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Niels Agterhorst

Investor

Campus Lead (Harvard, 2026) at The MBA Fund

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Niels Agterhorst is pursuing an MBA at Harvard Business School. He previously worked in private equity at Blackstone in London, focusing on infrastructure and industrials, and before that in J.P. Morgan's investment bank advising clients in energy and renewables. He holds an MSc in Physics from the University of Amsterdam, where he researched photonics and nanotechnology at the Netherlands Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnergyMedical Devices

Experience

  1. NewCoCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. BlackstonePrivate Equity Investor2020 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Analyst2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  4. AMOLFResearcher Nano-Photonics2017 — 2018The Randstad, Netherlands
  5. Several social impact venturesCo-Founder2012 — 2018
  6. J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2017London Area, United Kingdom
  7. Venture IQStudent Technology Analyst2015 — 2017The Randstad, Netherlands
  8. De Nationale DenkTankParticipant2015The Randstad, Netherlands

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship / Healthcare2024 — 2026
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAI Studio - cross-registered, Agentic AI
  3. University of AmsterdamMaster of Science (MSc), Physics & Astronomy
  4. Delft University of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Applied Physics (bridging program)
  5. University College UtrechtBA (Hons.) Liberal Arts & Sciences
  6. Gymnasium Haganum

Skills & more

Leadership

Languages Dutch · English · French · German

  • Nature Trails Guide (NQF2) — FGASA

From Niels's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 843 more

Also attended University of Amsterdam140

TorjusInvestor at InvestinorAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesChristina PasanenInvestor at GGV CapitalFreya WordsworthAssociate at Nauta CapitalEmil SchaeferInvestor at Index VenturesMátyás VölgyiAssociate at Interactive Venture Partners Llc

+ 134 more

Also attended Delft University of Technology98

Michiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVThijs SchaapInvestment manager at NoaberHugo SilvaPartner at Pi LabsRobInvestor at henQ vcArun RambocusCFO/COO at Maven 11

+ 92 more

Also attended University College Utrecht7

Clémentine BoujuInvestment Manager at Sprints CapitalBas RieterInvestor at DFF VenturesClaudio Martínez ToqueroInvestment Director at ASIF VenturesMauricio VerkooijenCountry Director at NESsTCeleste FloresGlobal Community Liaison at Alchemist JapanCheryl ZimberlinInvestor at M Ventures

+ 1 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Blackstone143

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalCrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersLauren ArribasInvestor at GreycroftChloë McAuleyExecutive Assistant at March Capital PartnersCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire Ventures

+ 137 more

Also worked at J.P. Morgan689

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments

+ 683 more

Also worked at AMOLF2

Massimo NoroInvestor at UK Innovation & Science Seed FundHaralds AbolinsInvestment Manager at Positron Ventures

Also worked at De Nationale DenkTank1

Pleuni HooijmanInvestment Manager at Innovation Industries

Colleagues at The MBA Fund

Adam Mombru
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Adrian Schneider
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Akshat K. Parikh
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alan Ma
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alex Liu
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Angela Zhang
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Ashen Parikh
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Carolyn Zhou
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund