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Chris van der Kuyl is a highly experienced Chief Executive and Non-Executive Director whose expertise combines the start-up, development and market listed business arena in the technology, media and entertainment sectors.
Van der Kuyl grew his first business, VIS entertainment plc out of a bedroom in Dundee to become a global player in the creation of leading-edge entertainment property for computer, television and video games platforms worldwide. Through the development of VIS, as CEO and President, he took the business through substantive growth by developing and delivering on an acquisition, development and ultimately merger strategy that took the business on to an international stage merging in 2004 with the NASDAQ listed Bam Entertainment company. This experience has equipped him in delivering successful and substantial fundraising exercises in the Private Equity, Corporate Venturing and now Listed Markets. Moreover as a business builder he has an exceptional ability in developing committed employees whilst keeping an ever- watchful eye on the bottom line.
Chris is widely recognised as one of the UK's the leading young entrepreneurs. He is also a regular contributor to the 21st Century business and enterprise agenda through a variety of conference keynote speaking engagements and media coverage. Chris is a member of the Global Leaders of Tomorrow Programme at the World Economic Forum. The young entrepreneur also embraces the spirit of 'giving something back' and is fully committed to building the next generation of business people by encouraging enterprise education in Schools, Colleges and Universities. He was Chairman of Young Enterprise Scotland for seven years and is a member of the Smith Group advising the Scottish Executive on educational matters. As one of the youngest Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Chris sits as a member of the Scottish Scientific Advisory committee who advise the Scottish government on all areas of science and technology. Chris also Chairs the Creative board of the Education Wing at Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow and is a Director of Dundee Science Centre.
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2012
51-100
Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Marketing
Jobs history
12
Ant Workshop
Board Member
Invalid date - Current
Stormcloud Games
Chairman
2021 - Current
4J Studios
Chairman & Founder
2005 - Current
Ace Aquatec
Director
2020 - Current
Chroma Developments
Director
2021 - Current
University of Abertay Dundee
Visiting Professor of Digital Entertainment
2005 - Current
Broker Insights
Chairman
2017 - Current
Chairman
2020 - Current
Chroma Ventures
Principal
2021 - Current
Baillie Gifford
Director
2021 - Current
Chroma Developments
Director
2021 - Current
Blippar
Director
2021 - Current
Board and Advisor Roles
0
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Profile Resume
Chris van der Kuyl is the Chairman at TVSquared, based in Europe. With a background in Advertising, Chris van der Kuyl has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Chris van der Kuyl studied BSc Computer Science @ University of Dundee. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Investment portfolio
2
1
Personal investment
2
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Apr 01, 2015 | TVSquared | Seed Round - TVSquared | 2.6M |
May 31, 2019 | Handl | Pre Seed Round - Handl | 37.9K |
Partner investment
7
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Mar 23, 2021 | Blippar | Seed Round - Blippar | 4J Studios | 5.0M |
Dec 20, 2021 | Broker Insights | Series A - Broker Insights | Chroma Ventures | 7.9M |
Jan 31, 2022 | Ant Workshop | Venture Round - Ant Workshop | Chroma Ventures | 0 |
Jun 07, 2023 | Ace Aquatec | Venture Round - Ace Aquatec | Chroma Ventures | 3.1M |
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