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Koen Lenssen

Investor

Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing

Berlin Metropolitan Area

About

Koen Lenssen joined Rabo Investments Corporate Venturing in May 2024, where he focuses on fintech investments and other corporate venturing activities. Before Rabobank, he worked as an investment advisor to startups, venture capital funds, and family offices across Europe, and earlier was a senior investor at Tengelmann Ventures (now CUSP Capital), following M&A and corporate development roles at Sony, Endemol, and Axel Springer. He studied at the Rotterdam School of Management, CEMS at HEC Paris, and the College of Europe.

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Invests in

Fintech

Experience

  1. RabobankInvestment Directorcurrent2024 — presentUtrecht, Netherlands
  2. FreelanceInvestment Consultantcurrent2021 — present
  3. Tengelmann VenturesPartner2011 — 2021Berlin Area, Germany
  4. CareerFoundryAdvisory Board Member2018 — 2020Berlin
  5. High-Tech GründerfondsMember of the Investment Comittee2012 — 2020Bonn Area, Germany
  6. Adrenaline HunterBoard Member2017 — 2019Paris
  7. TrustedCompany.comBoard Member2014 — 2018Hong Kong
  8. Trademob GmbHBoard Member2012 — 2016
  9. DealUnited GmbHBoard Member2012 — 2014
  10. NeongaBoard Member2011 — 2013
  11. Axel SpringerStrategy / M&A Manager New Media International2009 — 2011
  12. EndemolCorporate Development / M&A2007 — 2009
  13. SonySONY VENTURES2006Berlin, Germany
  14. SonySONY CONNECT2005 — 2006London and Berlin
  15. SonyManagement Trainee2003 — 2005
  16. Siemens Power GenerationBusiness analyst2001
  17. OmniSkyAssistant to the VP of International Marketing2001
  18. Cisco SystemsMarket analyst2000

Education

  1. Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityMSc., Strategic Management1996 — 2002
  2. College of Europe in NatolinM.A., European Economics2002 — 2003
  3. Technische Universität BerlinMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Exchange Programme2001
  4. HEC MontréalMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Exchange Programme2000
  5. HEC ParisCEMS MIM, International Management1999

Skills & more

Digital Strategy6Digital Media4Entrepreneurship16New Business Development21New Media9Business Development20Start-ups38Product Management8Mergers & Acquisitions33Strategic Partnerships6Mergers4Venture Capital23
+7 moreBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentOnline AdvertisingInvestmentsMobile DevicesSocial ImpactStrategy

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Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University151

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTechCraig CimoroniHead of Business Development and Investor Relations at BTECH CONSORTIUMYang TranPartner at Zero Prime Ventures

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Also attended Technische Universität Berlin52

Dominik MatykaInvestor at Cavalry VenturesMichal NatoraSenior Investment Director - Industrial IT & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgCarolin FunkPartner at Blue Bear Capital PartnersSamuli SirénGeneral Partner & Founder at RedstoneAlex SmolaCEO and Co-Founder of Boson AI at PICUS CAPITALPiia MaaranenPartner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor Ventures

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Also attended HEC Montréal96

Frank BalasSenior Investment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgTom Espiard-CignacoPresident and Managing Director at CapagroNassim OliveGeneral Partner at Eterna CapitalGenevieve TanguayPartner at Panache VenturesEric Martineau-FortinFounder & Managing Partner at White Star CapitalJean-Francois MarcouxCo-Founder & Managing Partner at White Star Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at High-Tech Gründerfonds31

Niklas RabergPartner, Specialty Funds at CapnamicAlex von FrankenbergAdvisor (CV VC) at CV LabsJakob SteinVice President at CreandumGerrit GnisaInvestment Manager at Enjoyventure ManagementBenjamin ErhartPartner at UVC PartnersJan SessenhausenGeneral Partner at TEV Ventures

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Also worked at Axel Springer21

Gülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesSka Sijia DuPrincipal at Karma VenturesBettine SchmitzGeneral Partner at AuxxoMelanie HiggsCFO & Operating Partner at AuxxoHolger WeissVenture Partner at Target Partners

+ 15 more

Also worked at Endemol7

Adam ValkinInvestment Team at General CatalystJames WilsonDesigner-in-residence at Brighteye VenturesSimona RatiniChief of Staff at InsitorHubert DeitmersManaging Partner at Endeit CapitalMartijn HamannPartner at Endeit CapitalJelle-Jan BruinsmaPartner at Endeit Capital

+ 1 more

Also worked at Sony47

Allen DuanVenture Partner at Differential VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesOmar HamouiPartner at Mucker CapitalFelix ShpilmanVenture Partner at Moses CapitalSandeep MurthyPartner and Managing Director at LightboxLihi LubranskiPrincipal at Triventures

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Colleagues at Rabo Corporate Venturing

Arjan van der Hout
Executive Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Astrid van der Zanden
Associate Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Bar Rubin
Associate at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Bas van Vugt
Executive Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Bas Verlee
Executive Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Björn Aarts
ESG Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Bram Reek
Associate at Rabo Corporate Venturing
Cindy Bouma-Noordzij
Senior Business Support Officer at Rabo Corporate Venturing