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is:
an international entrepreneur and impact investor
has:
20ish years experience in 40ish venture-backed businesses
focuses on:
early stage / growth businesses, consumer products, business model innovation
works:
closely with entrepreneurs who seek to positively disrupt industries
previous deals:
Nest Labs, Solar Mosaic, Change.org, C3.AI, Lyft
side-deals:
Founding Board member at Cradle to Cradle Institute, Venture Advisor to FMO Bank, VC committee of NVP / Netherlands Venture Capital Ass’n
at Rubio:
Warner’s responsible for the investments in Samasource, OLIO, GoodUp, and SkinVision
guess what:
even Warner’s kids make fun of how bad his jokes are!
is:
an entrepreneurial (impact) investor and boardroom advisor
has:
20 years int’l experience at McKinsey & Co, AlpInvest Partners, 3i plc
focuses on:
later stage / growth equity investments
works:
closely with the Rubio team for sound process and decision taking
previous deals:
Raet, Delft Instruments, VNU Media
side-deals:
board member Acomo NV board room advisor to various private companies
at Rubio:
investment committee chair (a.k.a., head of difficult questions)
guess what:
Machtelt is a chocoholic and her future’s so bright she wears sunglasses everywhere
is:
engineer turned consultant turned entrepreneur turned investor
has:
about a decade experience as co-founder and CEO in two start-ups in cleantech
focuses on:
companies with real physical products, production, operations
works:
hands-on, personal, creating structure and helps making (big) decisions
previous deals:
Arthur D.Little, Quintel, GF Energy, Sungevity
side-deals:
Advisory Board SIDN Fonds, guest lecturer VU University Environmental Economics
at Rubio:
As managing partner, makes sure each individual team member develops to his/her full potential aligned towards Rubio’s mission. Also active in deals, fundraising and portfolio management (a.o. VanderSat, Black Bear Carbon, Sympower and alumni Marqt, GoodFuels, Afval loont)
guess what:
is a sucker for romantic comedies
is:
a serial social entrepreneur and driving force behind the NL Social Enterprise movement
has:
20 years experience in starting & growing social enterprises & non-profits, published books and studies
focuses on:
growing the international Social Enterprise movement
works:
closely with game-changing entrepreneurs who make this world a better place for all
previous deals:
War Child Founder & Executive Director, improved 1 million children lives in war torn countries; Founder Social Enterprise NL
side-deals:
Tony’s Chocolonely, Vereniging Veronica, Chair of the Dutch National Advisory Board for Impact Investing and (yes, still!) War Child
at Rubio:
Willemijn is responsible for impact screening and fun
guess what:
Willemijn loves roller-disco and can’t stop Karaoke once she gets started
is:
a curious and enthusiastic impact analyst
has:
recently worked in Tanzania & graduated master of economics and bachelor of philosophy
focuses on:
for now – pretty much everything that comes in at Rubio !
works:
like a charm
previous deals:
interned at private equity and venture capital funds
side-deals:
loves to ride a motorcycle in the weekends
at Rubio:
Ava likes to drink from the fire hose, processing our daily deal flow
guess what:
Ava studied philosophy and his motto is: I create impact, therefore I am
is:
a serial hospitality business manager
has:
studied social law and graphic design in Amsterdam
focuses on:
enabling the Rubio IV team members to do their job, happily
previously worked at:
Dok 48, Café Smit& Voogt, Café Stevens, Café Koosje
at Rubio:
takes care of the team and the office
guess what:
absolutely everyone thinks Kirstin is really sweet (maybe too?!)
