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Remco van Zanten

Investor

Venture Partner & Co-founder | Strategy & Scale at DFF Ventures

Amsterdam Area

Writes $270K – $3.2M checks

About

Remco van Zanten leverages senior operating experience at Booking.com, Zalando, Vinted and Swappie, serving as a strategy and scale partner for marketplace founders navigating hyper-growth, not a traditional deal-focused investor.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaS

Experience

  1. SwappieChairman of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2024 β€” presentHelsinki Metropolitan Area
  2. Grupa Wirtualna PolskaChairman of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2025 β€” presentWarsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
  3. TourRadarChairman Of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2020 β€” present
  4. UMCGMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2025 β€” presentGroningen, Netherlands
  5. DFF VenturesCo-founder & Partnercurrent2019 β€” presentAmsterdam Area, Netherlands
  6. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Senior Advisor & Executive Coachcurrent2019 β€” presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
  7. Tiny Miracles (BCorp)Executive Chairmancurrent2018 β€” presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  8. NLC - The European Healthtech Venture BuilderSenior Advisorcurrent2021 β€” present
  9. Authenticity CapitalCo-Foundercurrent2022 β€” presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  10. Founder WhispererFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2018 β€” presentThe Randstad, Netherlands
  11. Anthesis GroupCo-Founder Industry Pivot Capital2023 β€” 2025Amsterdam Area
  12. OrderchampChairman of the Supervisory Board2022 β€” 2024Amsterdam Area
  13. Prodigy FinanceInterim CEO & Senior Advisor2019 β€” 2023Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  14. Vinted / KleiderkreiselInterim Chief Product Officer & Senior Advisor2019 β€” 2022Vilnius
  15. Booking.comCCO & Senior Vice President2015 β€” 2018Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  16. Booking.comChief People Officer & SVP2016 β€” 2017Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  17. Zalando SEVice President Strategic Growth & Investments2014 β€” 2015
  18. Zalando SEVice President European Markets2013 β€” 2015Berlin Metropolitan Area
  19. Zalando SECo-Founder EMEZA2012 β€” 2013
  20. bol.comSenior Director Business Development/New markets2009 β€” 2012The Randstad, Netherlands

Education

  1. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA, Strategic marketing & Finance2005 β€” 2006
  2. University of GroningenMsC, Business Engineering & Corporate Finance1996 β€” 2002
  3. Wittenberg UniversityUndergraduate, Liberal arts / Business1995 β€” 1996
  4. Erasmiaans GymnasiumVWO1989 β€” 1995

Skills & more

Retail24Consumer Goods5E-commerce68Business Strategy20Management Consulting20Entrepreneurship23Marketing Strategy12Business Development42Product Management5New Business Development9FMCG1Online Advertising6
+12 moreMergersChange ManagementProduct DevelopmentMarket EntryE-businessCustomer InsightAnalyticsStart-upsStrategyManagementStrategic PartnershipsE-Commerce

Languages Dutch Β· English Β· French Β· German

  • Associate Certified Coach (ACC) β€” International Coaching Federation
  • Certified facilitator for Nature Leadership Trail (in Africa) β€” Foundation for Natural Leadership | FNL

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