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Board Member
Sep 2023
We train talent with the right skills at the right time and in the right way, so they get the most out of their professional and personal lives. Lepaya is an L&D Technology and Power Skill training provider founded by René Janssen and Peter Kuperus with a vision to connect people’s potential to business impact. We’re designed to offer learning content, methodology, and technology in one platform as part of your learner’s flow. With a blend of online, offline, virtual reality, and AI-powered training approaches we enable fully globally distributed teams to grow confidence in navigating organizational change. As an emerging leader in an educational technology market, we respond to the needs of Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies, such as Mollie, Takeaway, and Picnic, as well as building custom training modules for the giants like L’Oréal, KPMG, ING, and PwC. Thousands of professionals get trained every year by combining hard and soft skills offered as Power Skills through a mastery-based learning platform. We don’t stop until learners apply new skills in their work to move the needle on your overall company goals. And neither should you. Upskill your people. Transform your business.
Investor
Apr 2021
BUX is Europe’s fastest growing neobroker and has been making it easy and affordable for Europeans to do more with their money since 2014. By taking down the barriers to the financial markets and disrupting the investing experience, we’re helping new generations of investors and traders discover the world of the financial markets. BUX’s flagship platform, BUX, is making commission-free investing more accessible and allows users to invest in the companies they believe in. BUX is currently available in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Austria, France, Italy, Ireland and Belgium. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the company is a fully owned subsidiary of ABN AMRO Bank
Investor
May 2020
𝗪𝗶𝗷 𝘇𝗶𝗷𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗗𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻, 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻. Wij weten dat jij ervoor gaat; dag en nacht. En dát is uitdagender dan ooit, in een wereld die steeds sneller verandert. Die - mede door technologie - globaler en toegankelijker is voor iedereen. Maar daarmee ook competitiever. Hoe kan je als ondernemer van nu, in die dynamiek, je ambities realiseren? Waar banken je eindeloos laten wachten en afwijzen of andere aanbieders hoge kosten rekenen? Voor die ondernemers zijn wij er. Floryn helpt je als ondernemer snel en betaalbaar vooruit. Dat doen we met zakelijke financiering van nu, de allerbeste service en persoonlijk contact. Voor jou en je bedrijf. Zodat jij kansen kunt pakken. Floryn denkt met je mee en beweegt met je mee. Ook als het even tegenzit. Want jou helpen je ambities te realiseren, met de kracht van technologie, is wat óns als ondernemers drijft. Wat o.a. Het Financieele Dagblad, RTLZ en Exact over Floryn zeggen: - "Ook ondernemers met een krediet onder € 250.000 zijn welkom, een lastig segment voor de bank."​ - 𝗛𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗱 - "Floryn heeft goed geluisterd naar wat klanten in deze tijd verwachten op het gebied van financiering en onderscheidt zich daarmee van de anderen"​ - 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗷𝗻, 𝗥𝗧𝗟 𝗭 - "Dé oplossing voor snel en flexibel werkkapitaal"​ - 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 - "Het alternatief voor de bank"​ - 𝗗𝗲𝗢𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿
Non exec-Boardmember / Investor
Jun 2016
At Riaktr, we support telecom operators' digitalization by bringing data insights at the core of their decisions. We always start from the specific needs of our end-users and help them in boosting their business growth by integrating data analytics in their day-to-day work. These are our three business lines: - Smart Capex: Optimise your network CapEx envelope and track your performance and ROI - Sales and Distribution: Explore your POS performance, optimise your field sales visits and improve the efficiency of your field reps - Craft consulting services: We leverage our technology assets and team experiences to build tailored operational analytics apps to support your business’s end-users Our team is made up of world-class data scientists, software engineers, and business consultants that can translate complex business problems into simple applications. So far, our products have generated ROI for six of the top ten global telecom groups, namely: Orange, MTN, Airtel, Proximus, Vodafone, Telefonica,…
Non-Exec Boardmember / Investor
Dec 2011
Quadia specialises in online video solutions and content. We produce content and implement online video channels in national and international markets. We also deliver content and technology for specific Web TV business applications such as marketing and promotion, online sales (e-commerce), communication, customer services, e-learning and webcasting. These applications are all based on the Quadia online video platform (OVP). Quadia 'moves your business'​ In collaboration with our business partners, we aim to provide an innovative, full-service and cross-media Web TV package, which measurably supports our clients’ strategy, tactics and processes. We foster long-term relations and act as a ‘trusted advisor’ to our clients, providing them with reliable advice, accessibility, value and service. We aim to be the leading Web TV provider for the international, commercial and professional markets. We want to achieve this by encouraging our the development of our employees through motivation, inspiration and active involvement, subsequently resulting in the on-going promotion of Quadia among prospective clientele.
