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Auke van den Hout

Venture Capital Investor

Amsterdam, North Holland

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner

    2021

    Graduate Entrepreneur stimulates the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Netherlands by providing capital, coaching and community. The fund invests in entrepreneurs and alumni from Delft and Rotterdam.

  • Co-founder and managing partner Nimbus Ventures

    2017

    Nimbus Ventures provides growth capital for scaling innovative companies. www.nimbusventures.vc

  • Venture Partner

    2017

    ScaleUpNation is a Lab-Practice-Fund to support innovative enterprises that have developed beyond the start-up phase and have significant societal impact and growth potential.

  • Board Member

    2014

2010 - 2018

  • Vice Chairman

    2010 - 2018

    The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) is the trade association for online and mobile advertising. With over 170 Dutch member companies, IAB promotes growth of these channels, develops best practices for advertisers, agencies and publishers, and aims to put digital advertising high on the agenda of every marketer in the Netherlands.

  • Founding Partner

    2015 - 2016

    Digital innovation is hard for well-established companies. They are better executors than innovators. For becoming a truly digital business is challenging, touches every business function and demands rapid development of new skills. Being able to innovate quickly and cheaply, test digital products and release them regularly, is key. Makerstreet Innovation helps. Part of MakerStreet.

ReturnSocial (acquired by Uberconnected)

2014 - 2015

  • Co-Founder & Owner

    2014 - 2015

    Social media are here to stay, but how do you make an actual return on it? ReturnSocial offers solutions for an effective, concrete and measurable social dialogue strategy. The power of ReturnSocial lies in its use of data and trained team of specialists. ReturnSocial helps brands to get in touch with their prospects on social media.

Adatus (acquired by Uberconnected)

2010 - 2015

  • Co-Founder & Owner

    2010 - 2015

    Adatus is a data driven advertising company. Empowering marketeers with deep data and insights, the latest technology and a proven track record. To make advertising relevant to your audience and transparant for your business. Maximising the return of advertising in engagement and conversion.

2004 - 2009

  • CEO Information Products

    2004 - 2009

    European CEO of global interactive marketing services company

1998 - 2003

  • Managing Director VNU - Claritas Europe

    1998 - 2003

    Managing Director of global market intelligence company