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Sander Verbrugge

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Partner at Innovation Industries · Investment Director at EnBW New Ventures GmbH

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

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About

Sander Verbrugge is a Partner at the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), focusing on deep-tech venture investing. He holds a PhD in Physics and previously worked in strategy consulting at Roland Berger and in multiple roles at NXP. He serves on the boards of Axelera AI, Morphotonics, Smart Robotics, and Pharrowtech, and was formerly a board member at Axign, which was acquired by MPS in January 2024.

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Experience

  1. NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)Partnercurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
  2. Innovation IndustriesPartner2020 — 2025Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. Innovation IndustriesDirector2019 — 2020Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
  4. NXP SemiconductorsSenior Director2018 — 2019Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
  5. NXP SemiconductorsDirector of Strategy and Program Management at Global Sales and Marketing2016 — 2018Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
  6. NXP SemiconductorsDirector of Strategy Technology and Operations2014 — 2016Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
  7. Roland Berger Strategy ConsultantsSenior Consultant2008 — 2014
  8. Vrije UniversiteitPhD2003 — 2009
  9. TUdelftresearcher2003
  10. Delft University of TechnologyResearcher2003
  11. Applied Physics, TUDelftStudent Assistent2000 — 2003
  12. Ogden AviationFreelance Ground Steward1999 — 2001

Skills & more

VC#2Board of Directors1Semiconductor Industry1Growth StrategiesBusiness Strategy8Lifesciences2Statistics2Science5Physics7Management Consulting13Program Management3Data Analysis9
+7 moreEntrepreneurshipSustainabilityResearchChange ManagementLife SciencesStrategyAnalysis

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Colleagues at Innovation Industries

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Partner at Innovation Industries
Chris Sonnenberg
Partner and Co-Founder at Innovation Industries
Daniel Kirchleitner
Partner at Innovation Industries
David Janssen
Investment Analyst at Innovation Industries
Fien Hogewoning
Senior Counsel Investments at Innovation Industries
Flip Jansen
Investment Analyst at Innovation Industries
Harm de Vries
Partner and Co-Founder at Innovation Industries
Josefine Tesser
Executive Assistant at Innovation Industries

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sander Verbrugge?
Sander Verbrugge is a Partner at the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), focusing on deep-tech venture investing. He holds a PhD in Physics and previously worked in strategy consulting at Roland Berger and in multiple roles at NXP. He serves on the boards of Axelera AI, Morphotonics, Smart Robotics, and Pharrowtech, and was formerly a board member at Axign, which was acquired by MPS in January 2024.
Where does Sander Verbrugge work?
Sander Verbrugge is Partner at Innovation Industries and Investment Director at EnBW New Ventures GmbH.
Where did Sander Verbrugge go to school?
Sander Verbrugge studied at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Molecular Biophysics); Delft University of Technology (MSc, Physics); Groene Hart Lyceum, Alphen aan den Rijn (VWO).

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