Team Archive - Gilde Healthcare

Ariane de Marcillac

Associate HealthTech
Venture&Growth

Ariane joined Gilde Healthcare in 2024. She works as part of the HealthTech investment team and is involved in deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde, Ariane was a Venture Capital...

Arthur Franken

General Partner Healthtech/Therapeutics
Venture&Growth

Arthur joined Gilde Healthcare in 2001 and was part of the team that started the Venture&Growth strategy. He oversees investments across our Venture&Growth fund in sectors such as biopharmaceuticals, medtech, diagnostics, and digital health. Previously,...

Besmire Ahmati

Associate Investor Relations & Fundraising
Support office

Besmire joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023. She is an Associate and supports the firm’s fundraising efforts, investor relations, and external communications. Before joining Gilde, Besmire gained LP experience as Junior Investment Manager at PGGM in...

Boyd Rutten

Investment Director
Private Equity

Boyd joined the Gilde Healthcare Private Equity team in 2019. He is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. Prior to his role at Gilde, Boyd gained...

Camille Sinkora

Analyst
Private Equity

Camille joined the Private Equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2024. She is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Camille gained...

Chris Allen

Associate HealthTech
Venture&Growth

Chris joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023 focusing on HealthTech investments. Prior to joining Gilde Chris worked as a medical doctor, training at St Mary's, London. Upon completion of training alongside clinical work, he led the...

Dirkjan Beugelsdijk

CFO
Support office

Dirkjan Beugelsdijk joined Gilde in 2011. Dirkjan is Chief Financial Officer and Risk Officer. Dirkjan manages the support office team and is responsible for the risk management, finance & control and reporting of all Gilde...

Edward Hanlon

Investment Manager Healthtech
Venture&Growth

Edward joined Gilde Healthcare in 2020. He supports the firm on deal origination, assessment, and portfolio management, with a focus on healthtech investments. Prior to Gilde, Edward worked in healthcare advisory for Health Advances, gaining...

Edwin de Graaf

Managing Partner

Edwin is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Gilde Healthcare. He is jointly responsible for all fund management and investment activities in Gilde’s Venture&Growth fund. Before his role at Gilde, Edwin spent three years as...

Geoff Pardo

General Partner Healthtech
Venture&Growth

Geoff joined Gilde Healthcare in 2011. He oversees investments across the Venture&Growth fund in North America. Before joining the firm, Geoff gained experience leading investments during his time as Partner at Spray Venture Partners, and...

Giel Modderman

Analyst
Private Equity

Giel joined the Private Equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2024. He is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Giel worked...

Harriët Katsman

Recruitment & Talent Manager
Support office

Harriët Katsman joined Gilde Healthcare in 2025 as a Recruitment & Talent Manager. She is responsible for developing and executing talent acquisition strategies to attract, recruit, and retain top talent at Gilde Healthcare, while aligning...

Henry Zubaida

Investment Manager Healthtech
Venture&Growth

Henry joined Gilde Healthcare in 2018 and serves as Investment Manager with a focus on the healthtech sector. He previously worked in business development for Biolinq, a US-based start-up, developing a novel generation of continuous...

Hugo de Bruin

General Partner
Private Equity

Hugo joined Gilde Healthcare in 2011. As Partner in the Private Equity team, he is involved in deal origination and execution, as well as active portfolio company management. Prior to joining Gilde, he was a...

Iskander Shadid

Analyst Therapeutics
Venture&Growth

Iskander Shadid joined Gilde in 2024 as part of the Therapeutics investment team. He is involved in deal sourcing, due diligence and portfolio management. Prior to Gilde, Iskander worked as a PhD researcher at Harvard...

Jan Willem Bakker

Head of Investor Relations / Partner
Support office

Jan Willem joined Gilde in 2024 as Partner and Head of Investor Relations. He is responsible for capital raising, relationship management, marketing and communications for Gilde Healthcare. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Jan Willem was...

Janke Dittmer

General Partner Healthtech
Venture&Growth

Janke joined Gilde Healthcare in 2011 as a Partner. He is responsible for Gilde’s European healthtech investments in key sectors including medtech, digital health, diagnostics, and life science tools. Prior to joining Gilde, Janke was...

Jasper van Gorp

Managing Partner
Private Equity

Jasper joined Gilde Healthcare in 2008. He is Co-Founder of Gilde’s Private Equity funds and is responsible for leading the firm’s investment processes and fund management. Previously, Jasper spent nearly a decade with McKinsey &...

Jelte Goettsch

Associate
Private Equity

Jelte joined the Gilde Healthcare Private Equity team in 2023. He is is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. Jelte previously worked at LUMICKS, a life...

Joep Heldens

Investment Manager
Private Equity

Joep joined Gilde Healthcare in 2018, where he plays a pivotal role in the Private Equity team. He oversees the entire investment process and provides strategic support to portfolio companies. Before joining Gilde, Joep gained...

Joep Muijrers

General Partner Public Investments
Venture&Growth

Joep joined Gilde Healthcare in 2021. He focuses on investing in late-stage opportunities including publicly traded companies that deliver better care at lower cost. He is actively engaged in multi-stakeholder interaction and is responsible for...

