Marc is a Ventures Partner at Contrarian Ventures and a serial entrepreneur who started 12 companies between 1994 and 2008 and invested in over 150 between 2004 and 2018. His purpose in life is to help as many entrepreneurs become successful founders of companies that can create an impact. He is active in Europe, Asia & Africa.

He was a co-founder of Hapgids which later became Just-Eat.com and is currently the biggest global food-delivery marketplace. He was a co-founder of iChoosr, a green energy group-buying platform active in 6 countries. He was also a co-founder of the Dutch & African Startupbootcamp programs, which led to a global accelerator program with more than 900 companies in its portfolio.

In 2016, he joined Contrarian Ventures in his mission to transform the way early-stage investments are made within the energy tech industry. He is using his entrepreneurial knowledge & network to support the current portfolio companies.

In 2018, he founded Venturerock, which is creating a new scalable approach towards early-stage investments where start-ups receive funding based on audited & measurable data. Venturerock currently has 8 companies in its portfolio, which combined will change the early-stage investment industry forever.