Working together to build a brighter future

Laura Cramer

Senior Investment Manager

is:
a rising star at Rubio IV, proving that impact investing is the new normal

has:
a Finance MSc from Erasmus and Int’l Mgt MSc from ESADE, interned at Social IV

focuses on:
helping find winning deals and improving companies impact measurement

works:
hands-on in deal processes and cleans up messy spread sheets

previous deals:
traveled the world, led an African social entrepreneurship project that sparked her impact passion

side-deals:
Young on Board (part of the Amsterdam Economic Board)

at Rubio:
Laura manages the partners

guess what:
Laura manages the secret office theme-party list, and the next theme is …

Machtelt Groothuis

Partner, Co-founder, Chair Investment Committee

is:
an entrepreneurial (impact) investor and boardroom advisor

has:
20 years int’l experience at McKinsey & Co, AlpInvest Partners, 3i plc

focuses on:
later stage / growth equity investments

works:
closely with the Rubio team for sound process and decision taking

previous deals:
Raet, Delft Instruments, VNU Media

side-deals:
board member Acomo NV board room advisor to various private companies

at Rubio:
investment committee chair (a.k.a., head of difficult questions)

guess what:
Machtelt is a chocoholic and her future’s so bright she wears sunglasses everywhere

Patrick Beekman

Controller

is:
A seasoned finance professional

has:
20 years experience in the field of audit, consultancy and financial management

focuses on:
Translating figures into a clear story and consideration, and vice versa

works:
Operational driven with strategy in mind

previous deals:
Advise and support entrepreneurs, supervisory boards and financials

at Rubio:
providing insights with regard to finances and social impact in order to make (even better) balanced decisions

guess what:
Patrick produces and releases music, the Rubio band is complete and ready for take off…

Warner Philips

Managing Partner

is:
an international entrepreneur and impact investor

has:
20ish years experience in 40ish venture-backed businesses

focuses on:
early stage / growth businesses, consumer products, business model innovation

works:
closely with entrepreneurs who seek to positively disrupt industries

previous deals:
Nest Labs, Solar Mosaic, Change.org, C3.AI, Lyft

side-deals:
Founding Board member at Cradle to Cradle Institute, Venture Advisor to FMO Bank, VC committee of NVP / Netherlands Venture Capital Ass’n

at Rubio:
Warner’s responsible for the investments in Samasource, OLIO, GoodUp, and SkinVision

guess what:
even Warner’s kids make fun of how bad his jokes are!

Helmer Schukken

Managing Partner

is:
engineer turned consultant turned entrepreneur turned investor

has:
about a decade experience as co-founder and CEO in two start-ups in cleantech

focuses on:
companies with real physical products, production, operations

works:
hands-on, personal, creating structure and helps making (big) decisions

previous deals:
Arthur D.Little, Quintel, GF Energy, Sungevity

side-deals:
Advisory Board SIDN Fonds, guest lecturer VU University Environmental Economics

at Rubio:
As managing partner, makes sure each individual team member develops to his/her full potential aligned towards Rubio’s mission. Also active in deals, fundraising and portfolio management (a.o. VanderSat, Black Bear Carbon, Sympower and alumni Marqt, GoodFuels, Afval loont)

guess what:
is a sucker for romantic comedies

Jelle van der Steeg

Partner

is:
an international hands-on private equity investor

has:
15 year of experience in 30 PE-deals

focuses on:
later stage ventures / growth businesses and buy & build; opportunities

works:
closely with entrepreneurs to (re)develop business strategy and execute it

previous deals:
10 years at Waterland, set up German office, also worked with H2 and TBL Mirror Fund

side-deals:
investor in an leading European river cruise company

at Rubio:
Jelle excels at deal sourcing & international deals

guess what:
Jelle is so focused on unicorns that he actually married one in 2016

Kirstin Valkonet

Management Assistant

is:
a serial hospitality business manager

has:
studied social law and graphic design in Amsterdam

focuses on:
enabling the Rubio IV team members to do their job, happily

previously worked at:
Dok 48, Café Smit& Voogt, Café Stevens, Café Koosje

at Rubio:
takes care of the team and the office

guess what:
absolutely everyone thinks Kirstin is really sweet (maybe too?!)

