JL

Joachim Laqueur

General partner and co-founder at Acrobator Ventures

Amsterdam, North Holland

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Corporate Finance
Early-stage Startups
Mechanics
Business Coaching

Education

Work Experience

  • Board Member

    2023

    London-based cross-border supply chain finance platform on a mission to bridge the $1.5T funding gap in trade finance, explicitly focusing on Emerging Markets. Dual-offering of a white-label software solution empowering financial institutions and a digital marketplace, connecting companies in need of working capital optimisation with institutional investors seeking access to an alternative asset class with limited correlation to markets and reliable yield.

  • Member of The Supervisory Board

    2023

    Supporting the UVCA’s management with the Ukrainian Redevelopment Program, especially investments with Western partners in growing industries: IT, ML/AI, dual use tech, energy, health and fin tech.

  • Board Advisor

    2023

    Multimedia film and TV production that seeks to empower and entertain its audiences via its cross cultural, commercial yet thought provoking content. Puma In A Tank further stands out from its competitors as it’s highly ingrained in the world of tech, and aims to showcase how to best integrate new technology into storytelling and the world of filmmaking.

  • General Partner

    2019

    Acrobator Ventures invests in big impact tech founders at the pre-seed to seed stage. We operate from Amsterdam and Kyiv/Tbilisi and are extra interested in Eastern founders building bridges to Western markets like the US. Acrobator Ventures focuses on the network-, data-, and market(ing) access of founders. Our two core competencies are artificial intelligence and growth marketing.

Hangloose Enterprise BV

2018 - 2018

  • Financial Advisor

    2018 - 2018

    Helping out a friend to restructure his company. Hangloose Enterprise creates innovative products for babies to young children with a unique style that has the young dad in mind.

Truss LLC

2014 - 2017

  • Startup Mentor

    2014 - 2017

    Coaching for small companies and startups, using lean startup and business model canvas methodologies.

GLF Management BV

2009 - 2012

  • Turnaround Specialist

    2009 - 2012

    Turn-around advisory for distressed assets. Co-managed the restructuring of a Dutch import and trading company and its international partner.

EuroBioFuels AG / Christof Industries

2006 - 2009

  • Chief Financial Officer

    2006 - 2009

    Raised equity, mezzanine, senior debt, subsidies, and grants to build and operate a biodiesel facility that used recycled cooking oils on an industrial scale. Great concept and technology partner (Christof Industries) but unfortunate timing and reliance on government subsidies on alternative fuels led to bankruptcy in 2010.

2004 - 2006

  • Business Analyst

    2004 - 2006