The Randstad, Netherlands
I've had the privilege of witnessing and contributing to the growth of companies from their first investment rounds to successful IPOs, spanning diverse industries and cultures. My journey includes founding companies myself and operating at various later-stage tech companies, giving me firsthand insight into the builder's perspective. This, complemented by my background in strategic consulting and M&A banking for tech companies, shaped a clear vision of what it takes to build a truly winning enterprise. I particularly love collaborating with over-ambitious, unstoppable founders. My current mission is simple: find over-ambitious founders who are ready to build, now, and do it obsessively. I specialize in backing the most driven builders of category-defining companies, investing up to €500k in your pre-seed round — often when your vision is still taking shape, and have the ability — with Antler — to deploy up to €30m per company. My unique blend of experience as a founder, operator, and strategic advisor gives me a distinct edge in understanding what it truly takes to scale and win. We're proud to be your very first investor, committed to backing you from inception all the way through Series C. If you're a dedicated builder—whether an engineer, scientist, or seasoned startup professional—and you're ready to commit fully, let's talk. You can explore the companies we back at antler.co/netherlands.
We are not only the most active investor globally, but also one of the most selective - investing in ~0.3% of our dealflow across Europe and globally. We are backers of outlier companies around the world such as Airalo (Asia), Lovable (Europe) or Reebelo (US). We think of success as being a long-term partner to our portfolio, continuously investing in each round - from the very inception all the way to your Series C. We operate out of offices across 6 continents, including Austin, New York, London, Berlin, Munich, Stockholm, Bangalore, Amsterdam, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney. Our global community of more than 1,500 portfolio companies covers a wide range of industries and technologies, each solving an important and urgent problem. We invest both in hardware as well as software, in B2B as well as B2C (as well as B2G, B2B2C, ...) and various sectors including climatetech, cybersecurity, deeptech, healthtech, fintech and many more. We are constantly looking for the strongest and most driven founders as they embark on the journey of building their next company. For all founders working on something new - check out http://antler.co/one and get in touch with us.
Zava's mission is to build healthcare that is accessible, dependable and a fraction of today’s cost. Feel free to get in touch if you are interested in playing a part in Zava's mission!
Business was sold to Takeaway for € 930m in December 2018. Restructured and revamped Delivery Hero’s German business. Germany was the company’s home market and one of its largest and most competitive ones. Contributed to Delivery Hero’s successful IPO in 2017, by, among other things, accelerating growth to levels last seen in 2013 and by maintaining market leadership. Generated about 24m orders with a team of just shy of 300 people.