Graduate Entrepreneur

Graduate Entrepreneur is a venture capital investment firm established in 2021 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The firm is dedicated to stimulating the start-up ecosystem in Delft and Rotterdam by investing in founders of innovative ventures at the pre-seed and seed stages. With a focus on supporting promising companies, Graduate Entrepreneur leverages an extensive network of successful entrepreneurs and a diverse array of supporters to assist entrepreneurs at various stages of their journey. Through this commitment, the firm aims to foster the growth and development of new businesses in the region.

Nienke Beetsma

Investor

Filip Cuypers

Principal

Sem Foreman

Venture Capital Investor

Hidde Goslings

Analyst seed

Lara Guerrini

Investor

Amara Klink

Investor

Jeroen Lückerath

Venture Capitalist

Eva Post

Pre-Seed Investment Manager

Nienke Roef

Associate

Ludolf Stavenga

Partner

Mark ter Heide

Investor

Josha Witjes

Investor

Youp van 't Hoff

Analyst

Vivian van Asperen

Investor

Eline van Beest

Investor

Noor van Dijk

Investor

Joppe van Hoeve

Investor

Anne van Laarhoven

Investor

Auke van den Hout

Managing Partner

Bas van der Noll

Investor

Past deals in Rotterdam

Skoon Energy

Series A in 2023
Skoon Energy is a Netherlands-based company that operates a cloud-based platform to discover and book energy storage for mobile and temporary applications. It offers battery sharing and consultancy services and serves maritime and other large-scale industries. The company focuses on accelerating the energy transition by electrifying propulsion for commercial vessels and building a network of swappable batteries that can be shared, rented and leased through a community marketplace. Through its platform, businesses can offer, discover and book energy storage assets, enabling flexible deployment of mobile power for ships, offshore operations and other temporary needs.

Focus

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Focus is a Rotterdam-based legal tech startup founded in 2019. It specializes in developing an algorithm that ranks patents based on their technological importance, combining industry knowledge with econometric modeling.
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