Auke van Urk

Founding Partner @ Nuvia

About

Entrepeneur, Investor and Fellow @ Valtech Bridging the gap between business and technology.

Country

Netherlands

City

Utrecht

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

E-commerce, E-business, CMS, Online Marketing, Sitecore, Drupal, Web Project Management, Typo3, EPiServer, Web Marketing, Hybris, Agile Methodologies, Internet Strategy, eCommerce, Mobile Applications, Lead Generation, Adobe CQ, Conversion Optimization, Agile Project Management, Lean Startup

Experience

Founding Partner

Nuvia

2025-12 - Present · 10 mos

Utrecht, Netherlands

Nuvia is a multi-family office founded by a group of like-minded entrepreneurs. We invest long-term capital in real estate, profitable companies, start- and scale-ups, and private funds.

Fellow

Valtech

2023-1 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Amsterdam Area

global Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Valtech

2016-7 - 2022-12 · 6 yrs 6 mos

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

CTO

Valtech

2000-1 - 2016-7 · 16 yrs 7 mos

Utrecht, Amsterdam, Amersfoort and Eindhoven

eFocus is acquired by Valtech: https://www.valtech.com/investors/news/Valtech-Acquires-eFocus-a-Leading-Digital-Agency-in-the-Netherlands/

Investor

Codesphere

2023-7 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

Redwood City, California, United States

Board Member

Bluestone PIM

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Norway

Bluestone PIM is a Nordic tech company with a global reach. The company was established in 2016 to build a disruptive Product Information Management (PIM) based on the MACH principles - Microservices based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS and Headless.

Advisor

Enterspeed

2023-1 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Denmark

Advisory Board Member

Strix Group

2022-9 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

Utrecht, Netherlands

Strix Group is an European digital commerce agency with office in the Netherlands (ShopWorks) and Poland (Strix Poland). We push boundaries in commerce with Adobe Commerce, Shopware and Shopify.

Operating Partner

Keensight Capital

2024-6 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Partner

Narwhal investments

2022-6 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

Utrecht, Netherlands

Co-founder & Advisory Board Member

MACH Alliance

2020-6 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

London Area, United Kingdom

The Alliance was formed in June 2020 to help enterprise organizations navigate the complex modern technology landscape. It aims to guide and show the business advantage of open tech ecosystems that are Microservices based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS and Headless.