Paul Jacobs

Business Developer in a rapidly changing world

📍 The Randstad, Netherlands, Netherlands🔄 Updated October 2026💼 3 investments📅 25 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2010𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 Netherlands
3
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2
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1
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0
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25y
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Portfolio

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Founder / Shareholder
Jul 2010
Prepaid Union BV operates a portal to enable people based in the western world to send prepaid credit to their families and friends living in their originating country. Through the Prepaid Union you can top up the prepaid credit of your friends and family abroad via the Internet. In a few simple steps you can send prepaid credit from every computer. Why Prepaid Union? As the current remittance channels are inefficient for transferring sums less than € 25,00, there is a lack of appropriate solutions for migrants to send small gifts back home. By recharging the prepaid mobile phone of their friends and families, Prepaid Union offers expatriate workers an innovative service enabling an easy and cost effective cross border sending of values from € 3,00 to € 50,00.
Shareholder
Jan 2003
Detron is dé onafhankelijke IT & Telecom partner met een focus op de werkplek, inclusief de achterliggende infrastructuur, connectiviteit en security. ICT is van groot belang voor alle organisaties waar mensen samen meer willen realiseren. Daar hoort een betrouwbare ICT-partner bij. Iemand die altijd een stap verder is, die de weg kan wijzen naar de beste en meeste efficiënte oplossingen. Een ICT-partner die onafhankelijk kan adviseren, integreren en beheren. Die 'partner'​, dat zijn wij!
Co-founder / Shareholder
Jul 2001
No Blue Potato, founded in 1997 by Huub Sparnaay, is focused on the marketing & sales of innovative products and services. In almost 20 years of history it has invested in multiple successful companies. Core values of No Blue Potato are challenger, innovative, secure, highly scalable and a reliable. No Blue Potato's focus is on customers in the utility, banking, medical telecom, content and retail business. At this moment No Blue Potato is shareholder in multiple companies doing over 60 million in revenue. Alphacomm Solutions Alphacomm Solutions, market leader in secure payments, payment reminders and online topup services. We just hate missed revenues. More information on www.alphacommsolutions.com Alphacomm Digital Commerce is focused on the sales of digital content directly to end-users. It owns a large number of online shops in multiple countries selling digital goods. More information on www.alphacommdigitalcommerce.com Alphacomm Focused on building platforms for payment and reminder services. BarrelQ Manufacturer of oil drum bbq's. Invested to make worldwide expansion possible and challenge the not so cool Weber's. www.barrelq.com BarrelQ The orginal barrel BBQ, that is made in Holland. BarrelQ is manufacturing BBQ’s from newly sourced oil drums. It is distributing it’s products via online and retail channels worldwide. More information on www.barrelq.com
Experience · 7 entries
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Investments (1)
Founder (4)
2018
Co-Owner
Aug 2018
The history of Ernest Wright reflects everything Sheffield Steel has become famous for. Highly skilled craftsmen making supreme quality products. A lot has changed since the heydays of manufacturing, but we’re proud to be here and able to pass on the heritage of an ancient craft. In today’s world, where everything is moving quickly across multiple screens, we see a renewed interest in real, supreme quality products that reflect -and deserve- the love and attention that has been put into them. Judging by the warm support we receive from people around the world, we are confident that we can maintain the glory of Ernest Wright handmade quality scissors & shears and keep the heritage alive.
2014
Partner
Oct 2014
Marviq is a software development company that partners with client to deliver innovative solution on the edge of hard- and software integration on a fixed price and fixed time basis. Contact Marviq: 31 (0)88 006 83 00 info@marviq.com
2010
Founder / Shareholder
Jul 2010
Prepaid Union BV operates a portal to enable people based in the western world to send prepaid credit to their families and friends living in their originating country. Through the Prepaid Union you can top up the prepaid credit of your friends and family abroad via the Internet. In a few simple steps you can send prepaid credit from every computer. Why Prepaid Union? As the current remittance channels are inefficient for transferring sums less than € 25,00, there is a lack of appropriate solutions for migrants to send small gifts back home. By recharging the prepaid mobile phone of their friends and families, Prepaid Union offers expatriate workers an innovative service enabling an easy and cost effective cross border sending of values from € 3,00 to € 50,00.
2003
Shareholder
Jan 2003
Detron is dé onafhankelijke IT & Telecom partner met een focus op de werkplek, inclusief de achterliggende infrastructuur, connectiviteit en security. ICT is van groot belang voor alle organisaties waar mensen samen meer willen realiseren. Daar hoort een betrouwbare ICT-partner bij. Iemand die altijd een stap verder is, die de weg kan wijzen naar de beste en meeste efficiënte oplossingen. Een ICT-partner die onafhankelijk kan adviseren, integreren en beheren. Die 'partner'​, dat zijn wij!
2001
Co-founder / Shareholder
Jul 2001
No Blue Potato, founded in 1997 by Huub Sparnaay, is focused on the marketing & sales of innovative products and services. In almost 20 years of history it has invested in multiple successful companies. Core values of No Blue Potato are challenger, innovative, secure, highly scalable and a reliable. No Blue Potato's focus is on customers in the utility, banking, medical telecom, content and retail business. At this moment No Blue Potato is shareholder in multiple companies doing over 60 million in revenue. Alphacomm Solutions Alphacomm Solutions, market leader in secure payments, payment reminders and online topup services. We just hate missed revenues. More information on www.alphacommsolutions.com Alphacomm Digital Commerce is focused on the sales of digital content directly to end-users. It owns a large number of online shops in multiple countries selling digital goods. More information on www.alphacommdigitalcommerce.com Alphacomm Focused on building platforms for payment and reminder services. BarrelQ Manufacturer of oil drum bbq's. Invested to make worldwide expansion possible and challenge the not so cool Weber's. www.barrelq.com BarrelQ The orginal barrel BBQ, that is made in Holland. BarrelQ is manufacturing BBQ’s from newly sourced oil drums. It is distributing it’s products via online and retail channels worldwide. More information on www.barrelq.com
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