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Milan Saes

Investor

General Partner at Breakaway Partners OÜ

Amsterdam

About

Milan Saes is a GP and co-founder at Cross Ocean Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests $100K–$2M across Europe and the U.S., primarily at pre-seed and seed stages. Cross Ocean is backed by family-owned mid-market companies that outsource their venture function to the firm, enabling it to provide founders with both capital and access to partnership pathways. Saes has spent the past decade working with operators and founders across Europe and the U.S. as an entrepreneur and investor.

Experience

  1. Cross Ocean VenturesGP & Co-Foundercurrent2022 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. The Saes Group B.V.CEOcurrent2020 — present
  3. Everest Square CapitalFounder2021 — 2022Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. StraiseCo-Founder2020 — 2021Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  5. StoryVino B.V.Co-Founder2019 — 2020Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
  6. BySaesFounder & Director2018 — 2020Sittard, Limburg Province, Netherlands

Skills & more

Fundraising3Go-to-Market Strategy3Angel InvestingInvestment ManagementBusiness Strategy7Alternatieve investeringen3Asset management3Brand Development3Fondsenwerving1US expansion3

Languages Dutch · English

  • Introduction to Cancer Biology — John Hopkins University
  • Securities Industry Essentials — FINRA

From Milan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Breakaway Partners OÜ

Haydar Nur
Analyst at Breakaway Partners OÜ
Serhat Pala
General Partner at Breakaway Partners OÜ
Zeynep Ilgaz
General Partner at Breakaway Partners OÜ

Frequently asked questions

Who is Milan Saes?
Milan Saes is a GP and co-founder at Cross Ocean Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests $100K–$2M across Europe and the U.S., primarily at pre-seed and seed stages. Cross Ocean is backed by family-owned mid-market companies that outsource their venture function to the firm, enabling it to provide founders with both capital and access to partnership pathways. Saes has spent the past decade working with operators and founders across Europe and the U.S. as an entrepreneur and investor.
Where does Milan Saes work?
Milan Saes is General Partner at Breakaway Partners OÜ.
Where did Milan Saes go to school?
Milan Saes studied at Open Universiteit (Bachelor of Laws - LLB, Rechtsgeleerdheid); Harvard Medical School (Online program (HMX), Pharmacology).

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Also attended Open Universiteit5

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Also attended Harvard Medical School143

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