MV

Mike Velings

Aqua-Spark - investing in sustainable aquaculture - helping to build the aquatic food system of the future

The Randstad, Netherlands

Investor
VC

Invests in

Stages:

Seed
Pre-seed

Locations:

Netherlands

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Management Consulting
Venture Capital
Investments
Outsourcing
Management
Finance
Strategy
Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Development
Business Strategy
Restructuring
Strategic Partnerships
Coaching

Education

  • no

    Hoge Hotelschool Maastricht

    (1990 - 1991)

  • yes

    St. Willibrord Gymnasium

    (1982 - 1989)

  • Paulusschool

Investments

Sea6 Energy

Series B

Total Funding: $10M

Protix

Private Equity

Total Funding: $57M

XpertSea

Series A

Total Funding: $29M

Proteon Pharmaceuticals

Series Unknown

Total Funding: $25M

Calysta

Series B

Total Funding: $230M

Swedish Algae Factory

Series Unknown

Total Funding: $5M

Ace Aquatec

Series A

Total Funding: $9M

BioFishency

Series Unknown

Total Funding: $2M

Work Experience

Aqua-Spark

2013

  • Chief Executive Officer / Co founder

    2024

  • Member of the Remuneration & Appointment Committee

    2022 - 2024

  • Member of The Supervisory Board

    2022 - 2024

  • Member of the Investment Committee

    2022 - 2024

  • Member of Audit committee

    2022 - 2024

  • Co Managing Partner/Co Founder

    2013 - 2022

    Aqua-Spark is a global fund investing in sustainable aquaculture SME's. Combining profit, people and planet. www.aqua-spark.nl

Connexie

1997

  • Member of The Supervisory Board

    2023

  • Co Managing Director

    2022 - 2023

  • Co-Founder / shareholder

    2013 - 2022

  • Co Managing Director / Co Founder

    1997 - 2013

    Outsourcing employership

Rijksmuseum

2017

  • International Circle member

    2017

Aqua-Spark Foundation

2015

  • Board Member

    2015

Calysta

2015

  • Member Board of Directors

    2015

  • Member of the Audit committee

    2015

PYM - the Conscious Investors' Community

2012

  • Member

    2012

    First Pymwymic, than PYM

Toniic

2010

  • Member

    2010

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

2010

  • Startup Mentor

    2010

A-Spark Good Ventures

2010

  • Co Managing Partner / co founder

    2010

    Impact investments, globally. Not focussed on region or sector, focussed on entrepeneurship.

Proteon Pharmaceuticals

2022 - 2024

  • Member of The Supervisory Board

    2022 - 2024

  • Member of the Audit committee

    2022 - 2024

  • Member of the Remuneration Committee

    2022 - 2024