About

Experience in service of meaningful change.

Ithaka Ventures brings commercial discipline together with a wider understanding of the role companies play in society.

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Ithaka Ventures was founded by Laurens van de Vijver to support founders and initiatives working towards a more resilient, sustainable and human future.

Having built, led and invested in companies, Laurens understands that the most important decisions rarely fit neatly into a spreadsheet. Strategy, culture, timing, intuition and personal leadership are deeply connected.

Ithaka Ventures brings these dimensions together. It combines commercial discipline with a wider understanding of the role companies play in society.

The founder

Laurens van de Vijver

Founder

[PLACEHOLDER] A short biography will appear here once confirmed by the founder. It will cover Laurens' work as an entrepreneur, operator and investor, and the themes that connect his ventures: mobility, sustainability, leadership and systemic change.

A note from the founder

[PLACEHOLDER] A short, personal letter from Laurens will live here — on why Ithaka Ventures exists and what kind of company he hopes to be a shareholder in.

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