Kees Koolen – Startup Investor Profile

General Info

Kees Koolen is a Senior Advisor to EQT Ventures and a recognized expert in building companies to a global scale. He has made 8 investments including GetYourGuide and Holidu, with 1 exit and 2 unicorns. Koolen focuses on investments in Riskmethods, Wolt, Holidu, Min Doktor, and Oden Technologies. The EQT Ventures Fund, founded by Koolen and partners, secured commitments of EUR 566 million and makes minority investments ranging between EUR 1 million and EUR 75 million. Koolen’s investment style aligns with what they would have wanted for their own entrepreneurial endeavors.
Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
Country: Netherlands
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Investment Regions: LATAM
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report

Status: low-active

AI Reasoning: Search results show Kees Koolen associated with EQT Ventures and investments (e.g., GetYourGuide, Holidu, Wolt, Riskmethods). Recent mentions found are general profiles and fund news; no specific investment announcements by Kees Koolen within the last 12 months were found in 2025 sources. The latest clear activity references are older than 12 months, placing the last known investment over a year ago (examples: Holidu, GetYourGuide). Therefore classify as low-active.

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Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.

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