Since its founding in 2011, Rockstart has invested in more than 200 startups, which have gone on to raise more than €89 million and hire more than 700 people.
Rockstart is an accelerator in Amsterdam that focuses on helping entrepreneurs take their companies from early traction to the global market in six months. Founded 2011 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands by Bjorn Brekel, Don Ritzen, James Digby, Koen Wagemakers, Oscar Kneppers, and Rune Theill, it invests in seed, series A, angel, and pre-seed rounds. Its portfolio companies include Whatagraph, Unless, Sympower, Tractor Junction, and Fibersail. As of March 2020, Rockstart Accelerator has made 128 investments. Their most recent investment was on September 16, 2019 with Tractor Junction. Rockstart Accelerator has had nine exits, the most notable of which include Wercker, Syndy, and Codeplace. The company has raised a single venture fund, Fund I. This fund was announced on January 15, 2020 and raised a total of €18M.
Portfolio companies
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Rockstart Accelerator 03/01/13
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Funded Companies
HealthyRoad is a company established in 2013 that has developed biometric software intended to improve driving safety.
Sympower is an Amsterdam-based provider of software solutions for the energy industry to increase energy efficiency of renewable energy.
VIRIDOM is a company founded by Vasos Vassiliou, Pavlos Antoniou and Zinon Zinonos.
Fibersail is a Eindhoven-based renewable energy company founded in 2015 by Carlos Oliveira, Hugo Rocha and Pedro Pinto.
Dajie is a company founded by Alex D'Elia, Donald Harper, Fausto Bernardini and Marco Sachy.
Efficiator is a Netherlands-based company founded by Richard van Ravenstein.
WeShareSolar is a company founded by Matthijs Olieman.
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People
Aad 't Hart
Mentor
Alex Barrera
Mentor
Amy Woolley
Head of Relations
Andries Voskamp
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Annemarie Lootsma
Mentor
Arash Aazami
Mentor
Ariel Poler
Mentor
Arnoud Haverlag
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Artem Galchenko
Venture Analytics Lead
Arthur van Hoff
Mentor
Ash Maurya
Mentor
Aukje Metz
Mentor
Boudewijn Zeijlmans
Mentor
Christiaan van Nispen
Mentor
Coenraad de Vries
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Damian Bradfield
Mentor
Daria Reutovich
Operations Director
Diane (Bisgeier) Tate
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Dirk Dekker
Mentor
Don Ginsel
Mentor
Don Ritzen
Employee
Edmond Hilhorst
Investor
Elmar Pigeaud
Investor
Eloi Burdorf
Mentor
Esther Gons
Mentor
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