Rabo Ventures - Venture capital firm
Rabo Ventures
Rabo Investments is the captive investment franchise, supportive to the mission of Rabobank: Growing a Better World Together
Through capital solutions (equity, subordinated debt & scale-up financing), Rabo Investments supports its clients in the Netherlands and globally (Food & Agri focus), thereby contributing to the goals of Bank4NL and Banking4Food
We invest growth capital in early stage innovative companies, from Seed to Series B which are either making a positive contribution to welfare and prosperity in the Netherlands or improving the global sustainability of food and agriculture
Equity (majority & minority) and junior capital solutions, actively supporting Dutch companies and their teams in realizing their ambitions
NL based funds and dedicated Food & Agri funds globally looking for a trusted partner, which can provide the fund with access to capital and a valuable and sophisticated network and knowledge
Global Head Rabo Investments Francis joined Rabo Investments in November 2019 Francis spend the early years of her career in international M&A for KPN Telecom, before setting up a global customer care company on behalf of KLM She joined Private Equity firm NPM Capital in 2000, where she could leverage her business experience as well as her financial expertise in investing in medium to large sized (family owned) companies She decided to switch her career in 2009 to her other passion, art, in working as an exhibitions curator and writing a book about Michiel van Musscher, an unknown portrait painter in the Dutch Golden Age After that she realised, she missed the impact and the ambition of the investments and she became responsible for setting up and managing early and later stage venture capital funds for InnovationQuarter until November 2019 Francis choice for the VC/PE world results from a passion for innovation and a desire to make an impact in the world She is one of the founders of Fundright, a VC initiative to increase diversity in investment funds and their portfolio companies She is also board member of several funds and at Matrix/Science Park Amsterdam Francis has a graduate degree in Business economics from the VU Amsterdam, and a bachelor’s degree in Art history from the University of Amsterdam
Head of Direct Investments Thijs has been working at Rabo Investments since June 2015 He focusses on equity participations and is responsible for 5 portfolio companies He fulfils an active role as a sparring partner for management and adds value through his personal network and experience in supporting growth companies Thijs has been working for Rabobank since 2009, where he has been active for 6 years as an advisor for companies at events such as refinancing, acquisitions and capital market transactions Before that, Thijs worked for ABN AMRO for 10 years with positions within M&A, acquisition financing and commodity financing (last in Chicago) Thijs graduated in financial economics at VU University Amsterdam
Head of Rabo Ventures As of January 2022 Pieter is responsible for the Venture activities of Rabo Investments, where he can combine his investment experience to contribute to the positive change in Food & Agri chains and the impact of this to climate change Before this role Pieter was active in the Dutch market where he was assisting growing companies Before Rabo Investments Pieter has worked in the M&A teams at ING and Rabobank where he was leading transactions in the TMT sector and for private equity He began his career at Triple Value Strategy Consultants (now Steward Requeen), where he advised companies on sustainable strategies from the conviction that the financial value creation and impact can go along together Pieter studied Business Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Head of Rabo Fund & Co-investments Yvonne joined RI in September 2018 and is currently responsible for Fund and Co-investments within RI Prior to RI, Yvonne gained 12 years of experience in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), bringing relevant deal experience to efficiently execute co-investment processes as well as an extensive network to bring relevant (sector-related) value to portfolio companies and partners From 2011-2018, she worked at Rabobank M&A where she led a variety of F&A transactions and was also responsible for Dairy M&A coverage Prior to that, she worked at the M&A team of ING in London (2006-2010) Yvonne has a Master’s degree in International Business (Finance track) from the University of Maastricht and passed all levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program
Ronald has been working for RI since October 2016 Before that he worked in Control Rabobank for three years Ronald started his career as a management trainee at ABN AMRO where he worked for six years in various positions within Audit After ABN AMRO, Ronald worked for KPMG Transaction Services where he conducted financial due diligence In this job, Ronald worked on several acquisitions, disposals and restructuring activities Ronald studied Economics at VU Amsterdam Ronald is also RC Jan has been working for RI since May 2018 He mainly focuses on Dutch companies that are in need of growth financing Jan has extensive experience with family companies This know-how enables him to be the ideal interlocutor to implement a defined growth strategy together with management In 2010 Jan started at the M&A department at Rabobank He mainly executed mid-market transactions in the General Industries segment Previously, Jan worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland (from 2009) and at ABN AMRO In 1992 he started his career at ABN AMRO, where he has been active since 1996 in the M&A department Jan graduated in civil and business law from the University of Leiden
Myrthe joined the RI team in January 2019, focusing on global Funds and Co-Investments in the Food & Agri sector as well as local investments in the Netherlands across all sectors Prior to RCI, Myrthe gained experience within Acquisition Finance and Corporate Finance (Sector Banking Origination) at Rabobank, bringing relevant deal experience and sector knowledge to portfolio companies and partners Myrthe holds a Master’s degree in International Business from the University of Maastricht
Rogier joined Rabo Investments in January 2021, focusing on Funds and Co-Investments in the global Food & Agri sector as well as investments in the Netherlands across all sectors He brings along a longstanding experience and network in the financial sponsor community given his prior experience in a variety of roles in leveraged finance and sponsor coverage at Rabobank, in the Netherlands, Europe and US Since Rogier joined Rabobank’s Leveraged Finance department in 2005 he has been maintaining and building relationships with the global financial sponsor community by originating and executing transactions for Private Equity clients Rogier has worked in both the European and the US market where he has been located in the New York office between 2015 and 2018 Before joining Rabobank, Rogier worked for 8 years with several Dutch mid-market M&A boutiques Rogier holds a Master’s degree in Tax Law from Tilburg University
