Dick van Druten – Managing Partner Dick van Druten co-founded Kylla in 2002 by combining his pioneering mid-90’s experience as an internet entrepreneur with his time as a managing partner at incubator investor Apex Ventures. He led investments in, and served as a director, board member, and chair of numerous Kylla portfolio companies and clients,…
Anton van der Graaf – Managing Partner Anton van der Graaf gets his professional sense of reward from combining business development and finance to help smart people make great things happen. Especially if this involves combining technology with impact investing as part of the wider shift to ESG. Anton is an ardent business-builder who combines…
Johannes Hammerstein – Vice President Corporate Transactions Johannes Hammerstein has a motto, “Think Positive & Be Different”, that has been evident from the day he joined Kylla, back in 2006. Johannes is a highly motivated, dynamic, reliable, hard-working and enthusiastic professional who has managed liquid assets on the international financial markets, consulted and worked on…
Jay Begum – Investment Manager Jay heads Kylla’s office in London. She began her career in debt and restructuring, after which she set up and ran a number of successful ventures in the hospitality and events industries for 10 years. In addition, Jay has sat on the board of directors of a number of companies…
Alexander van Weert – Corporate Transactions Manager Alexander combines over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience at management and board level with a persuasive and enthusiastic personality. In 2017, he made a major career switch. Having spent his career being involved in IT and Telecom start-ups, mergers, acquisitions and management buyouts across Europe, he decided to…
Debbie van Dongen Debbie supports the Kylla team in accounting and office management. With her Jack-of-all-trades mindset, gets a kick from managing a wide variety of tasks. She has over 10 years’ experience in administrative work and at Kylla is looking forward to diving into the world of marketing as well. Debbie describes herself as…
Stergios Stogios – Investment Manager Stergios Stogios joined Kylla in 2010 and has a proven record of being client focused and for adding value at every moment. Even in a period in which Greek entrepreneurs face major challenges, he has delivered clear results and value to our clients. Stergios, who has over 25 years of…
Fulya Kalafatoglu – Associate Partner Fulya Kalafatoglu has worked in the financial industry for over twenty years, in particular in the tourism sector. After completing her studies in London, she obtained management, financial, development and investment experience on an international level in various roles in a number of outstanding companies. As Kylla’s country manager in…
Josep Ebai – Investment Manager Joseph Ebai is a Qualified Financial Adviser (QFA) with over 20 years of expertise in Legal practice, Corporate, and Investment Finance. He has degrees in Law and Finance and a Master’s in Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation from The University College Dublin, which brings a unique blend of legal and financial…
Gabriel Kekeh – Investment Manager Gabriel Kekeh is heading Kylla’s office in Paris, having been a associated with the firm since 2004. He brings to the table a vast and profound experience in finance, with specialised expertise in financial controlling and analysis. His successful tenure as a financial advisor in the banking industry has also…