Josephine Bogaerts

Investment Manager
Private Equity

Josephine joined Gilde Healthcare in 2021. As part of the Private Equity team, she is responsible for deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. She previously worked in strategy...

Karthik Bolisetty

Investment Manager Healthtech
Venture&Growth

Karthik joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023. He supports the Venture&Growth team in deal origination, assessment of investment case, and portfolio management in Gilde’s healthtech investments. Karthik was previously part of the investment team at Northpond...

Kasia Lorek

Senior Associate
Private Equity

Kasia joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023. She supports the Private Equity team in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining the team, she spent over five...

Kate Ebbenhorst

Management Assistant
Support office

Kate joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023. As Management Assistant, she provides support across the team on administrative and organisational matters, as well as the day-to-day operations of the company. Previously, Kate worked in a variety...

Katharina Mono

ESG & Impact Analyst
Support office

Katharina joined Gilde Healthcare in 2024. She works across our Private Equity and Venture&Growth funds to help deal teams understand ESG and impact risks, as well as supporting the implementation of ESG initiatives across the...

Lara Hilgert

Associate
Private Equity

Lara joined Gilde Healthcare in 2021. As part of the Private Equity team, she supports the firm in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. She previously held roles...

Ludo Suykerbuyk

General Counsel & Compliance Officer
Support office

Ludo joined Gilde Healthcare in 2019. As Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer, he is responsible for managing all legal, regulatory, and compliance-related matters within the firm. For over 14 years, Ludo worked as a lawyer...

Luna van den Brink

Management Assistant
Support office

Luna has been working at Gilde Healthcare since 2024. As Management Assistant, she provides support across the team on administrative and organisational matters, as well as the day-to-day operations of the company. She has previously...

Marloes Herbrink

Finance Assistant
Support office

Marloes joined Gilde Healthcare in 2019. She supports the Financial Controller with the firm’s day-to-day financial activities, including financial administration and reporting across all of Gilde’s entities. Before her role at Gilde, Marloes worked for...

Marion Pouillard

Senior Associate Therapeutics
Venture&Growth

Marion joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023. She works across both the firm’s private and publicly listed investments, and is involved in deal sourcing, due diligence and portfolio management. She previously worked as an associate at...

Martin von Berg

Investment Director
Private Equity

Martin joined Gilde Healthcare in 2022. As Investment Manager in the Private Equity team, he is involved in the origination and assessment of investment opportunities, execution of investment processes, and portfolio management. Before joining the...

Mette Stapel

Analyst
Private Equity

Mette joined the Private Equity team of Gilde Healthcare in 2024. She is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, (dis)investment processes and portfolio management. Prior to joining Gilde Healthcare, Mette worked at private...

Nellie Ingram

Executive Assistant
Support office

Nellie joined Gilde Healthcare in 2022. She supports the company with day-to-day administrative and organisational duties, including scheduling and calendar management. Nellie previously worked as Office Manager for four years at Longfellow Real Estate Partners,...

Oksana van Vliet

Legal & AML/KYC counsel
Support office

Oksana joined Gilde Healthcare in 2021. She is responsible for assisting the firm with legal, regulatory, and compliance-related matters. She brings over 10 years of professional legal experience, specialized in corporate law, (international) corporate restructurings,...

Paulien Schippers

Finance Manager
Support office

Paulien joined Gilde Healthcare in 2015. As part of the Venture&Growth team, she is responsible for overseeing financial administration, preparation of reports and management of organizational duties across Gilde entities. Prior to joining Gilde, Paulien...

Pheline Mulitze

Analyst
Private Equity

Pheline joined Gilde Healthcare in 2024. As part of the Private Equity team, she supports the firm with deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. She previously gained experience...

Pieter van der Meer

Managing Partner

Pieter is Founder and Managing Partner of Gilde Healthcare and leads the Venture&Growth and Private Equity strategies. He is responsible for general business management and corporate development, overseeing the investment committees and fundraising. Pieter joined...

Pommeline Korstanje

Associate Public Investments
Venture&Growth

Pommeline joined Gilde Healthcare in 2024. She supports the Venture&Growth team with deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management, with a focus on its healthtech investments. Before her time at Gilde, Pommeline worked as Clinical...

Rafael Natanek

General Partner
Private Equity

Rafael joined Gilde Healthcare in 2018. He is General Partner for Gilde’s Private Equity funds, responsible for leading deal origination and execution in multiple healthcare sectors across Europe, as well as coordinating the fund’s portfolio...

Raphael Arndt

Associate
Private Equity

Raphael joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023. As Junior Associate in the Private Equity team, he is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, investment & divestment processes and portfolio management. Before joining Gilde, Raphael...

Redmar Koene

Investment Manager
Private Equity

Redmar joined the Gilde Healthcare in 2017. As Investment Manager in Gilde’s Private Equity team, he is involved in deal origination and execution. He previously worked at an investment company based in Switzerland, where he...

