MK

Marcel Kloosterman

Managing Partner at Brightlands Venture Partners

Maastricht, Limburg

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Raising Finance
Rainmaker
Start-ups
Creative Strategy
Fundraising
Innovation
Team Building
Venture Capital
Investments
Due Diligence
Biotechnology
Commercialization
Chemistry
Technology Transfer
Corporate Finance
Finance
Entrepreneurship
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Development
Lifesciences

Education

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner

    2021

  • Director

    2016 - 2021

  • Director

    2021

    - settlement of promissing start-up companies (LifeSciences, Performance Materials) to the Chemelot site (DSM, Sabic, Sekisui) at Geleen (NL) using equity financing. If needed, the financing round may be expanded by raising a consortium of investors, combined with attracting provincial subsidies and innovative credit facilities supplied by the State

Chemelot Ventures

2016

  • Director

    2016

DSM Venturing

2002 - 2016

  • Investment manager

    2010 - 2016

  • Senior Associate

    2002 - 2010

    - financing of private companies that have high synergy with DSM's business groups and emerging business areas. Using a venture capital approach, while maximising mutually beneficial links (license, R&D/M&S collaboration, production) between private companies and DSM. Fund size Euro 200 Mln, with size of investments 0.5 - 10 Mln.

Nedermaas Ventures

2010 - 2011

  • Investment Manager

    2010 - 2011

  • Manager New Business Development

    2000 - 2004

    Business Development manager

  • Manager Emerging Technologies

    1998 - 1999

  • Corporate Secretary

    1995 - 1998

  • Manager Marketing Research

    1990 - 1995

1985 - 1989

  • Project manager

    1985 - 1989