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Marc Wesselink

Investor

General Partner & Founder at Venture Rock · Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures

Netherlands

Writes $560K checks · typically $560K

About

A serial entrepreneur who founded 12 companies between 1994 and 2008 and invested in over 150 startups between 2004 and 2018, active across Europe, Asia and Africa. He co-founded Hapgids (which became Just-Eat.com), iChoosr, and the Dutch and African Startupbootcamp programs, joined Contrarian Ventures in 2016 focusing on early-stage energy tech, and founded Venturerock in 2018.

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Invests in

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Experience

  1. venturerockCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
  2. Contrarian VenturesCo-foundercurrent2015 — presentVilnius
  3. TNWAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. UtrechtIncAdvisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentUtrecht, Netherlands
  5. WahedXInvestment Committeecurrent2022 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  6. StartupbootcampCo-founder Startupbootcamp Africacurrent2016 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  7. StartupbootcampMentorcurrent2018 — presentAmsterdam & Cape Town
  8. StartupbootcampManaging Director Alumni2012 — 2018Amsterdam
  9. StartupbootcampManaging Director Corporate Accelerator New York2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. StartupbootcampManaging Director Smart City & Living2017Amsterdam
  11. StartupbootcampManaging Director Commerce2016 — 2017The Randstad, Netherlands
  12. FairnanceSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentAmsterdam
  13. Equilibrium NetworkSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam Area
  14. Didux.ioSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  15. WEVESTRSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam en omgeving, Nederland
  16. trimix - Fund as a ServiceSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
  17. Compleye.ioSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
  18. UNLSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
  19. LeapfunderBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
  20. Startup HansaAmbassadorcurrent2020 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands

Education

  1. LifeMaster, Lessons of Life1968 — 2022
  2. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)Bachelor, Business Economics1989 — 1995

Skills & more

Startup Development10Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99customer development16Customer Service13Customer Loyalty7ERP/CRM7Invoice Processing7SQL Server5Server Management4Virtualization4Online Marketing53
+12 moreBusiness StrategyChange ManagementSales ManagementHR ConsultingBusiness CoachingLogisticsProject PlanningPayroll ServicesMicrosoft SQL ServerTemporary StaffingCRMManagement

Languages Dutch · English · German

From Marc's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)8

Laurens GroenendijkFounding Partner at DFF VenturesPatrick KerssemakersFounding Partner at DFF VenturesJacco RolvinkCo-Head of Origination at Colesco Capital CollectiveJonė VaitulevičiūtėGeneral Partner at FirstpickFemke SmeetsManaging Director of Emerging Markets at Cross-Border Impact VenturesAnna MascagniJunior Associate at Infinity Recycling

+ 2 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Contrarian Ventures14

Rokas PeciulaitisFounder & Managing Partner at Contrarian VenturesTomas KemtysGeneral Partner at Contrarian VenturesVlad StoicescuInvestment Analyst at Contrarian VenturesMichael HuertaVenture Partner at Contrarian VenturesChristopher BrownVenture Partner at Contrarian VenturesEryk FrontczakVenture Partner at Contrarian Ventures

+ 8 more

Also worked at ScaleUpNation2

Auke van den HoutPartner at Nimbus VenturesJorg van der HeijdenPartner at Holland Capital

Also worked at Techstars377

Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group

+ 371 more

Also worked at Rockstart42

Bor BoerManaging Director at CapagroJohan van MilAdvisor at PeakHeleen Dura – van OordAdvisor at PeakRenato Valdés OlmosEntrepreneur in Residence at PeakJulia PadbergPartner at SET VenturesVeronica FresneauCommunications Director at World Fund

+ 36 more

Colleagues at Venture Rock

Jason Collins
Board of Advisors | Senior Wealth Manager | International Investment Advisory at Venture Rock
Mark Burbach
Partner at Venture Rock
Mei Lin Fung
Board of Advisors │ CEO of People Centered Internet, Co-Founder of Impact Network at Venture Rock
Mihaela Georgieva
Partner at Venture Rock
Navin Danapal
General Partner Venturerock Asia at Venture Rock
Navroop Sahdev
Board of Advisors │ Founder of Digital Economist Associate, Centre of Blockchain Technologies MIT Connections Fellow at Venture Rock
Pascal Verloop
Partner at Venture Rock
Sudheer Kuppam
General Partner at Venture Rock

Network4

Christopher Brown
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Darius Zakaitis
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Eryk Frontczak
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Giedrius Muckus
Investor at Contrarian Ventures

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