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About Investor

Maiko Kamerbeek is an Investor at Graduate Entrepreneur in Rotterdam, where she focuses on early-stage hardware companies. She works with businesses at the Pre-seed and Seed stages, often supporting technical founders as they turn prototypes and engineering concepts into market-ready products. Her role involves identifying promising technologies, assessing their commercial potential, and helping teams develop practical business strategies. Maiko also supports founders as they test products, secure early customers, and prepare for larger financing rounds. Her work is especially relevant for hardware companies that require both technical development and careful capital planning. Graduate Entrepreneur typically invests between $80,000 and $250,000 in these early-stage opportunities, with a sweet spot of around $150,000, and Maiko is not generally classified as a lead investor.