Eva de Mol

How does technology influence our lives? How do you actually build a successful entrepreneurial team? As an investor in technology startups, Dr. Eva de Mol speaks daily with entrepreneurs, investors, and technologists. Eva is the founder of CapitalT, the first and largest investment fund in technology startups in the Netherlands founded by women. She has a portfolio of more than 25 investments in the field of digital technology and artificial intelligence. She is also listed among the top 10 well-known female entrepreneurs in the Netherlands, alongside Nikkie Plessen and Linda de Mol. Startup success Eva obtained her PhD at Berkeley University in California and VU University, where she researched the factors that lead to startup success. In Silicon Valley, she followed more than 1,000 entrepreneurial teams over the course of five years and demonstrated that team dynamics are crucial in achieving startup success—much more important than just having a solid business plan or a large potential market for a product. Eva is therefore an expert in the field of diversity and inclusion and has extensive knowledge of concrete tools companies can use to improve organizational culture. Harvard Business Review and Forbes Her research has been widely published in scientific journals. Eva regularly writes for Harvard Business Review and Forbes. She often speaks on macroeconomic trends, such as the future labor market, the role of AI, and how innovation influences our lives. Entrepreneurship, teams, AI, and investing She writes a column in Quote about entrepreneurship, investing, and artificial intelligence. Eva is a regular guest at BNR and frequently joins opinion programs to comment on economic current affairs. She is a strong advocate for greater diversity in technology and entrepreneurship and gladly shares her lessons on fostering a more inclusive ecosystem. Eva was recently named one of the 10 most well-known entrepreneurs in the Netherlands by Bedrijvenconsultant.