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Gemma Bloemen

Venture partner at Norrsken Investor

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview 

Gemma Bloemen is currently a Venture Partner at Norrsken VC in London, with a background that includes roles at Creandum, Uber, and Elder. She has made significant investments in companies like Packfleet, Unitary, Scarlet, and Exakt Health, showcasing her expertise in venture capital and strategic advisory roles. With an MBA from INSEAD and experience as a Principal at Creandum, Gemma has leveraged her skills in business strategy, entrepreneurship, and data analysis to excel in her current role at Norrsken VC, where she focuses on investing in sectors such as AgTech, Impact, and Digital Health.

Work Experience 

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Norrsken VC

  • Venture Partner

    2024 - Current

    Preseed, Seed and Series A impact investing in the UK and wider Europe

Various

  • Angel Investor/ Advisor

    2020

    Active early stage advisor and preseed angel investor invested in ~15 businesses focused on Climate and Health tech. Companies include: Climate: Shellworks (Localglobe led next round), Vayuu (Atomico led next round), HeyJude (Eka led next round), Ponterra, Boldr, Maiven, Lorefully, Cocoli Health: The Lowdown (Speedinvest led next round), Exact Health, Ahead, Astron health Preseed funds: Cocoa, NP hard, Voyagers

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CREANDUM

  • Principal

    2021 - 2024

    Principal (now called Partner) at Creandum, focusing on UK and Europe, Seed - Series A. Led rounds in Scarlet (seed), Packfleet (seed), Unitary (A) and supported on many others. Creandum has backed the likes of Spotify, Trade Republic, Depop and Kry.

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elder HQ

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2019 - 2021

    Elder is a tech-enabled marketplace for home care. We are a Series B, VC funded healthtech startup bringing worldclass care to people who need it enabling them to remain happy and independent in their own homes.

  • Director of Operations

    2018 - 2019

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Uber

  • Senior Manager, various teams

    2014 - 2018

    One of the early team members of Uber in UK, led various teams across UK focused on growth and operations

  • Co-chair Women of Uber ERG

    2017 - 2017

Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.

Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.

uber.com
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McKinsey & Company

  • Strategy Consultant

    2010 - 2013

  • Fellow Consultant - Internship

    2009 - 2010

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

mckinsey.com

Education 

Investments 

Packfleet

Seed

Total funding: $21M

Unitary

Series A

Total funding: $25M

Scarlet

Seed

Total funding: $7M

Exakt Health

Pre Seed

Total funding: $2.6M

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