Jolanda Ravenek is joining the executive team as Managing Partner. Over the past year, Jolanda has already been active as a Partner and CMO within Value Factory Ventures. She will form the leadership team alongside Johan van Heusden and Peter Kleijwegt, who founded Value Factory in 2019.
With her strong commercial background and leadership experience, Jolanda will focus on further developing the organization, its people, and strengthening the performance of the current portfolio. Her strategic insight and hands-on approach will help Value Factory take further steps in professionalizing and scaling the organization.
Jolanda Ravenek: “At Value Factory Ventures, I have found a place where entrepreneurship, impact, and innovation come together. The common thread in my career is my drive to make the world more sustainable and beautiful. Through Value Factory, I can amplify that impact, as investing in innovation is crucial—especially now, in a challenging investment climate where capital is less readily available and promising sustainable solutions risk being left on the shelf. Additionally, I strongly believe in making investing more accessible: no complex jargon or vague stories, but pragmatic, down-to-earth, and with the entrepreneurial mindset needed to create real change.”
Peter Kleijwegt: “We are very pleased with this step; as a management team, we complement and strengthen each other perfectly. Moreover, within Value Factory, we share the same mindset: pragmatic, ambitious, and always looking for opportunities. Investing requires courage and an entrepreneurial outlook, but also a strong sense of human connection.”
Johan van Heusden: “With this expansion, Value Factory Ventures takes an important step in further growing and professionalizing the organization and its investment strategy, aligning with our ambitious growth vision. Value Factory actively helps our startups develop, and with Jolanda on our team, we can do this even more effectively.”
About Value Factory Ventures
Value Factory Ventures invests in early-stage Agritech, Food and Climate startups that develop disruptive deeptech solutions to make an impact in combating climate change and improving food security. By combining capital with strategic and hands-on support, we help these startups to the next phase. Want to know more? Visit valuefactory.vc.
