Hugo Bongers

Hugo Bongers

Partner, Venture atMotive VenturesNew York

Hugo Bongers is a Partner at Motive Partners, focusing on venture investments. He previously led ABN AMRO Ventures and worked at Rabobank and a family office.

What Hugo can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Motive Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Rabobank · leveraged finance team
  2. single-family office
  3. ABN AMRO Ventures · Managing Director and Head
  4. Motive Partners · Partner
    Now
  5. single-family office
  6. Rabobank
  7. Motive Partners · Partner, Venture
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Threat FabricHadrian

Focus

financial servicesventure capitalfintechTMTvertical market software

Education

Utrecht University, MSc in Economics

Also at Motive Ventures

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Questions

Who is Hugo Bongers?

Hugo Bongers is a Partner at Motive Partners, focusing on venture investments. He previously led ABN AMRO Ventures and worked at Rabobank and a family office.

How much does Hugo Bongers invest?

Hugo Bongers invests through Motive Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Hugo Bongers?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Hugo in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Motive Ventures backed works better.

What did Hugo Bongers do before Motive Ventures?

leveraged finance team at Rabobank; single-family office; Managing Director and Head at ABN AMRO Ventures; single-family office; Rabobank.

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