{"id":7042168,"date":"2026-08-19T22:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T22:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/angel-investor\/dutch-startup-changemakers-leo-van-vliet\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T22:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T22:20:26","slug":"dutch-startup-changemakers-leo-van-vliet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7042168","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Startup Changemakers: Leo van Vliet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leo van Vliet is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry. For 25 years, he was a CEO, and for five years, he was a Business Development Manager. The focus of his career was on translating an idea into a company. He started a cable installation business back in 2006, which became Europe\u2019s number one installer in 2010-2011 with a market share of around 50%.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is currently an informal investor and member of an advisory board.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leo invested in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/proctorexam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ProctorExam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of the vast opportunities for both companies and students. This Dutch company that provides hundreds of universities and professional licensing companies with software for online proctoring, has been taken over by a British division of the American company <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnitin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turnitin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as of December 31, 2020. Find out when Leo invested in ProctorExam, what was his multiple, and whether this successful exit would have been possible without <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leapfunder.com\/rounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leapfunder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5696\" src=\"https:\/\/leapfunder-production.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/blog\/posts\/5694\/Dutch-Startup-Changemakers-Leo-van-Vliet-.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJ2QS3MAQJ5YUZRFA%2F20260819%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260819T222026Z&amp;X-Amz-Expires=3600&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Signature=a10802a0c4110682c24510b9583cdbb8cfc4f9249d8be2220b2e48d3ce4ea1dd\" alt=\"A man with brown hair, posing for a headshot\" width=\"970\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.leapfunder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dutch-Startup-Changemakers-Leo-van-Vliet-.png 970w, https:\/\/blog.leapfunder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dutch-Startup-Changemakers-Leo-van-Vliet--300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.leapfunder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dutch-Startup-Changemakers-Leo-van-Vliet--768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.leapfunder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dutch-Startup-Changemakers-Leo-van-Vliet--610x314.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\"\/><\/span><b>1. Hi Leo, thank you for agreeing to the interview. Could you tell us a bit about your background and how you started investing in startups?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am involved in several fast-growing Business Units. In 2006 I started to develop a subsea cable installation business (focused on the upcoming energy transition). It became Europe\u2019s number one installer in 2010-2011 with a market share of around 50%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since I always wanted to start a company of my own, investing in startups is a great substitute. Startups face many challenges that I already faced and that I can help them with. Sometimes I get a flashback of my own experience when I speak to startup founders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2. What led you to invest in ProctorExam originally?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I decided to invest in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/proctorexam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ProctorExam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of the vast opportunities for both companies and students. What\u2019s the point of wasting time and money to travel? ProctorExam resolves that problem. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leapfunder.com\/blog\/article\/daniel-haven-the-huge-success-of-proctorexam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniel Haven<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> convinced me that it was a good idea with his enthusiasm and view of the potential market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3. What was your multiple? When did you invest, and when did you exit?<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My multiple was around seven. I first invested in ProctorExam back in 2015 and then again in 2017, and the exit was in January this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>4. Did you earn back your whole portfolio? How much work did you have to do on your investments?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, I did earn back my whole portfolio, and I am very optimistic about a few other investments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I read the monthly reports and responded to requests when possible. It\u2019s great when a startup tells you about their new plans, and the investors ask the right questions to make these objectives clearer. That way, both parties fully understand what this could mean for the startup and the other stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>5. Was it important to work with other investors in a syndicate?<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s always a good idea to discuss the challenges of the startup with other investors. It gives you a better understanding of the situation and possibly raises other relevant questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>6. Would this have been possible without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leapfunder.com\/rounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leapfunder<\/a>?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certainly not for me. Leapfunder\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leapfunder.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Round Table Sessions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> introduce investors to new startups and their founders.\u00a0 By participating in these events, you can better understand new markets and the innovative solutions these startups provide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>7. Will you continue investing in startups? What\u2019s your advice for other business angels?<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, I will continue to invest. I already invested in BASH, another startup that was raising funding on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leapfunder.com\/rounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leapfunder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My advice for other business angels would be to always spread their investments and save some money so they can invest in the next round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you very much for sharing this story with us, Leo. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Join our network of startups &amp; investors!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leo van Vliet is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry. 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