors (IoD)
- Advanced Negotiation Programme — Lax Sebenius LLC
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Colleagues at Double Down
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jurgen Hornman work?
- Jurgen Hornman is Advisor at Double Down.
Same school
Also attended Erasmus University Rotterdam177
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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Shared employers
Also worked at Shell101
Rob van der MeijPartner at Capricorn Venture PartnersElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesKatie ClasenPartner at Prelude VenturesSamuel MugoyaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesBikram DangInvestor Relations at Group 11Mira InbarPartner at ArcTern Ventures
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