• Pieterse
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Pieterse is an accomplished entrepreneur and senior venture development professional with a strong background in corporate finance advising and deal-driven technology valorization. His international experience spans across early-stage technology companies.
Pieterse is passionately driven by the desire to contribute to profitable businesses that enhance the quality of life for current and future generations. His career highlights include holding Partner and Investment Director roles in prominent Dutch venture capital firms and a World Bank-funded venture capital fund in Latin America.
He excels in translating technologies into market-ready products, with a focus on healthcare, clean technology, and agribusiness sectors. Pieterse is skilled in structuring and negotiating deals, forming and nurturing management teams, and overseeing ventures to profitability.
His expertise extends to acquiring and executing EU projects in various sectors like e-healthcare, medical technology, WEEE recycling, and remote sensing. Pieterse has successfully facilitated numerous deals for private enterprises, technology spin-outs, and his ventures.
A creative and practical professional, Pieterse possesses exceptional analytical abilities. He is multilingual, proficient in Dutch, English, and Spanish, and has a wealth of experience in international business environments, particularly within the venture capital and technology commercialization realms.
Pieterse's educational background includes high school at Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden, a Master's degree in Economics and Marketing in developing countries from Wageningen University & Research, an MSc in International Finance and Trade from the Universiteit van Amsterdam, and executive training from Harvard Business School.
Throughout his career, Pieterse has held key positions at Amsterdam Venture Services BV, HealthLeads.nl, CCWood, Chemconserve BV, and BlueLeg Monitor, among others. His roles have ranged from managing and investing in ventures to leading technology commercialization efforts and advising on corporate finance.
