Pieter Schoen
InvestorPartner at VOC Capital Partners B.V.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Pieter Schoen is an entrepreneur and investor who has founded over twenty companies, several of which he successfully exited. He co-founded Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij in 2005, which grew to become the Netherlands' fourth-largest energy supplier before its sale to Budget Energie in 2018. Since 2009, Schoen has focused on investing through his firm Shoe Investments, maintaining active involvement in approximately thirty companies while providing strategic and operational support to scale-ups.
Experience
- Shoe InvestmentsOwnercurrent2016 — presentRotterdam en omgeving, Nederland
- Apollo LaneDirector / Co-foundercurrent2025 — present
- Dutch Dragons Investments B.V.Director / Co-foundercurrent2025 — present
- Makkelijk B.V.Co-foundercurrent2025 — present
- SwishfundDirector / Foundercurrent2015 — present
- Schoenendoos Rotterdam B.V.Director / Foundercurrent2015 — present
- VOC Capital PartnersPartnercurrent2009 — presentAmsterdam Area, Netherlands
- De Gekroonde Schoen B.V.Director / Foundercurrent1999 — present
- Mega NederlandDirector / Co-founder2020 — 2025
- Steengoed 1 B.V., Steengoed 2 B.V. en Steengoed 3 B.V.Director / Co-founder2016 — 2023
- Kraelen Rijgen Vastgoed B.V.Director / Co-founder2015 — 2023
- MindGrind (SloopdeCrisis.nl)Director / Founder2013 — 2019Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij (NLE)Co-founder, CEO en CCO2005 — 2018Rotterdam Area, Netherlands
- DoubleSigmaDirector / Founder2003 — 2008
- Tweesprong BVDirector / Founder1998 — 2006
- CareerFeverDirector / Founder1999 — 2003Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland / Londen / Parijs / Stockholm / Madrid / Brussel
Education
- Erasmus University RotterdamBedrijfskunde1994 — 1999
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship67Management Consulting30Change Management10Online Advertising20Interim Management5
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