Speakers


Pieter Wolters

Pieter joined DSM Venturing as Managing Director in 2012, which became dsm-firmenich Venturing in May 2023. He built a world-class team in the US and Europe which invested in 55+ startups since then. This set the stage for a multitude of strategic agreements with dsm-firmenich’s businesses, enabling them to gain early access and experience in new areas, and meanwhile realing healthy investment returns on portfolio exits. Pieter has extensive hands-on startup operator and board experience. He currently serves on the boards of Vivici, Hologram, Miach Orthopeadics, DSM PPE Plus and MassChallenge Switzerland. Before dsm-firmenich Venturing he was co-founder/CEO of OrthAlign (privately owned, 2008-2011) and IsoTis (ISOT, acquired by Integra Life Sciences) (1997-2007) in California. Pieter’s early professional years were in international M&A, investment management and transaction advisory. He holds a masters in law from Leiden University, NL. Pieter works and lives in the US since 2004, and this summers relocates to Switzerland to further advance the impact of dsm-firmenich and Venturing globally.
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Panel Discussion: Innovative financing mechanisms for industrial scale of alternative proteins
With financing and transaction activity in the alternative proteins industry slowing in 2022 due to the unfavourable global economic environment, there has never been a more challenging time in...
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