Roelant joined RI in December 2015, where he focuses on ambitious Dutch companies that want to grow further Prior thereto he was active in the fields of capital structuring and acquisition finance at Rabobank, where he was involved with various management and leveraged buy-outs as well as strategic acquisitions Realising growth and improvements together with management teams is what drives Roelant He started his career at Rabobank as a management trainee in 2006 Roelant studied Business Administration at the VU Amsterdam and Law at the University of Amsterdam
Aukje joined Rabo Investments in 2021, focusing on the junior capital proposition of RI She has several years of experience as an investment banker and manager in both the international wholesale and mid-market domain In her current role, she focuses on risk-bearing capital solutions for fast growing companies in the mid-market domain Aukje started her career as equity research analyst with SocGen and Credit Lyonnais After her position as credit analyst with Lloyds, she joined Rabobank in 2005 and fulfilled various positions in Acquistion Finance, Portfolio Management, Sustainability and FR&R Restructuring NL Aukje holds an MBA from the University of Durham, UK
Ilias has been working for RI since March 2014 He focuses mainly on Private Equity fund investments Ilias started working for Rabobank in 2013 as a Management Trainee Following his traineeship of one year, he started working as an analyst in the Private Equity team focusing on debt-to-equity swaps and the management of this turn-around portfolio Since 2017 Ilias started focusing more on private equity fund investments both in Dutch (sector agnostic) and International (Food & Agri focus) funds Ilias graduated in Business Administration from the VU University Amsterdam
Arjan is principally focused on working with young, fast growing scale-up companies and more mature mid-market companies With experience in debt, equity and hybrid solutions, Arjan is adept to structure tailored solutions for growth companies in whatever lifecycle phase they may be Arjan started his career as a management trainee at Rabobank, during which he worked for Global Client Solutions, the Financial Institutions Group and the Mergers & Acquisitions department He followed his traineeship with a two year tenor at Global Client Solutions, the wholesale unit dedicated to structured and subordinated finance solutions Since joining Rabo Investments he has been working on risk-bearing debt and equity transactions Arjan graduated with a double bachelor's degree, a double master's degree, and a post-grad in business, economics, international relations and diplomacy from Leiden University, the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Australian National University and the Clingendael Institute of International Relations He currently reads for a degree in Laws at Queen Mary, University of London
Elena joined Rabo Investments in May 2022 She has over 10 years of investment banking experience and has been involved in various M&A transactions in the Netherlands and Belgium With her broad background working with both large corporates and mid-market companies at Lazard, Alantra and ING, she will support our management teams in their growth ambitions Elena holds a master degree in Finance & Investments from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam
Jorn has been working for RI since Juni 2018 He focuses on Direct Investments and high risk financing solutions for Dutch SMEs and Scale-ups Before, Jorn worked in Structured Finance where he was involved in the structuring and origination of tailor-made financial solutions including subordinated debt, scale-up debt and cumprefs for Dutch mid and large corporates Jorn started his career at Rabobank International in 2010 and has a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering & Management from University of Twente
Bas has been working for RI since March 2018 and has years of experience in corporate and investment banking In his current role, he focuses on risk-bearing capital solutions for fast growing companies in the mid-market segment Bas joined Rabobank in 2012 as a credit analyst for the mid-market In 2015 he moved to wholesale banking, specializing in Acquistion Finance and Structured Finance In 2006 he started his career at ING in corporate banking He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Avans University of Applied Sciences in Breda
Laura has a core focus on subordinated debt solutions and scale-up financing Her main goal is to help clients solve their key challenges and issues Prior to this she worked at Capital Structuring and as a Management Trainee Laura studied business economics and financial economics in Rotterdam
Jorg has been with RI since October 2018 After internships with Porsche China and Avedon Capital Partners in Düsseldorf, he started his career as a trainee at Rabobank After his traineeship he gained relevant experience within the Rabobank Acquisition Finance Group Jorg holds a Master’s degree in Management (University College London) and Corporate Law (Maastricht University) At RI, he supports a variety of SME clients with equity and subordinated debt solutions
Hanneke joined Rabo Investments in 2021 Prior to joining RI, Hanneke worked for Rabobank Mergers & Acquisitions, where she advised on a variety of deals involving Dutch companies with strong (international) growth ambitions Following internships in strategy consulting, Hanneke started as a Rabobank management trainee in 2016 through which she gained experience at several Corporate Finance departments, both in the Netherlands as well as within the international wholesale domain of Rabobank Hanneke holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the VU University of Amsterdam
Malaya has joined RI in August 2019, where he helps Dutch entrepreneurs reach their ambitious growth goals Between his experiences as a small business owner, working in a start-up and being part of a global strategy consulting firm, he got to appreciate the venturous and open way of working of RI when doing Commercial Due Diligence work for them After having closely supported SME and midmarket companies as a management consultant, he now combines his business sense and inquisitiveness to help entrepreneurs reach their goals with RI’s financial solutions Malaya holds a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Technical University of Delft
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