Renée van der Ven

Business Support Manager
Support office

Renée joined Gilde Healthcare in 2017. She is responsible for general office management within the company, and supports team members across funds with project and event management. Before joining Gilde, Renée worked for 13 years...

Rich Wilmot

Partner HealthTech
Venture&Growth

Rich joined Gilde Healthcare as Partner in 2023. He oversees deal origination, investment processes and portfolio management for healthtech investments in Gilde’s Venture&Growth fund. He previously served for seven years as the Global Head of...

Rik Maerten

Junior Fund Controller
Support office

Rik Maerten joined Gilde Healthcare in January 2025. Rik is responsible for the financial accounting of all fund entities, including monthly/quarterly closings and related reporting requirements and preparing financial statements for the fund entities. Prior...

Robert Stein

Partner
Private Equity

Robert joined Gilde Healthcare in 2021. As Partner in the Private Equity team he is responsible for the sourcing, execution, and hands-on management of portfolio companies with a focus on the German speaking region. He...

Senay Sarsik

Management Assistant
Support office

Senay joined Gilde Healthcare in 2024. She supports the Private Equity team in Frankfurt am Main with day-to-day operations and office administration. Before joining Gilde, she worked as Management Assistant for ANXO Management Consulting. Senay...

Sonia Hallen

Investment Manager Therapeutics
Venture&Growth

Sonia joined Gilde Healthcare in 2024. She oversees investments by Gilde’s Growth&Venture fund, with a focus on the therapeutic and healthtech sectors. Sonia was previously Vice President at EQT Life Sciences and was responsible for...

Stacey Vrijhof

Management Assistant
Support office

Stacey joined Gilde Healthcare in 2023. As Management Assistant, she provides support across the team on administrative and organisational matters, as well as the day-to-day operations of the company. Previously, Stacey worked for insurance company...

Stefan Luzi

Partner Therapeutics
Venture&Growth

Stefan joined Gilde Healthcare in 2015. As Partner in our Venture&Growth team, he focuses on capital investments in the biopharmaceutical and therapeutics sectors. Before joining Gilde, Stefan worked at Merck KGaA where he completed international...

Stephan Wachtveitl

Investment Manager
Private Equity

Stephan joined Gilde Healthcare in 2020. As part of the Private Equity team, he is involved in deal origination, assessment of investment cases, and portfolio management, as well as investment and disinvestment processes. He began...

Stephanie Mooij

Head of Responsible Investment
Support office

Stephanie joined Gilde Healthcare in 2022. She oversees Gilde’s impact investments, ensuring alignment with the firm’s ESG policies. She has been working in impact for a decade, most recently as Responsible Investment Manager at Aegon...

Susana Amorim

Investment Manager Healthtech
Venture&Growth

Susana joined Gilde Healthcare in 2021. As Investment Manager for Gilde’s Venture & Growth team, Susana focuses on the healthtech sector, handling deal sourcing, investment diligence, and portfolio management. Before joining Gilde, she was a...

Tom Klein Robbenhaar

Partner
Private Equity

Tom joined Gilde Healthcare in 2012. As Partner, he is responsible for origination, deal execution, and portfolio management with a focuses on the pharmaceutical outsourcing, elderly care, healthcare services, and Contract, Research, Development, and Manufacturing...

Tristan Maguet

Senior Associate Therapeutics
Venture&Growth

Tristan joined Gilde Healthcare in 2022. He focuses on the therapeutics sector and is primarily involved in deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management. Before joining Gilde, Tristan was an Investment Analyst at Aescap, specializing...

Zosia van Eesteren

Associate Therapeutics
Venture&Growth

Zosia joined Gilde Healthcare in 2022. She focuses on the therapeutics sector and is responsible for analyzing both private and publicly traded companies. She manages the identification, assessment, and preparation of investment opportunities. She gained...

Professor Dr. Rene Bernards

Operational Partner

Professor Dr René Bernards brings extensive experience in oncology as a researcher and a serial entrepreneur. He is a Professor at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI). He performed his post-doctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute...

Professor Gerlach Cerfontaine

Advisor

Gerlach Cerfontaine brings extensive experience in Healthcare and the public sector in general. He was CEO of Utrecht University Hospital, Medical Director of Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Medical Director of a psychiatric hospital, Professor of Hospital...

Mika Nishimura

Operational Partner

Mika is a commercialization executive with extensive leadership experience in conceiving, planning, and launching disruptive medical technologies in 50 markets across North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. She has an exceptional track record of...

Dr. Paul Parren

Operational Partner

Paul Parren is an internationally recognized antibody drug innovator and developer. Paul was Head of Preclinical Development and Research at Genmab (2002-2017), translating antibody biology successfully into immunotherapies from discovery to the clinic, including approved...

Michael R. Jaff, DO

Operational Partner

Michael R. Jaff, DO is the Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President of clinical affairs, technology and innovation at Boston Scientific Corporation. A professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Jaff was the President of...

David Nicholson

Operational Partner

David Nicholson is a recognized leader in Pharmaceutical R&D. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President and Chief R&D Officer of Allergan. Previously, he served as Chief Technology Officer and EVP, R&D for a...