is:
a rising star at Rubio IV, proving that impact investing is the new normal
has:
a Finance MSc from Erasmus and Int’l Mgt MSc from ESADE, interned at Social IV
focuses on:
helping find winning deals and improving companies impact measurement
works:
hands-on in deal processes and cleans up messy spread sheets
previous deals:
traveled the world, led an African social entrepreneurship project that sparked her impact passion
side-deals:
Young on Board (part of the Amsterdam Economic Board)
at Rubio:
Laura manages the partners
guess what:
Laura manages the secret office theme-party list, and the next theme is …
is:
a creative investment professional who likes to devise new plans and initiatives
has:
been investing in several stages of the food chain in Europe and South America for > 10 years
focuses on:
companies that change the value chain farm to fork. forever
works:
as a coach in the corner to help realize the ambitions of the entrepreneur
previous deals:
Phenospex, Foamplant, Pieter Pot
side deals:
Tijl gives training to Start-ups on fundraising and is on the EIT food advisory board
at Rubio:
Tijl provides thought for food
guess what:
Tijl recently implemented a circular waste system by raising his own free-range chickens, Tik, Tok and Donald
is:
an international hands-on private equity investor
has:
15 year of experience in 30 PE-deals
focuses on:
later stage ventures / growth businesses and buy & build; opportunities
works:
closely with entrepreneurs to (re)develop business strategy and execute it
previous deals:
10 years at Waterland, set up German office, also worked with H2 and TBL Mirror Fund
side-deals:
investor in an leading European river cruise company
at Rubio:
Jelle excels at deal sourcing & international deals
guess what:
Jelle is so focused on unicorns that he actually married one in 2016
is:
A seasoned finance professional
has:
20 years experience in the field of audit, consultancy and financial management
focuses on:
Translating figures into a clear story and consideration, and vice versa
works:
Operational driven with strategy in mind
previous deals:
Advise and support entrepreneurs, supervisory boards and financials
at Rubio:
providing insights with regard to finances and social impact in order to make (even better) balanced decisions
guess what:
Patrick produces and releases music, the Rubio band is complete and ready for take off…
is:
a curious and passionate growth strategist
has:
8 years experience at Bain & Company in São Paulo, San Francisco & Amsterdam
focuses on:
environmental sustainability and consumer products
works:
to bring visionary ideas to scale
previous deals:
commercial due diligence in 30 deals for private equity funds
side-deals:
co-authored book on inspirational leadership, former consultant to The Nature Conservancy
at Rubio:
He works on deal sourcing & diligence and strategy for portfolio companies
guess what:
Eske grew up on a houseboat but always wanted to be a forest ranger
An internship at Rubio Impact Ventures offers you the opportunity to get first-hand experience in the world of impact investing. You will actively participate in deal sourcing and deal execution, through for example conducting industry analysis, preparing internal investment memoranda and supporting on due diligence. You may also occasionally support our team with working on existing portfolio companies. We look for smart individuals who believe that creating an impact and achieving healthy financial return go hand in hand.
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As a descendant of the 7th generation, Peer Swinkels is part of the Brabant brewers family Swinkels. Peer graduated as an econometrist from Erasmus University. He began his career in 1999 as Brand Manager at Unilever. In 2003, he started working for Royal Swinkels Family Brewers as Director Marketing and Product Development. After having fulfilled management positions in Marketing, Communications and Sales, he became Chief Commercial Officer in 2015. Since April 2019, Peer has embarked on his ultimate mission: as CEO, to pass on an even better brewery to the next generation.
As a board member and supervisory director, Peer is involved in various other organizations ao Bolsius, impact brand Tony’s Chocolonely and FNLI (Dutch Food Industry Federation). Here too he is characterized by his accessibility and sincere interest in the people around him. On the basis of good personal relationships, he steers towards sharp business results. Always with a nod to the unique entrepreneurial spirit of the Swinkels Family.
Dr. Lisa Hehenberger is an Assistant Professor at ESADE Business School, and Director of the ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute.
Lisa is a renowned expert on social entrepreneurship, venture philanthropy and impact investment. She is a member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Social Business (GECES) and of the OECD’s Social Impact Investment Expert group. She served on the French National Advisory Board and the Impact Measurement Working Group of the Social Impact Investment Task Force established by the G8. She was the Research and Policy Director of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) and now serves as their strategic advisor.
Rohit worked in the investment world (both as m&a advisor and private equity principal) for almost 20 years. Previous employers include Morgan Stanley, ABN AMRO, ING Barings and Waterland. Currently he works together with Bencis and Avedon. As an active shareholder in two (succesful) Dutch businesses, he supports the executive boards in strategy, mergers & acquisitions and financing. He has an MSc (with honors) in economics from the University of Amsterdam.
