Michiel Kotting
InvestorFounderPartner at Northzone · Board director at Microverse Enterprises
Amsterdam
Writes $1M – $30M checks · typically $15M
About
Member of the Northzone team associated with the CuspAI investment.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- m•••@northzone.comreveal100% confident
- m•••@northzone.comreveal90% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Kotting founded Digital Jones, an artificial intelligence company in the Bay Area, which he sold to Shopping.com.
- Education
- Studied at Delft University of Technology (graduate degree, physics) Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA)
- Hobbies
- Kotting enjoys cooking, creating and sharing meals with friends. Kotting enjoys having adventures with close friends and discovering the unknown.
From Michiel's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Microverse Enterprises
Intro paths
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In turn, Michiel can intro founders to Microverse Enterprises's investors below.
Microverse Enterprises's investors · 1
Co-founders at Microverse Enterprises
AC
Ariel CamusExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- NorthzonePartnercurrent2016 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- PersonioBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentGreater Munich Metropolitan Area
- Kahoot!Board Membercurrent2018 — presentOslo, Oslo, Norway
- FortoBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- CatawikiBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
- AidenceAdvisorcurrent2017 — presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
- Accel PartnersPartner2014 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- Accel PartnersPrincipal2012 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
- Accel PartnersVenture Partner2010 — 2011
- FiverrBoard Member2013 — 2016Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Carmine InteractiveCEO and founder2011 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
- Solid WavePartner2008 — 2010
- Organon VenezolanaGeneral Manager2005 — 2008
- Organon VenezolanaSenior Director, Strategy and Business Development2003 — 2004
- Shopping.comVP Operations2000 — 2003
- Digital JonesFounder and COO1999 — 2003
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business Administration and Management1997 — 1999
- Delft University of TechnologyMSc, Physics1987 — 1994
- Gymnasium HaganumHigh school, general1981 — 1987
Skills & more
Strategy89Analysis7Entrepreneurship99Social Media11Start-ups66Marketing13Business Strategy55Venture Capital79E-commerce12Product Management8Mergers5Management Consulting15
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Strategic PartnershipsCorporate DevelopmentInvestmentsNew Business DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityDue DiligenceValuationBusiness DevelopmentEmerging MarketsFinanceFrom Michiel's professional profile.
Deals · 5
Personio Group SEBoard seat
via Northzone · filed Jun 2025 · $25.9M raise
Microverse EnterprisesBoard seat
via Northzone · filed Jan 2022 · $17.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Northzone
Aaron Liu
Principal at Northzone
Alessandro De Benedetti
Associate at Northzone
Alexandra Farmer
Fund Accountant at Northzone
Amanda Thickpenny
Events Manager at Northzone
Andrea Gazvini
Associate at Northzone
Deepka Rana
Principal at Northzone
Dennis Eriksson
Talent Director at Northzone
Dominik Esen
Principal at Northzone
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michiel Kotting?
- Member of the Northzone team associated with the CuspAI investment.
- Where does Michiel Kotting work?
- Michiel Kotting is Partner at Northzone and Board director at Microverse Enterprises.
- What does Michiel Kotting invest in?
- Michiel Kotting invests in AI & Machine Learning, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Michiel Kotting write?
- Michiel Kotting typically writes checks of $1M – $30M.
- What boards does Michiel Kotting sit on?
- Michiel Kotting holds tracked board seats at Microverse Enterprises, Personio Group SE.
- What companies has Michiel Kotting invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Forto, Idoven, Katana, Personio, Stonly.
- Where did Michiel Kotting go to school?
- Michiel Kotting studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Delft University of Technology (MSc, Physics); Gymnasium Haganum (High school, general).
- Does Michiel Kotting lead rounds?
- Yes — Michiel Kotting has led 5 tracked investments.
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