Kees Koolen Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 1
- Investments
- 24
- Portfolio
- 11
- Exits
- 9
Kees Koolen General Information
Description
Mr. Kees Koolen is the Founder and serves as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Koolen Industries. He is also a Co-Founding Partner and serves as Senior Advisor and Executive in Residence at EQT Ventures. Prior to starting EQT Ventures, Mr. Koolen spent a number of years building Booking.com into a successful global company. Mr. Koolen was an early investor in Booking.com and then joined the company as COO in 2001. This was a position he held for seven years, during which time it was acquired by Priceline (Nasdaq: PCLN). He later became CEO of Booking.com and then its Chairman. Mr. Koolen holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Fontys Hogescholen in the Netherlands. He serves as Advisor at BrightBlu.
Contact Information
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Primary Office
- Vorden
- Netherlands
Kees Koolen Investments & Acquisitions (24)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wundermart | 29-Jul-2021 | Later Stage VC | 000.00 | Other Hardware | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 000000 | 12-May-2021 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Application Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 00000000 | 24-Mar-2021 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 000000 | 18-Sep-2020 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Application Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 00 0000000 0000000 | 01-Jan-2018 | 000000000000 | 00000 | Other Healthcare Services | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| 000000000000 | 01-Jan-2018 | 0000 00000 | Buildings and Property | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 | |
| 0000 | 01-Jan-2018 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |
| 00000000 | 15-Feb-2017 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Clothing | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| Expa | 30-Mar-2016 | Early Stage VC | 00000 | Specialized Finance | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
| The Cloakroom | 15-May-2014 | Early Stage VC | 00.000 | Clothing | Generating Revenue | 0000 000000 |
Kees Koolen Exits (9)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| RentLingo | 19-Jan-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| 00000000000 | 28-Sep-2020 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 00000000 | 01-Jun-2020 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 00000000 | 29-May-2019 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 0000 | 10-May-2019 | 000 | 00.00 |
| 000000 | 01-Apr-2018 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| 00000000 | 09-Jul-2017 | 000000000000000000 | |
| The Cloakroom | 02-Feb-2016 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Behaview | Bankruptcy: Liquidation |
Kees Koolen Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
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Request a free trialKees Koolen Team (1)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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| Kees Koolen | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | 0 | Vorden, Netherlands |
Kees Koolen Co-Investors (18)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| 83North | 1 | 0 |
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| Prime Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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| Senovo | 0 | 0 |
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| Silverhorn Investment Advisors | 0 | 0 |
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| Venture Stars | 0 | 0 |
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