Patrick Claessen
Private Equity Investor at Brightlands Venture Partners BV
Profile
Patrick Claessen has 25+ years’ experience in investment management of innovative technology driven businesses.
Before Cottonwood he was part of the Brightlands Venture Partners team, an impact venture capital fund manager with focus on renewable chemistry and materials, agrifood, sustainability and health.
As a Senior Investment Manager of BVP Fund IV, Chemelot Ventures and the Brightlands Agrifood Fund he acted as a shareholder representative and board member for several portfolio companies.
Prior to BVP, Patrick held various positions at multinational RWE (previously Essent), including Senior Participations Manager, leading several corporate venture investments, and director of multiple joint ventures in the energy sector.
Before that, he was an Investment Manager at BOM Capital, responsible for investing in technology driven early stage ventures, and an Analyst at Van Lanschot Corporate Finance as well as Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (formerly Sakura Bank).
Patrick holds a master’s degree in Business Economics from Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Patrick Claessen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Brightlands Venture Partners BV
 Brightlands Venture Partners BV Investment ManagersFinance Brightlands Venture Partners is an independent regional venture capital firm headquartered in Brightlands, Netherlands. The firm was founded in 2004. | Private Equity Investor | 30/04/2016 |
Cottonwood Technology Group LLC
 Cottonwood Technology Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cottonwood Technology Group LLC (Cottonwood Technology Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Ebetuel Pallares and David Blivin. The firm is headquarters in Santa Fe, New Mexico. | Private Equity Investor | 31/05/2022 |
Former positions of Patrick Claessen
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| RWE AG | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2015 |
Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij Holding BV
 Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij Holding BV Investment ManagersFinance Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij Holding BV (BOM) is an industrial and economic development agency headquarterd in Tilburg in the southern Netherlands. Established in 1983, BOM is funded and financed by the Dutch State and the Province of Noord-Brabant. The firm offers a range of services designed to create, develop, maintain and improve the industrial structure of the region through four core activities: venture capital, foreign investment, new business and industrial parks. In particular BOM manages the Technostartersfonds, also known as the TechnoStars funds, which are regional venture capital investment vehicles based in Eindhoven. The investors are primarily institutions and high-net worth private individuals. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2004 |
Van Lanschot Bankiers (Curaçao) NV
 Van Lanschot Bankiers (Curaçao) NV Regional BanksFinance Part of Van Lanschot Kempen NV, Van Lanschot Bankiers (Curaçao) NV is a banking company based in Willemstad, Netherlands. Founded in 1962, the Dutch company provides banking services. | Private Equity Analyst | 31/12/1999 |
Training of Patrick Claessen
| University of Tilburg | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| RWE AG | Utilities |
| Private companies | 4 |
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Brightlands Venture Partners BV
Brightlands Venture Partners BV Investment ManagersFinance Brightlands Venture Partners is an independent regional venture capital firm headquartered in Brightlands, Netherlands. The firm was founded in 2004. | Finance |
Cottonwood Technology Group LLC
Cottonwood Technology Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cottonwood Technology Group LLC (Cottonwood Technology Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Ebetuel Pallares and David Blivin. The firm is headquarters in Santa Fe, New Mexico. | Finance |
Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij Holding BV
Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij Holding BV Investment ManagersFinance Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij Holding BV (BOM) is an industrial and economic development agency headquarterd in Tilburg in the southern Netherlands. Established in 1983, BOM is funded and financed by the Dutch State and the Province of Noord-Brabant. The firm offers a range of services designed to create, develop, maintain and improve the industrial structure of the region through four core activities: venture capital, foreign investment, new business and industrial parks. In particular BOM manages the Technostartersfonds, also known as the TechnoStars funds, which are regional venture capital investment vehicles based in Eindhoven. The investors are primarily institutions and high-net worth private individuals. | Finance |
Van Lanschot Bankiers (Curaçao) NV
Van Lanschot Bankiers (Curaçao) NV Regional BanksFinance Part of Van Lanschot Kempen NV, Van Lanschot Bankiers (Curaçao) NV is a banking company based in Willemstad, Netherlands. Founded in 1962, the Dutch company provides banking services. | Finance |
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