About the Authors

Harm de Vries

Harm de Vries is the co-founder and general partner of Innovation Industries, a leading European venture capital firm specialised in funding deep tech startups and scale-ups (see www.innovationindustries.com). Active in the venture capital sector since 2000, Harm has extensive experience as a founder and general partner of venture funds, successfully leading numerous investments across critical phases, including sourcing, term negotiations, growth, and exits. He serves as a non-executive board member for several portfolio companies. Harm began his career in 1994 as a lawyer at an international law firm and holds a master’s degree in business law from Erasmus University Rotterdam. 

Menno van Loon has been working as an interim manager and legal consultant since 2003. Prior to his current professional activities, he worked as an investment banker and lawyer in the U.S. and the Netherlands. Menno was involved in venture capital transactions as a lawyer, investment banker and legal consultant, giving him a broad perspective on such transactions. Menno is a co-founder of Molo Academy, an e-learning platform and holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Groningen.

Sjoerd Mol is an attorney-at-law and partner at Benvalor law firm based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Sjoerd specialises in mergers & acquisitions and venture capital. His clients include investment funds, business angels and startups. Sjoerd is co-founder of both Molo Academy, an e-learning platform and www.capitalwaters.nl, an internet platform for early-stage deal documentation, and is active as mentor and legal partner of several startup accelerator programmes. Sjoerd holds both a master’s degree in law and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Utrecht.

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