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Dirkjan Hupkes

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Founder at FundingCoach.ai
📍 Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Netherlands

Dirkjan Hupkes is a passionate advocate for closing the gender funding gap, leveraging over 20 years of experience in finance and risk management to support female founders. He is the founder of FundingCoach. ai and True Story Company, and hosts the "Women Disrupting Tech" podcast to amplify the voices of women in the industry.

Outside of his professional mission, Dirkjan enjoys running to stay fit and attending soccer games. He also finds time to support a friend, who is also a female founder, by helping out in her art gallery. His colleagues describe him as social, empathetic, and an integer individual.

After two decades in financial services, he quit his job to create a more direct, positive impact, dedicating his career to addressing startup funding inequality.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Netherlands
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Gender Funding Gap
His primary mission is to close the funding gap for female-founded companies by 2032, a topic central to his podcast and entrepreneurial ventures.
Women in Tech
Hosts the "Women Disrupting Tech" podcast, providing a platform for female founders and leaders to share their stories and inspire others in the tech industry.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Founder
FundingCoach.ai
10-2019 - 9-2025
Reputation Engineer
Meds2go
9-2019 - 9-2025
Founder
True Story Company
1-2017 - 12-2020
Social Media Buddy and Blogger
Your Social Media Buddy
3-2015 - 2-2018
Senior Operational Risk Manager
Nationale-Nederlanden
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Education
1991 - 1996
Bachelor
Hanze
2018 - 2018
Facebook Business Mastery
Facebook Marketing Academy
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