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, and he is a specialist in governance and corporate structuring through cross-border transactions. He wants to continue using his experience in assisting Board of Directors in building great companies and applying corporate governance across the board and management teams.
He studied Commercial Economics at Avans University of Applied Sciences in ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, and Venture Capital Funding at the University of Cambridge. He has also obtained a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Bologna. In addition, he is a Certified Board Member and has served as Chairman of the Dutch Corporate Finance Association.
“Business Beyond Borders means a lot to me. It is literally about doing business across borders, but it is also about putting in the extra mile for a client. Not stopping where others do. Thinking outside the box. About travelling and exploring the world and new solutions that bring the human race to the next level.”