Alex Wouters

VC Investor @ Rabo Investments

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Experience

  • Rabo Investments (Full-time · 3 yrs 11 mos)
    • Associate Director
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      Part of the Corporate Venture Capital arm of Rabobank, a +€275m strategic VC investment fund investing globally in (Climate) Fintech, Energy Transition and Sustainable Food & Agri Tech companies.

    • Investor Corporate Venture Capital
      Aug 2022 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Investing at the intersection of finance, climate and Food & Agri

  • Emesa Nederland BV | Emesa Holdings BV (Full-time · 3 yrs)
    • Venture Manager Germany
      Feb 2021 - May 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Emesa (acquired by Talpa Media) is a tech scale-up in dynamic pricing in the retail-, food and travel sector. In my last role I was responsible for launching and scaling our new venture in Germany: • Built a new digital venture from concept to launch to growth • Developed and executed a market entry strategy in Germany • Set-up and run operations for this new E-commerce platform

    • Venture Manager
      Apr 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

      P&L Responsible for E-Commerce start-up SlaJeSlag.nl • Defined and executed growth strategy for the new platform Slajeslag.nl • Managed daily operations (marketing, category/buying, tech) • Initiated strategic partnerships and new business opportunities

    • Digital Growth & Strategy Development
      Jun 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Responsible for the digital marketing of two E-Commerce platforms: • Developed and implemented the digital marketing strategy for 2 labels of Talpa E-Commerce • Improved customer acquisition by leveraging all online channels: SEA, Social, Display a.o. • Designed a new CRM-flow for the existing customer base to increase conversion rates Strategy development responsibilities i.a.: corporate strategy development, competitor analysis, proposition development, channel optimization

  • Strategy Consultant | KPMG Global Strategy Group at KPMG
    Aug 2016 - Jul 2019 · 3 yrs

    Management Consultant at KPMG's Global Strategy Group. The team helps clients with complex challenges related to their (digital) strategy, business models and operational efficiency. Participated in projects on corporate strategy development, (buy/sell side) due diligence for PE, commercial strategy, operational efficiency and PMO in variety of sectors

  • Student Consultant at dsm-firmenich
    Oct 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr

    Student consultant at DSM Philippines as part of the Sefa Research Project. The main aim was to identify growth opportunities and new distribution channels for the animal nutrition division. The Sefa Research Project provides tailor-made and professional research below cost-price for companies with aspirations towards emerging markets.

  • Intern Supervision Financial Institutions | Mergers and Acquisitions at De Nederlandsche Bank
    Jan 2014 - Jun 2014 · 6 mos

    Internship at the 'Supervision Financial Institutions' department of the Dutch Central Bank. I participated in ongoing research and supervision projects concerning the financial position of pension funds and investment funds. Main responsibilities included the evaluation of funding ratios of merging funds, analysis of value transfers, and process optimization.