Blockchain Investments & Co. is led by a team of professionals with diverse backgrounds and deep quantitative and qualitative expertise in active modelled asset management, digital asset intelligence and blockchain fundamentals. 

Our team is aided by an extensive developer team, both external and internal, ensuring our continuous growth. Blockchain Investments & Co. is also the partner of Cryptotrader, the world's first crypto algorithmic platform.

Team

Alfred Prevoo
​Founder

Description

Next to his elementary school, Alfred has finished his Computer Science degree at the young age of 11. After high school, he went on to study Economics and has worked at, amongst others, the Royal Dutch Shell, the United Nations, the Dutch Central Bank and the European Central Bank. At the world's largest supervisor, he has been active as a specialist in internal market risk models. Today Alfred is devoting his full-time attention to blockchain & crypto assets.

Thomas Meenink
Managing Director

Description

As a former Business Development and UX Manager at Bitonic, our country's largest Bitcoin company, Thomas knows what it takes to grow a company from the lunch table to the executive room.

A critical thinker with high ambitions and a calm demeanor, Thomas is a person that combines developmental skills with a team spirit and a perfectionist attitude. Thomas is very familiar with all things Bitcoin and almost all things crypto and looks forward to implement his past learnings at Blockchain Investments & Co.

Martijn Sollewijn Gelpke
Senior Portfolio Manager

Description

  Martijn has an impressive track record, with relevant positions at Kempen & Co., MN, NIBC and the Rabobank, amongst others. There he gained superior knowledge and expertise in portfolio composition and reporting and in private equity, data management, and investments.

Integrity and a quality first approach are important to him. Martijn is result-oriented, proactive, and owns the problem-solving mindset a portfolio manager needs. Last but not least, Martijn has obtained extensive crypto experience since 2012 already, making him a highly experienced investor in digital assets. (Start March 1st 2022)

Twan Kandelaars
Portfolio Analyst & Manager

Description

Twan has obtained extensive work experience Van Lanschot Kempen in a Professional Client Reporting & Performance position, he is also accustomed to managing portfolios with years of experience.
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Having finished the Blockchain Strategy program at Oxford University, he has deep expertise on all things crypto. Integrity, transparency and trust are his key foundational values and we are grateful to him for joining our company. (Start Febr 1st 2022)

Alexander Asjee
Relationship Manager & Business Development

Description

Alexander is an experienced Sales Explorer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. He has a knack for spotting opportunities and connecting people towards a higher goal. More than any other positive, social and witty person, he is both smart and practical and is able to pick up new information quickly and assertively. Alexander is very familiar with blockchain technology and working with real-life applications, already making a difference in firms and society.

Daan de Heus
Relationship Manager & Business Development

Description

Daan is a true business athlete with a rich background in the financial sector. He earned his stripes at Rabobank as a Financial Advisor, Product Manager and in the Commodities Trading team. Daan is a team player and is skilled in Coaching, Sales, Event Management, Fundraising, and has a Master of Science focused in Sports Management from Ithaca College New York.

Eelko Neven
Tech Lead

Description

Eelko is a Senior Technical Security Consultant and has been active in the crypto space since 2012. He has previously been developing and finding bugs for companies such as Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Rabobank. He owned one of the early mining operations in The Netherlands and knows smart contracts (the complex code of blockchains) inside and out. 

Besides blockchain, he is knowledgeable to the nth degree about trading and will be responsible for the NFT Bot connection with Cryptotrader. His combination of wits and smarts will help the team make a great impact with the Blockchain Investments Token. 

Johan Bloemberg​​ 
​DevOps Engineer

Description

Johan is a Senior Python Developer/DevOps Engineer and is familiar with Unix/Linux operating systems. A person for whom responsibility of an application doesn't have to stop at the OS level, but continues to system, VM, infrastructure, network, databases and even hardware.

A team player, who speaks his opinion, takes initiative and can approach problems from multiple directions. Open source enthousiast, Git guru, with electronics/embedded engineering background.
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A keen troubleshooter who is able to get to the core of problems, automates, will try to solve any problem using code and likes to get stuff done. Designs for scalability, availability, statelessness and fault-tolerance, trying to avoid problems/bugs rather then having to waste time on solving them.

