Chairman of the Jury

Maarten Wolleswinkel is chairman of the jury. He works at Holland Corporate Finance. Holland Corporate Finance is the largest independent consultancy specializing in guiding mergers, acquisitions and buy-outs.

Erik Aeyelts Averink works at Tridion. Previously he was actively involved in the Information and Communications Technology team of Gilde.

Carl Bahnmüller owns Amico Amicus. He supports (starting) companies with finances, knowledge of markets and making connections with people and networks.

Marc Bakker works at Sienna Holdings Europe B.V., the corporate venture capital fund of Pon Holdings BV S.H.E. invests in young innovative companies that have a strategic link with the activities of its parent group. Additionally they manage the portfolio of Twinning. 

Harrold of Barlingen is founder and managing director of Thuja Capital. Thuja Capital. Thuja Capital is a venture capital provider (Venture Capital Fund) that invests in early stage biotechnology and medical device companies which are established in the Benelux. 

Maurice Beckand Verwée is founder of Business inVentures B.V., an organization which focuses on investing in and consulting innovation projects. 

Willem van den Berg

Willem van den Berg is co-founder of TechFund B.V. with a fund size of 8 million euros. Tech Fund invests in early stage ICT companies and Nanotechnology. Since 2005 he works as a managing partner in The Informal Investors Network B.V./TIIN and TechFund B.V. (http://www.tiin.net/)

Jake Blok is founder of I have a wish. The activities that "I have a wish" are  involved in are  designed to provide support to get from innovation to business development. 

Roy Clijnk is employed in the department Informal Investment Services at ABN AMRO Bank NV in Amsterdam. Informal Investment Services brings promising entrepreneurs, looking for venture capital and a sparring partner, in contact with (ex-) entrepreneurs or top executives from its private banking network. These informal investors can assist entrepreneurs with capital, knowledge, experience and their network. Click here for more information. 

Arthur Franken is Investment Manager at the Venture Capital fund, Gilde Healthcare Funds that invest in start-up companies in the European Healthcare sector. Gilde is also active in buy-out investments through the Gilde Buy-Out and Participation Gilde funds. 

Henk van Groen works at Novem International BV, a Dutch investment holding company of several innovative companies, focusing broadly on the development of new products and technologies. 

Felix Guttmann is an informal investor and entrepreneur. He shares his knowledge with students as deputy professor of Entrepreneurship at the Rotterdam School of Management. His best-known companies are Canal Company and  Canal Bus in Amsterdam.

Hans Oerlemans is investment manager at Waterland Private Equity Investments. Waterland is an independent private equity investment group that supports entrepreneurs in realizing their growth ambitions with substantial financial resources and committed industry expertise.

Anne Portwich works at Life Science Partners. Life Science Partners is an investment company  specialised in Life Science projects. They primarily invest in companies in the starting phase. 

Frank Verschoor is  interim CEO and investor at Ecoplay and advisor at Bluemind Corporate finance. From his management company Freewind BV he supports young technology companies with hands-on management capacity, business planning and financing.

Ton Willemsen has national and international management experience in a number of industries. (Construction, engineering, industrial production, trade and ICT).

Besides his role as supervisor/consultant for several companies he is director of initiatives in sport, innovation, education and development. 

Nils de Witte is director of the BiD Network for equity matchmaking. BiD deals with financing of new innovative and fast growing companies in developing countries.