Enviu is announcing it now has two CEOs. Dieuwertje Nelissen, our current Chief Program Officer, is stepping up as co-CEO, leading how we identify and develop the systemic opportunities from which our next ventures are built, to realize catalytic impact. Paul van der Linden continues as CEO, sharpening his focus on our venture portfolio, growing the impact of our ventures. This is us doubling down on what we firmly believe: building ventures and solutions that create an economy that works for all of us.
Paul goes deeper with our portfolio ventures already driving change and ready to scale. That means more investor and partner conversations to unlock capital flowing into the portfolio companies. It’s all about moving ventures from proof to industry-level impact.
There is a huge gap for scaling impact driven ventures across regions. Our portfolio companies have proven business models and are ready to scale. My focus is to build the requirements and networks to let them scale.Dieuwertje Nellisen, CEO, Enviu
Dieuwertje’s role as CEO will focus on the system angle of our venture building approach. Identifying more systemic opportunities and actively seeking more funders and partners at the table from day one. Which will lead to more ventures and solutions launched into the systems that need change.
Through our >20 years of building ventures we have learned that solutions can catalyze change but also that systems often hold back scaling innovation and progress. In my role as CEO I will double down on our approach: building impact ventures which show that change is possible and building an enabling ecosystem. Partnerships are a crucial part of this to drive systems change.Dieuwertje Nellisen, CEO, Enviu
For 20 years, we’ve been building ventures that prove a better economy is possible. Today, Enviu works across four countries and four domains reshaping the industries that matter most to people and planet. Scaling the ventures we’ve built and creating new systemic opportunities: each half of the work has grown big enough to deserve its own CEO.
And we see the market has changed. Governments, foundations, and non-profits are turning to venture building as an entrepreneurial vehicle for systems change. Not as a fringe idea, but as a core element for the path forward. Meeting that moment means expanding our leadership for how we work: disrupting what needs to change, building what’s missing and cooperating toward a better tomorrow.
Let’s get to work. Want to get involved? Visit our partnership page