Robert Wilhelm
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at Solid Ventures
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
About
Founder of Solid Ventures with over 30 years in private equity and international venture capital across Europe, the US and Latin America. He founded the NeSBIC Converging Technologies Funds, started his career at Atlas Ventures, and has raised and managed over EUR 400M in fund capital, also working as a tech investment banker at Drake Star Partners / IMPROVED Corporate Finance.
Experience
- Solid VenturesManaging Partner - Foundercurrent2005 β presentAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Monserrate Ventures, a tech venture capital fund focused on the best entrepreneurs in ColombiaPartner & Investor & Co-foundercurrent2018 β presentAmsterdam, Netherlands & Bogota, Colombia
- Solid Capital PartnersManaging Partner - Foundercurrent2005 β presentAmsterdam, The Netherlands
- RockstartAdvisory Board Member (2011-2012) & Investor in Rockstart Colombia & Ambassadorcurrent2011 β presentAmsterdam, Netherlands & Bogota, Colombia
- IMPROVED Corporate FinancePartner2015 β 2021Amsterdam
- Drake Star PartnersManaging Partner / Senior Advisor for M&A transactions2015 β 2021Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO.nl) @ Netherlands Ministry of Economic AffairsMember Advisory Committee Growth Facility (Groeifaciliteit)2014 β 2020The Hague Area, Netherlands
- VOC Capital PartnersSenior Advisor2016 β 2017Amsterdam, Netherlands
- LD&A Jupiter Redwood Capital PartnersAssociate Partner2015 β 2016Amsterdam
- ImmidioBoard advisor / Investor2010 β 2015Amsterdam, Netherlands
- MetrixLabBoard member / Investor2008 β 2012Rotterdam
- vd Ende & Deitmers Crossmedia FundPartner & Co-Founder2005 β 2012Amsterdam
- Backup AgentChairman of the board / Investor2007 β 2012Delft, Netherlands
- Any-G Back-office- and billingChairman of the shareholders committee / Investor2007 β 2012Alphen aan de Rijn
- Any-G Back-office- and billingChairman of the board / Investor2007 β 2011
- CentralpointBoard advisor / Investor2008 β 2011Amstelveen
- Scarlet TelecomChairman of the board / Investor1999 β 2008Lelystad, The Netherlands
- NeSBIC CTe Funds I & IIManaging Partner - Founder1997 β 2007Utrecht, The Netherlands
- OxxioBoard member / Investor2002 β 2005Leusden, The Netherlands
- Dedigate NVBoard member / Investor2002 β 2005Gent, Belgium
Education
- Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityMBA, Business / Finance / Entrepreneurship1985 β 1987
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Free University AmsterdamMasters Degree in Law, Corporate / Business Law1980 β 1985
- Snellius Amstelveen CollegeAtheneum, vwo1974 β 1980
Skills & more
Private Equity75Growth Capital15Investments40Information Technology4ICT9Telecommunications12Internet3Business Services5Business Strategy32Strategy Development3Business Development12Portfolio Management9
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Business CoachingCross-border M&AMergersBuy & BuildM&A executionEntrepreneurshipActive Board memberVenture CapitalStrategyManagementMergers & AcquisitionsJoint VenturesLanguages Dutch Β· English Β· French Β· German Β· Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University151
Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTechCraig CimoroniHead of Business Development and Investor Relations at BTECH CONSORTIUMYang TranPartner at Zero Prime Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Drake Star Partners6
Kay MeyerInvestor and Growth Specialist at tokentus investment AGKip KnightOperating Partner at Thomvest VenturesRomain StokesVice President at Quadrille CapitalMichel TaridePartner at Next Gear VenturesBrooks WallaceAssociate at Leonid Capital PartnersTrevor BarranManaging Partner at CloudTree Ventures
Also worked at Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO.nl) @ Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs1
Also worked at Atlas Venture52
Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nessan BerminghamInvestor at Khosla VenturesKristen LaguerreExecutive Partner at MPM BioImpactKate GunioController at Long Ridge Equity PartnersHenri MoissinacInvestor at FELIX CAPITALPeter BarrettPartner Legacy Funds at Atlas Venture
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