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Ytsen van der Meer

Investor

Principal at Cottonwood Technology Fund

Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

About

Ytsen van der Meer distilled insights from 1,000+ deeptech companies into a hard‑tech framework (readiness, capital intensity, market timing) and focuses on under‑the‑radar ecosystems such as the Northern Netherlands.

Invests in

Deep TechEnergyHardwareMedical DevicesNew MaterialsRobotics

Experience

  1. Golden Egg CheckGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — presentGroningen, Netherlands
  2. Cottonwood Technology FundPrincipal2024 — 2026Netherlands
  3. NV NOMSenior Investment Manager2021 — 2024
  4. NV NOMInvestment Analyst2018 — 2021Groningen, Nederland
  5. Various CompaniesBusiness Analyst / Intern / M&A2016 — 2018Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Education

  1. University of Groningen Business School (UGBS)Executive Master, M&A and Valuation2020 — 2022
  2. University of GroningenMaster of Science (MSc), Business Administration: Strategic Innovation Management2015 — 2016
  3. University of GroningenBachelor of Science (BSc), International Business2010 — 2014

Skills & more

StrategyAnalytical SkillsManagement3Teamwork1Fund raising3Fondsenwerving3Due diligence3Business ValuationValuation ModelingValue CreationStart-upsFinance
+12 moreInvestmentsDeal SourcingManagement ConsultingStrategic ConsultingInvestorPortfolio ManagementVenture CapitalEarly-stage StartupsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Private EquityBusiness StrategyBusiness Analysis

Languages Duits · Engels · Nederlands

  • Lean & Six Sigma Black BeltBureau Tromp

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