Acrobator
Founder
Bas Godska
Superangel, Founding GP Acrobator.vc ($30mn), 500 investment portfolio privately, early angel in decacorn miro, later stage investor 25+ unicorns; GP/LP Accumulator.co. Co-Founder charity Netherlands for Ukraine (nl4ua.org).
Superangel, Founding GP Acrobator.vc ($30mn), 500 investment portfolio privately, early angel in decacorn miro, later stage investor 25+ unicorns; GP/LP Accumulator.co. Co-Founder charity Netherlands for Ukraine (nl4ua.org).
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Digital marketing consultancy firm
Acrobator is a leading Digital Marketing and E-commerce consulting firm, targeting Europe and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Founded by Bas… · More Godska, a "Digital Dutchman" with two decades of worldwide experience, Acrobator's team of strategists and marketing professionals work with medium and large internet companies, omnichannel retailers and global financial institutions.
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“Digital Dutchman”, tech-entrepreneur-turned-investor, charity fund co-founder.
Bas’ 25 years of experience and extensive network supports ambitious founders.
His background as CMO, serial entrepreneur and VC provides founders operational growth expertise and fundraising advice.
Bas holds Angel/GP/LP stakes in hundreds of companies. One of his most notable investments: early angel ticket in decacorn Miro. Through Accumulator Fund where Bas is GP/LP he participates in 25+ unicorns, including 5 other decacorns (Deel, Perplexity, Discord…).
His 50+ angel investments raised over a billion in funding, mainly from Tier 1 VCs like Accel, ICONIQ, Insight Partners and TCV.
TechCrunch and Crunchbase call Bas "one of the most prolific Western investors in Eastern Europe”.
Other bragging rights?
— PitchBook ranked Bas’ consolidated angel investments as “2nd Dutch fund by IRR” which was nice but it was not really a fund. :-)
— His VC fund Acrobator Ventures (vintage 2021) ranks in the top 5%
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Q&A
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Connecting my marketing and business knowledge with great founders and their companies gives me a kick!
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
Set up a hands-on VC fund, the sector needs it!
What's an obstacle you've overcome?
Survived downturns in my entrepreneurial life.
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Still the same, building out my fund
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Take even more risks earlier in life, time is a mighty factor
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Wrote 6.5kg of prose :-)
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
The ones that live their entrepreneurial passion and yet have the chance to remain creative
What's your super power?
I know a bit better than many others which founders will succeed and I let intuition play an important role in my angel investing decisions.
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
biz plans: https://app.zapflow.com/webentry/o4huvmpa6z3iuioix1ax
email: [email protected]
What words of wisdom do you live by?
Do one thing every day that scares you; when there's a fork in the road, take it; when you're feeling comfortable you're driving too slow.
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