Alejandro Perez
Technology Principal

Mathijs van den Thillart
Creative Director

Description

Alejandro has 20 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying software. He has strong experience managing and consulting across all phases of the software development cycle. He also has extensive expertise delivering training in the Information Management Industry as a Microsoft Certified Trainer.

More then just a developer, he is keenly aware of the user experience and how to improve it. 

Description

Mathijs is a creative genius. That is a big title, but well earned. He started creating visual artwork from a young age and has recently created all the visuals for a highly successful Initial Coin Offering. He could not turn his back anymore on the crypto world; he was hooked.

​With all the different platforms that Blockchain Investments & Co. is supporting, Mathijs is a highly important asset in creating the visuals that make the world of crypto so enticing and more comprehensible. With a proven track record and a highly proactive attitude, Mathijs can make a picture say more than a 1,000 words.

Noud Bouwhuis
Business Analyst

Philipp Schmitz-Justen
​​Research Associate

Description

Noud brings a combination of ambition, wit, smarts and social skills together to focus on two topics he cares about: people and information (systems). He brings experience obtained at Cushman & Wakefield and the prestigious London based Gentlemen's Club, amongst others. Even as a student, with a graded average above the cum laude mark, he set high standards for himself. 

At Blockchain Investments & Co. , he is responsible for several aspects of the business, from operational tasks to process alignment and tactical decision making.

Description

Philipp Schmitz-Justen is a multidisciplinary person with a lot of international experience in a wide range of cultures and industries, who has been looking to apply his excellent analytical abilities and communication skills in the world of finance from an early age. He is especially interested in trading, risk, operations and data science.

Highly driven, team-oriented, adaptable, and curious, he brings to the table a fresh perspective and a proven track record of initiative and excellence in my work and academics. He simply loves challenges and believes there’s always room to improve and always something to learn.

​Board of Advisors

Bas van der Zalm 
​Managing Partner Intracto

Description

Already at a young age Bas van der Zalm developed an interest in programming and artificial intelligence. By self-taught, he obtained his knowledge by studying books from the public library. After high school Bas studied Information Management at Tilburg University.

In 2001 he co-founded his first company ezCompany, which became the largest Drupal agency of the Netherlands. In 2010 Bas co-founded a second company Webscale, which specialized in business-critical Linux cloud hosting. In 2017 Webscale was sold to Combell and in 2019 ezCompany was sold to Intracto.

​Bas is now a managing partner at Intracto. Out of personal interest Bas has been actively learning about Bitcoin and blockchain technology since 2013. He is keen to stand by Blockchain Investments & Co. as an advisor.
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Jan-Maarten ​Prevoo
​Business Intelligence Specialist

Description

A technical engineer by trade, Jan-Maarten has extensive experience with process optimization and automation as well as in managing projects within the largest engineering companies in the world, such as Tata. Since 2013, he has been actively learning about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Jan-Maarten is currently responsible for the technical aspects of  building dashboards and API management. His curiosity, drive and determination has no limits and we are very grateful to have him on the team.

Maarten van den Nieuwenhuijzen
Global Business Development Manager 

Description

Maarten has extensive knowledge of digitalization strategies and how to turn them into viable solutions. This includes a broad knowhow in the areas of development, manufacturing and service processes. A sparring partner on various levels, with clear deliveries of compelling business cases. His focus industries are High Tech, Industrial Equipment, Automotive and Discrete Manufacturing.

Maarten has a very strong interest in software and blockchain solutions that improve bottom line results and removes administrative burden within organizations.

He has a signifcant proven track record in selling large transformation projects (change and stakeholder management), steering a commercial team, deploying global business development and implemented a merger from a cultural and process standpoint.

Sven Brekelmans
​Blockchain Consultant​

Description

Sven Brekelmans has developed himself rapidly after his study at the Technical University of Delft to become a project manager. Already in 2013 he has started to dive deeply into the topic of blockchain. So much so, that he is now giving Masterclasses on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. He has also developed experience with start-ups and investments and likes to leave behind a "trail of renewal".
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Currently, he is devoted full-time to blockchain and crypto. We are very honoured that he is willing to stand by Blockchain Investments & Co. as an advisor.