Jaap Maljers is a serial entrepreneur in the health care sector, in which he has more than 25 years of experience. Jaap has founded and successfully build multiple businesses, among which Bergman Clinics (focus clinics for specialized care), ZorgDomein (a systems integrator platform), Plexuc (a consultancy company) and Incision (online surgical training). Moreover, Jaap was chairman of the Dutch Children Cancer research foundation (KiKa) and served on the board of Amref Flying Doctors. He is an Investor Committee member at the investment fund Holland Capital.
Ilonka co-manages the corporate venture firm of Randstad, the Randstad Innovation Fund, and serves on the board of amongst others Exact and Vonq. Ilonka has previously founded two recruitment firms: Legal FlexPower (sold to Monster in 2001) and ProfiPower (sold to Randstad in 2010). Ilonka has been selected in the top 100 Global Female Staffing leaders from 2015 to 2018 and was included in the Global Top 100 Corporate Venture Capitalist Power list in 2018.
Maarten is a serial tech entrepreneur who has founded and successfully build numerous internet companies, among which 2dehands.be, the Makers Channel and ClubCollect. Maarten is an active investor and serves as board advisor for Temper, Ace and Tate and the Next Closet.
He was elected Amsterdam entrepreneur of the year in 2009.
Heleen is the founder of DQ&A Media Group, a successful online marketing firm, and co-founder of Peak Capital, a VC fund for the online and media sector. In addition, she is a board member at ‘Jong Ondernemen’, member of the jury at Accenture Innovation Awards and a mentor at Rockstart and startup bootcamp. She is also an investor in Hummingbird Ventures and EVA Africa Fund and a supervisory board member at Catawiki. She was elected Dutch business woman of the year 2013.
Pier is a professor Climate Change at Wageningen University Research and VU University Amsterdam. He was one of the earliest scientists to publish on climate change and is an international authority in this field. Pier is chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dutch Development bank FMO and serves as a board member of a number of research organisations and environmental ngo’s and such us Urgenda, until 2019 and the True Animal Protein Price Coalition (TAPPc). He is an expert on climate, water, energy, food and their synergies.
Koos is a non-executive director at amongst others Teijin Aramid, Royal Smilde and Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, and the Advisory Board Chair at BridgeHead. Moreover, he is a member of the Investment Committee of TBL Mirror Fund, a private equity fund for high growth businesses in Africa. From 2000 to 2007, Koos served as the CEO of Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, where he was involved in a period of heavy restructuring and subsequently a period of growth. Before that, Koos worked for 24 years for Philips, amongst others as Managing Director of the consumer electronics department in Asia, and has been knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
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We support entrepreneurs that are creating positive change in human health, wellness and performance across nutrition, fitness, food and medicine. We invest in innovative new platforms, products and services that increase the health and wellbeing of people of all ages, and solutions that enable people to live healthy, happy and productive lives.
Our search for partners looks to innovative technologies and services that accelerate the transition from a linear economy to a circular one. We look for solutions based on clean energy, upcycling of materials, clean water systems, safe and healthy products, and social fairness.
Frits is the co-founder of Life Sciences Partners (LSP), a successful Dutch life science investment firm. In addition, he co-founded Wire Group, Euroventures Ukraine and E2 Cleantech Participaties. He is an active impact investor and member of the investment committees at ResponsAbility Social Investments, Goodwell Investments III, Cordaid, Oikocredit and BOM Capital, a board member at TBL Mirror Fund, and an advisor to ASN Bank.
Leendert founded Gilde Investment Management, one of the longest-standing diversified VC/PE funds in the Netherlands. He is also the co-founder of the Dutch Venture Capital Association. Before founding Gilde, he worked at McKinsey and Shell/Billiton. Currently, Leendert is CEO and owner at 1000 Steps, and he is an active (venture) philanthropist & impact investor e.g. through his positions as board member at the Gieskes Strijbos Fonds and the board Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance.