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Michael Koenka

Co-Founder of Lightbeam

Amsterdam, North Holland

Overview 

Michael Koenka is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in executive advisory, sales presentations, and fostering inclusivity. Currently serving as the Managing Partner at Koenka & Partners, he has made significant contributions in the areas of investments and community development, with a notable track record of investing in diverse sectors such as Space and AgTech, and supporting underrepresented founders. Koenka's career highlights include serving as a Strategic Advisor at GetSparked and Co-Founder of Lightbeam, as well as investing in companies like Moonshoot during their Venture Round, showcasing his expertise in strategic consulting, entrepreneurship, and fostering inclusive ecosystems within the professional services industries.

Work Experience 

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Lightbeam

  • Founder

    2023 - Current

    Lightbeam is the world's first frontier innovation agency for legacy industries. We help investors and innovators dominate the future of tech.

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GetSparked

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2025

  • Strategic Advisor

    2024 - 2025

    Getsparked is Europe's premiere AI community for high profile experts, founders, investors, academics and executives. I'm responsible for the Funding & Finance track, plus supporting community growth and development as a steering committee board member.

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Koenka & Partners

  • Managing Partner

    2020

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NVIDIA

  • Brand Partner

    2022

NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.

Raised $4,095,000,000.00 from ARPA-E and DARPA.

nvidia.com
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CPION

  • Accredited Professor, Center for Post Graduate Education

    2017

    Registered Professor in the Center for Post Graduate Education in the Netherlands

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Neutron Star Systems

  • Member of The Board of Advisors

    2022 - 2024

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Moonshot

  • Mentor and Investor

    2021 - 2024

    Moonshot Space Co. brings the best people from around the globe to create and grow new (space) technologies, businesses, and industries of the future.

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BaseTemplates

  • Brand Partner

    2020 - 2023

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Founder Institute

  • Business Mentor

    2020 - 2023

    Pitch, presentation and persuasion mentor for the most promising hand-picked, bleeding-edge startups and scale ups this country has to offer.

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House of Genius

  • City Director, Amsterdam

    2013 - 2023

    House of Genius Amsterdam is an invitation-only startup event that assembles diverse minds from the local community to disrupt normal thinking patterns and ignite new ideas. With no introductions or preconceived notions, 15 professionals including entrepreneurs, executives, academics, artists and students engage in an open, intense dialogue and debate to spawn truly innovative solutions and perspectives. Sign up today to join our next session!

Education 

Investments 

Moonshoot

Venture Round

Total funding: $14M

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