Willemijn Verloop

Partner, co-founder

is:
a serial social entrepreneur and driving force behind the NL Social Enterprise movement

has:
20 years experience in starting & growing social enterprises & non-profits, published books and studies

focuses on:
growing the international Social Enterprise movement

works:
closely with game-changing entrepreneurs who make this world a better place for all

previous deals:
War Child Founder & Executive Director, improved 1 million children lives in war torn countries; Founder Social Enterprise NL

side-deals:
Tony’s Chocolonely, Vereniging Veronica, Chair of the Dutch National Advisory Board for Impact Investing and (yes, still!) War Child

at Rubio:
Willemijn is responsible for impact screening and fun

guess what:
Willemijn loves roller-disco and can’t stop Karaoke once she gets started

Tijl Hoefnagels

Venture Partner

is:
a creative investment professional who likes to devise new plans and initiatives

has:
been investing in several stages of the food chain in Europe and South America for > 10 years

focuses on:
companies that change the value chain farm to fork. forever

works:
as a coach in the corner to help realize the ambitions of the entrepreneur

previous deals:
Phenospex, Foamplant, Pieter Pot

side deals:
Tijl gives training to Start-ups on fundraising and is on the EIT food advisory board

at Rubio:
Tijl provides thought for food

guess what:
Tijl recently implemented a circular waste system by raising his own free-range chickens, Tik, Tok and Donald

Ava van Vliet

Associate

is:
a curious and enthusiastic impact analyst

has:
recently worked in Tanzania & graduated master of economics and bachelor of philosophy

focuses on:
for now – pretty much everything that comes in at Rubio !

works:
like a charm

previous deals:
interned at private equity and venture capital funds

side-deals:
loves to ride a motorcycle in the weekends

at Rubio:
Ava likes to drink from the fire hose, processing our daily deal flow

guess what:
Ava studied philosophy and his motto is: I create impact, therefore I am

Karel Dhoore

Analyst

is:
investment analyst

has:
a MSc in Aerospace Engineering

focuses on:
making sure that Rubio has access to the most successful investment opportunities

works:
hard, plays hard

previous deals:
Karel invested privately in sustainable businesses through crowdlending

side deals:
Rubio IT support

at Rubio:
Karel gets a grip on the deals and data that come our way

guess what:
Karel represents the horn section in the Rubio band and can literally blow you away

Eline de Haan

Analyst

is:
investment analyst

has:
a MSc in Entrepreneurship from the VU & UvA

focuses on:
everything thrown my way & then some to ensure we invest in disruptive social entreprises

works:
with the team, towards the dream

previous deals:
Eline wrote her MSc. thesis on social enterprises scaling up while maintaining equal focus on impact & commercial goals

side deals:
blowing off steam through boxing

at Rubio:
Eline searches through haystacks to find needles aka promising deals for Rubio

guess what:
Eline has quite some accents in her repertoire, but her favorite is dinglish

Ilonka Jankovich

Venture Partner

is:
a serial entrepreneur having build and exited successfully 2 companies in the Work space and is a thought leader in the Worktech space

has:
decades experience in scaling startups and is a seasoned Worktech investor having invested in Worktech startups in Europe and the US in the last 7 years

focuses on:
empowering people to have their best possible (working) lives

works:
with entrepreneurs having an enormous drive and a passion for people

previous deals:
Hackerrank, Montage, Zapinfo, Brazen and Crunchr

side deals:
on the Board of Exact and publicly listed Flowtraders and on the Board of Worktech companies Brazen, Shiftboard and Crunchr. Coach for the Challenge Fund for Youth Employment

at Rubio:
Ilonka is responsible for the People Power team

guess what:
Ilonka has a passionate Hungarian heart and therefore loves horses and a nomadic life!

Ata Senkon

Analyst

is:
investment analyst

has:
an eye for detail

focuses on:
startups that empower people and societies

works:
with a can-do attitude and sprinkles some passion on top

previous deals:
worked with several tech investors in the Netherlands and co-authored a journal article in the field of management science

side deals:

taking language courses at full speed to improve his rapping skills in Dutch

at Rubio:

Ata is always on the lookout for the next Rubicorn

guess what:
Ata found true love when he was 20 during a summer in Silicon Valley (her initials are… VC)