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2025
Investment Manager
Aug 2025
OVER ROM InWest ROM InWest zorgt voor verbinding in de regio. Op dit moment bestaat onze organisatie uit ongeveer twintig professionals die vanuit gedrevenheid ondernemingen in Noord-Holland verder helpen met investeringen, innovatie en doorontwikkeling. De energietransitie en overgang naar een circulaire economie zijn voor ROM InWest belangrijke thema’s. INNOVEREN ROM InWest helpt om proposities sneller naar de markt te brengen. Samen met ondernemers, kennisinstellingen en publieke partijen maken we nieuwe verdienmodellen mogelijk door te innoveren en te ontwikkelen. We versterken het ecosysteem met business development en investeren in projecten en proposities van ambitieuze ondernemers. INVESTEREN ROM InWest stimuleert technologie en innovatie en laat deze via investeringen verder groeien. Hiervoor beheert ROM InWest twee fondsen: het MKB-fonds van 60 miljoen euro en het Transitiefonds met een doelkapitaal van 100 miljoen euro. Samen hebben de fondsen een maatschappelijke en een financiële doelstelling. De maatschappelijke doelstelling is het ondersteunen van regionale economie enerzijds en de energietransitie en transitie naar een circulaire economie anderzijds. CONTACT Ben je benieuwd hoe we jouw onderneming kunnen helpen? Check 🔗 www.rominwest.nl ✉ info@rominwest.nl
2023
Board Member
Sep 2023
We train talent with the right skills at the right time and in the right way, so they get the most out of their professional and personal lives. Lepaya is an L&D Technology and Power Skill training provider founded by René Janssen and Peter Kuperus with a vision to connect people’s potential to business impact. We’re designed to offer learning content, methodology, and technology in one platform as part of your learner’s flow. With a blend of online, offline, virtual reality, and AI-powered training approaches we enable fully globally distributed teams to grow confidence in navigating organizational change. As an emerging leader in an educational technology market, we respond to the needs of Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies, such as Mollie, Takeaway, and Picnic, as well as building custom training modules for the giants like L’Oréal, KPMG, ING, and PwC. Thousands of professionals get trained every year by combining hard and soft skills offered as Power Skills through a mastery-based learning platform. We don’t stop until learners apply new skills in their work to move the needle on your overall company goals. And neither should you. Upskill your people. Transform your business.
2021
Investor
Apr 2021
BUX is Europe’s fastest growing neobroker and has been making it easy and affordable for Europeans to do more with their money since 2014. By taking down the barriers to the financial markets and disrupting the investing experience, we’re helping new generations of investors and traders discover the world of the financial markets. BUX’s flagship platform, BUX, is making commission-free investing more accessible and allows users to invest in the companies they believe in. BUX is currently available in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Austria, France, Italy, Ireland and Belgium. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the company is a fully owned subsidiary of ABN AMRO Bank
2020
Investor
May 2020
𝗪𝗶𝗷 𝘇𝗶𝗷𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗗𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻, 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻. Wij weten dat jij ervoor gaat; dag en nacht. En dát is uitdagender dan ooit, in een wereld die steeds sneller verandert. Die - mede door technologie - globaler en toegankelijker is voor iedereen. Maar daarmee ook competitiever. Hoe kan je als ondernemer van nu, in die dynamiek, je ambities realiseren? Waar banken je eindeloos laten wachten en afwijzen of andere aanbieders hoge kosten rekenen? Voor die ondernemers zijn wij er. Floryn helpt je als ondernemer snel en betaalbaar vooruit. Dat doen we met zakelijke financiering van nu, de allerbeste service en persoonlijk contact. Voor jou en je bedrijf. Zodat jij kansen kunt pakken. Floryn denkt met je mee en beweegt met je mee. Ook als het even tegenzit. Want jou helpen je ambities te realiseren, met de kracht van technologie, is wat óns als ondernemers drijft. Wat o.a. Het Financieele Dagblad, RTLZ en Exact over Floryn zeggen: - "Ook ondernemers met een krediet onder € 250.000 zijn welkom, een lastig segment voor de bank."​ - 𝗛𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗱 - "Floryn heeft goed geluisterd naar wat klanten in deze tijd verwachten op het gebied van financiering en onderscheidt zich daarmee van de anderen"​ - 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗷𝗻, 𝗥𝗧𝗟 𝗭 - "Dé oplossing voor snel en flexibel werkkapitaal"​ - 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 - "Het alternatief voor de bank"​ - 𝗗𝗲𝗢𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿
2016
Non exec-Boardmember / Investor
Jun 2016
At Riaktr, we support telecom operators' digitalization by bringing data insights at the core of their decisions. We always start from the specific needs of our end-users and help them in boosting their business growth by integrating data analytics in their day-to-day work. These are our three business lines: - Smart Capex: Optimise your network CapEx envelope and track your performance and ROI - Sales and Distribution: Explore your POS performance, optimise your field sales visits and improve the efficiency of your field reps - Craft consulting services: We leverage our technology assets and team experiences to build tailored operational analytics apps to support your business’s end-users Our team is made up of world-class data scientists, software engineers, and business consultants that can translate complex business problems into simple applications. So far, our products have generated ROI for six of the top ten global telecom groups, namely: Orange, MTN, Airtel, Proximus, Vodafone, Telefonica,…
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