Camron Miraftab
​Founder Rarestone Capital

​Description

Camron has a deep understanding of distributed ledger technology, strategic business development as well as hands on experience working within a leading blockchain platform company. He has spent the last 3 years in innovation and venture capital, analysing market opportunities and leading due diligence practices, meeting with and auditing many promising blockchain start-ups.

​In 2014/15, Camron was among the first analysts within the Investment Banking Industry to lead the exploration of blockchain technology and its application within finance and enterprise, and as a result, featured in the likes of CoinDesk, Thomson Reuters, Markets & Media and more. Camron remains an active company mentor advising technology start-ups on product development, road-mapping and fundraising avenues. Camron holds a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science and an MSc in International Economics and Finance from Newcastle University.

Menno Wierema
​Independent Advisor

Description

Menno Wierema has always been active in the cross-section of technique, technologie, finance and innovation. During his study of Aerospace Engineering he graduated on the subject of drones. Afterwards he started as an Investment Banker at Deutsche Bank, focussing on mergers and acquisitions and capital market transactions for financial institutions and technology companies. He has obtained leadership and operational experience at starting companies, first as Finance Director at Joule Fuels (Bio Fuels) and later as CFOO of 3D Hubs (3D printing).

Next to his financial knowledge, leadership experience and analytical capabilities Menno has deep technological knowledge about cryptocurrencies and its impact on society. We are very honoured with his willingness to stand by Blockchain Investments & Co. with both operational as well as strategic advice.

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Ambassadors

Tim Kreukniet

Description

Tim is a highly enthusiastic, smart, witty, pragmatic and optimistic person with a lot of entrepreneurial and political experience. Having lived in the United States has brought him a lot of international knowledge and cultural sensitivity. Tim is not just smart, but also an excellent person to be around and is looking forward to helping people get connected to the digital infrastructure of the future.

Renzo Jimenez Nunez

Description

Born and proven sales professional located in Amsterdam with international experience (+12 years), manager with a track of success in the fields of inside sales, B2B trade negotiations, business development in companies like Catawiki, Motorola and Minolta . Has excellent negotiation and general communication skills on top of a social and optimistic personality. An excellent team player.

Pim van den Berg

Description

Pim is a highly skilled team-worker, showing immense enthusiasm and capable of networking with industry stakeholders at all levels, creating important opportunities. A successful entrepreneur himself, he knows what it takes to challenge himself, grow further and make a difference for other people and society at large.

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​Board of Recommendation

Frank Zheng
​Director General of World Blockchain Organization

Description

Prof. Frank Zheng is one of the most famous and knowledgeable experts in the blockchain investments space. Next to his position as Secretary General at the World Blockchain Organization, he is the Chairman of the Greenfield Capital Group, Managing Director at the Caribbean Institute of Blockchain Industry and a blockchain angel investor.

Prof. Zheng is a famous expert in outbound investment. He was once the partner of Blue Ocean Angel Capital and Managing Director of Alliance PKU Investment Center. Prof. Zheng is also an expert in international enterprise management. He has served successively as Executive Vice President of BROAD Group, Board Chair of WTN, and Board Chair & CEO of Shanghai CAS Mobile Communication Technologies Co. Ltd.

Prof. Zheng has expertise in such fields as overseas investment, offshore wealth management, overseas land & real estate investment, offshore financial investment, real estate investment fund & trust, and free trade zone investment.

Ian Maddison
​Chairman of European Blockchain Association

Description

Ian has been a part of the IT industry for over 45 years both in the UK and internationally.

He has advised many blue chip organisations such as Vodafone, Centrica, BBC, Channel 4, the UK Government, Orange, Ericsson, American Express and J.P. Morgan, as well as many smaller organisations. After studying Chemistry at Brighton University, he worked as an Analytical Development Chemist with Beecham Pharmaceuticals (now part of GSK) before transferring into the computer industry. He then spent twenty years in the Middle East working in a variety of roles in the investment, IT and commercial fields. He was also an advisor to the Saudi Royal Family.