Partner
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The official roster identifies Coen van Duiven as Partner. This profile applies henQ's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individual mandate. Relevant founder fit follows the firm's thesis: Back distinctive European B2B businesses and obsessed founders, investing in only about two companies per year and supporting capital-efficient growth.
At firm level, henQ is aligned with back distinctive European B2B businesses and obsessed founders, investing in only about two companies per year and supporting capital-efficient growth. This is firm-level guidance, not an invented personal preference.
No personal pass list is public. Opportunities outside henQ's stated stages, sectors, geography or team criteria should be treated as lower fit rather than a confirmed personal rejection rule.
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Coen van Duiven is currently Partner at henQ, as listed on the firm's official roster. Where the roster does not publish a longer biography, this profile avoids inferring prior employers, education, deals or decision authority.