Acrobator
Founder
Bas Godska
Digital Dutchman. GP $40mn fund Acrobator.vc (LPs welcome); founder growth hack advisory Acrobator.com. Top 50 Crunchbase Angel, $1bn portfolio company value.
Digital Dutchman. GP $40mn fund Acrobator.vc (LPs welcome); founder growth hack advisory Acrobator.com. Top 50 Crunchbase Angel, $1bn portfolio company value.
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Experience
Founder, Investor
Founder
Employee
Advisor
Board Member
Projects
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.
Education
About
Achievements
Growth hacker-turned-investor. Generated $2bn in sales for 100+ companies worldwide.
Personal investment portfolio: realtimeboard.com/miro.com; harver.com; travelata.ru (co-founder); Chocofamily Holding (chocotravel.kz, chocolife.me, aviata.kz, chocomart.kz (exit), chocofood.kz, lensmark.kz, rahmet.kz, foodpanda.kz, iDoctor.kz, besmart.kz.)
newzmate.com (partial exit; sold to Piano Software); ecois.me; storyterrace.com, getobjectiv.com; Crossss (exit, sold to Leadhit); zeef.com / linkpizza.com; Zakaz.ua (partial exit). Advisory equity in another 20+ projects.
Ranked #1 Foreign Angel Investor Russia (EWDN); Top 10 Angel Investor (Firrma.ru)
Jobs Australia/Europe/CIS 2000-2019:
MD / Founder Authentics ; CMO lastminute.com ; Country Manager Sportingbet ; CMO Europe Ebookers.com / Orbitz.com ; MD Gogol Media.
CMO / dep. CEO Ozon.ru ; VP Marketing Gloria Jeans ; CMO Lamoda.ru (Rocket Internet) ; CMO Digital KupiVIP.ru ; eCommerce Director a.i. Enter | Svyaznoi ; MD myThings.com ;
Skills
What I'm Looking For
Great founders and ideas that need some funding and entrepreneurial mentorship.
Deal tickets EUR 50K-400K, Genesis, Pre-seed, seed, Series A.
Locations
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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