Richard V.

Digital Nomad / Strategic Innovation & ecosysteem builder / Reserve officier Koninklijke Marine

Netherlands

About

With 13.5+ years of expertise as a Strategisch Innovation Specialist at Negotie Tech BV, my work focuses on developing conceptueel business plans, creating venture-building concepts, and supporting startups and scaleups in the Agri & Food sector. Currently serving as a Strategic Innovation and Ecosystem Builder at TNO, I strive to bridge the gap between stakeholders while fostering groundbreaking initiatives. My work emphasizes collaboration and innovation to unlock new possibilities. At the Ministerie van Defensie, I contribute as a PDB Liaison Officer, fostering innovative collaboration with regional industry partners. My roles also include coordinating Mindbases at Commando Materieel en IT, where I am responsible for establishing regional partnerships to support startup and venture development. My dedication to leadership and fostering ecosystems stems from a commitment to creating sustainable growth through strategic partnerships.

Experience

  • Digital Nomad at Negotie Tech BV
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

    Innovation expert and strategisch ecosysteem builder. Agri-Food &defensie industrie

  • PDB liaison officier. Focus op samenwerking met industrie at Ministerie van Defensie
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Platform Defensie en Bedrijfsleven Focus op innovatieve samenwerking in de regio

  • Innovation Orchestrator at TNO
    Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Building ecosystemen for defensie industrie

  • Commando Materieel en IT (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Manager Strategisch Accounts D-K&I
      Jan 2025 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Strategisch accountmanager voor innovatie kansen ism de industrie

    • Coördinator Mindbases
      Apr 2022 - Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Als coördinator van de Mindbases ben ik verantwoordelijk voor op op bouwen van de regionale mind vestigingen en het opstarten van de regionale samenwerkingen met regio partners Focus op startups en ventures.

  • Venture builder at HighTechXL
    Apr 2018 - Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    HighTechXL is a world-class deep-tech venture builder that creates new startups from the ground up by scouting breakthrough technologies, assembling strong founding teams around them, and guiding those teams through an intensive 12-month, globally leading venture-building program towards the market and investors, in close collaboration with multiple innovation ecosystems worldwide.