Casper Bruens

Casper founded Brightlands Venture Partners’ first fund (Limburg Ventures) in 2004 and has been steering the growing team ever since. He has a broad experience in areas as diverse as materials, electronics, medtech, biotech and nutrition.

He is Managing Partner of Brightlands Venture Partners and director of all four funds: Limburg Ventures, Chemelot Ventures, Brightlands Agrifood Fund and BVP Fund IV. Earlier in his career, he held various positions in international BtB marketing, new business development, and he worked as a Senior Investment Manager with DSM Venturing. In these capacities, he was involved in a large number of investments and has acted as a board member and/or shareholder for multiple portfolio companies.

He studied Business Economics at Tilburg University (Netherlands) and Indiana University (Bloomington, USA).