SET UP BY AN EXPERIENCED INVESTMENT TEAM
DEC-Alliance is supported by a compact and complementary team with a shared history in technology, entrepreneurship, and investments. In some cases, the collaboration dates back ten to twenty-five years.
Not a composite team. But a team that has grown in practice. That ensures trust. Speed. And sharpness.
Founder & Partner
LUDO BAAUW
The public face — an energetic entrepreneur on stage who
brings vision and momentum. The central face of digital autonomy in the Netherlands (Nieuwsuur, Lubach, NOS Journaal).
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25+ Years Tech Industry
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Group CEO Intermax
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Serial tech entrepreneur
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Chairman NBIP
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Co-Founder of Open Cloud Alliance
Founder & Managing Partner
ERIK LEUS
The face towards the investment world — driving force and conscience in transactions from first introduction, through complexity, to completion.
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25+ Years Tech Industry
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Managing Partner, Shurman M&A
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Ex-NeSBIC CTe Fund
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Multiple CRO roles
Partner
MARK VAN DER HORST
Financial acumen and creativity — with a sense of structure, nuance, and perspective.
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25+ Years Tech Industry
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M&A and Growth Financing
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Buy and Build
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Multiple CFO roles
Partner
DENNIS DE BUIJZER
Our youthful energy, discipline, and execution power — sharp, analytical
and focused on progress.
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10y+ Private Equity with Tech Industry
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M&A and Growth Financing
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Buy and Build
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Ex-PE with Waterland and Quadrum
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Part-time CFO
Partner
NATHAN KOTEK
Connects strategy, positioning, and origination — opens doors and provides direction where things are not yet clear.
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25+ Years Tech Industry
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Tech Analyst Community
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Partner, Shurman M&A
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Ex-Forrester Research & Yankee Group
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Multiple CMO roles
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS TEAM
This is a team that has been building together for years and knows what it is doing.
Deep sector knowledge
of technology and relevant sub-sectors
Strong origination capability
via an established network of founders and entrepreneurs
Experienced
in investments and structuring
across the entire life cycle
Active value creation
on strategy, positioning, financing, M&A and governance
Complementary team
with a shared way of working
Financially committed
in addition to external investors
