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Robert Verwaayen

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Member Progress Board at Vesper
📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Robert Verwaaijen is the founder and a General Partner at Keen Venture Partners, where he focuses on investing in technology companies. A graduate of Babson College, he previously worked at Prime Ventures and as a strategy consultant for Monitor Group. Colleagues describe him as highly analytical, creative, and fact-based.

Robert is personally invested in advancing autism research and serves as a board member for Stichting Autisme Research. This passion is deeply rooted in his family, as he has shared how his autistic son uses AI-powered image generators to express his creativity in marvelous ways.

He is a board member of the Dutch autism research foundation and was previously a trustee for its UK sister organization, the Autism Research Trust.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Member Progress Board
Location
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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AI for SMEs
Authored an opinion piece on how AI can be the biggest productivity lever for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Europe, which he feels are currently overlooked.
Autism Research
Serves on the board of Stichting Autisme Research and was a trustee for the UK's Autism Research Trust, driven by his personal connection to the cause.
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Career

Work history

12-2023
Member Progress Board
Vesper
7-2022 - 10-2025
Board Observer
Lucinity
4-2021
Board Observer
Crisp
12-2019 - 12-2020
Board Member
DreamQuark
2-2019
Member Of The Supervisory Board
Withlocals
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Education
1-2001 - 5-2003
Batchelor of Science
Babson College
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