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Richard Dam

Investor

Head of Fund Operations & Finance at Colesco Capital Collective

The Randstad, Netherlands

About

Richard Dam joined Colesco in 2024 as Head of Fund Operations & Finance, where he works on finance and fund operations. He has more than 20 years of finance experience, including finance, control, and consulting roles across the Rabobank Group (in areas such as Acquisition Finance, Sponsor Coverage, and Treasury) as well as positions at KPMG and Ayvens. He holds an MSc in Financial Business Administration from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and an Executive MSc in Business Valuation from TIAS Business School.

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Experience

  1. Colesco CapitalHead of Fund Operations & Financecurrent2025 — presentUtrecht, Netherlands
  2. Colesco CapitalBusiness Consultant2024 — 2025Utrecht, Netherlands
  3. BNKRFinance Manager (part-time)2021 — 2024Utrecht, Netherlands
  4. LeasePlan DigitalBusiness Controller a.i.2023 — 2024Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  5. KPMG INTERNATIONALSenior Business Controller / Finance Manager a.i2023Gemeente Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
  6. KPMG NederlandController IT a.i.2022 — 2023Amstelveen
  7. Recharge.comBusiness Controller a.i.2021 — 2022Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  8. RabobankGlobal Business Manager Acquisition Finance & Sponsor Coverage2018 — 2021
  9. RabobankSenior Treasury Controller2015 — 2018The Randstad, Netherlands
  10. RabobankSenior Business Controller Global Wholesale Product Clients2014 — 2015
  11. Rabobank InternationalBusiness Controller Rural & Retail Banking2010 — 2013
  12. Rabobank InternationalBusiness Controller Planning & Control2009 — 2010
  13. Rabobank InternationalController2006 — 2009
  14. Kondar WOZ dienstenController2002 — 2006

Education

  1. TIAS School for Business and SocietyMBV, Master in Business Valuation2011 — 2012
  2. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Drs., Bedrijfskunde van de Financiële Sector1995 — 2001

Skills & more

Power BIMicrosoft ExcelStrategyITManagement AccountingFinancial ControlBusiness Control6Performance ManagementKPIBusiness Valuation2Corporate Finance3Financial Risk1
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Same school

Also attended TIAS School for Business and Society12

Arun RambocusCFO/COO at Maven 11Koen den HoutingInvestment Manager at BOMBenjamin de DobbelaereInvestment Associate at KPN VenturesTobin WiersumAssociate at Rabo Corporate VenturingHelge WienekeFounder and Managing Director at friends2grow GmbHRobin van den BrandhofHead of Investor Relations & Business Development at Colesco Capital Collective

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Also attended Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)117

Brendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kyang YungInvestor at DaphniJohann FriederichAssociate at Notion CapitalTies KlinkhamerJunior Associate at Keen Venture PartnersMehmet AkalinExperts | Venture Partner at 212Manuel RodríguezVenture Partner at Driven

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Shared employers

Also worked at Colesco Capital20

Danny VroegopChief Executive & Investment Officer at Colesco Capital CollectiveRobin van den BrandhofHead of Investor Relations & Business Development at Colesco Capital CollectiveAdam WillmottCo-Head of Origination at Colesco Capital CollectiveJacco RolvinkCo-Head of Origination at Colesco Capital CollectiveKarin HuizingaResponsible Investment Officer at Colesco Capital CollectiveDaan van KasselHead Circular Credit at Colesco Capital Collective

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Also worked at KPMG Nederland10

Derk AalbersDirector Finance & Operations at Maven 11Elliot SchoutenInvestment Manager & CFO at Curiosity VCBas OvertoomAdvisor at Curiosity VCLuc StarmansPartner at Brightlands Venture PartnersJuliëtte DopJunior Investment Analyst at Holland CapitalMarijn SilvisInvestment Director at Holland Capital

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Also worked at Recharge.com6

Michael KentInvestor at HeadlineJürgen IngelsFounding Partner and Chairman at SmartFinPieter WeltenPartner at NewionSaumitra DubeyPartner at SmartFinBert BaeckEIR at SmartFinErnst RustenhovenPrincipal at Slingshot Ventures

Also worked at Rabobank66

Alan ShaffranSenior Portfolio Manager, Partner at Magnetar AI VenturesJohanneke van de Scheur-BaanBestuurslid at NoaberBor BoerManaging Director at CapagroRupertus RothenhäuserDigital Asset & Blockchain Specialist, C-Level Management at tokentus investment AGVirginia RodrigoOperations at 10x FoundersRedmar KoeneInvestment Manager at Gilde Healthcare

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Colleagues at Colesco Capital Collective

Adam Willmott
Co-Head of Origination at Colesco Capital Collective
Anjeli Bhoendie
Junior Investment Manager at Colesco Capital Collective
Benedetta Garofalo
Investment Analyst at Colesco Capital Collective
Brent Op de Beeck
Investment Manager at Colesco Capital Collective
Daan van Kassel
Head Circular Credit at Colesco Capital Collective
Danny Vroegop
Chief Executive & Investment Officer at Colesco Capital Collective
Didier Boumans
Investment Manager at Colesco Capital Collective
Gilles Becker
Legal Counsel at Colesco Capital Collective