33 min

Episode 16: Thijn van Helvoirt The #CitiesFirst Podcast

    • Management

Thijn is based in Amsterdam and is a Venture Capital Investor at No Such Ventures and is responsible for portfolio management, fundraising, LP relations, internal operations, deal making, and deal flow management. Thijn is also the Founder of Check and led efforts across the organization such as operations (local, central, markets, analytics, hardware, launch), corporate development and legal. Thijn also currently advises and invests in Dockler B.V. and other startups. He was previously VC at Ponooc and Associate M&A and Junior Associate Equity & Debt Capital Markets at Linklaters. Trained as an attorney, Thijn graduated with both a Master of Laws (LL.M.) cum laude in Corporate and Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the European Law School at Maastricht University.Here's a sneak peek into the upcoming episode, which will be all about the “Dutch Way” of investing in mobility: 🇳🇱🚲💰👇👇👇
✅Why is the Netherlands (and Amsterdam in particular) such a dynamic ecosystem for mobility startups and investors?
✅Tell us about the “Dutch Way” of investing, and how the Triple Helix model of public/private/academic collaboration factors in?
✅What can founders learn from the post-COVID city, and refine their pitches to align with impactful mobility use cases?
✅How can cities more effectively align sustainable mobility plans (SUMPs) with private sector innovation and investment?
✅Tell us about No Such Ventures and your “No BS”, democratic approach to investing in EU startups?

Thijn is based in Amsterdam and is a Venture Capital Investor at No Such Ventures and is responsible for portfolio management, fundraising, LP relations, internal operations, deal making, and deal flow management. Thijn is also the Founder of Check and led efforts across the organization such as operations (local, central, markets, analytics, hardware, launch), corporate development and legal. Thijn also currently advises and invests in Dockler B.V. and other startups. He was previously VC at Ponooc and Associate M&A and Junior Associate Equity & Debt Capital Markets at Linklaters. Trained as an attorney, Thijn graduated with both a Master of Laws (LL.M.) cum laude in Corporate and Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the European Law School at Maastricht University.Here's a sneak peek into the upcoming episode, which will be all about the “Dutch Way” of investing in mobility: 🇳🇱🚲💰👇👇👇
✅Why is the Netherlands (and Amsterdam in particular) such a dynamic ecosystem for mobility startups and investors?
✅Tell us about the “Dutch Way” of investing, and how the Triple Helix model of public/private/academic collaboration factors in?
✅What can founders learn from the post-COVID city, and refine their pitches to align with impactful mobility use cases?
✅How can cities more effectively align sustainable mobility plans (SUMPs) with private sector innovation and investment?
✅Tell us about No Such Ventures and your “No BS”, democratic approach to investing in EU startups?

33 min