Proudest Mentor Moment
"Helping founders navigating critical decisions and guiding them through follow-on funding and challenging another start-up founder to think bigger and bolder."
About
Sjoerd van Berkel co-founded FitForMe and Dutch Operator Fund, combining long-term company-building experience with early-stage investing.
Co-Founder and Operator, Dutch Operator Fund
Sjoerd van Berkel is a Dutch entrepreneur and angel investor. He co-founded Dutch Operator Fund, an early-stage investor in technology-driven Dutch startups. He also co-founded FitForMe, a nutrition company he led as managing director before moving into a non-executive shareholder role.
His experience links long-term operating leadership with pre-seed and seed investing, including market assessment, hiring and organizational growth. The transition from leading FitForMe to working with an operator-led fund gives him a perspective on both building a company and evaluating young businesses.
Experience Sjoerd brings to founders
- Pre-seed investing
- Company building
- Hiring
- Organizational growth
- Market assessment
Operating and investing experience
A selection of companies and roles connected to Sjoerd van Berkel.
Ventures
Dutch Operator Fund
Co-Founder and Operator
FitForMe
Co-founder and Former Managing Director
Highlights
- Co-founded and led FitForMe before moving to a non-executive shareholder role.
- Co-founded Dutch Operator Fund to invest in early-stage Dutch technology companies.
Questionsfounders ask aboutSjoerd van Berkel
Who is Sjoerd van Berkel?
Sjoerd van Berkel co-founded FitForMe and Dutch Operator Fund, combining long-term company-building experience with early-stage investing.
What experience does Sjoerd van Berkel bring to mentoring?
Their experience spans pre-seed investing, company building, hiring, organizational growth and market assessment.
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