People

We are committed to demonstrate that it is possible to make a change by empowering entrepreneurs. We have complementary skills and extensive experience. We believe having fun is crucial to success!

Investment Team

Bram Boogaerdt ‘t Hooft

Investment Manager

A passionate impact investor with 20+ years of experience in SME financing. He has specific expertise in international investments, Bram has worked for NIBC, FMO, Deutsche Bank and Oxfam Novib. He is experienced in multiple sectors and has invested in numerous SMEs in 20+ countries in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe

Kunle Ilundiran

Investment Expert Nigeria

Kunle is an experienced professional with over 12 years of experience in (impact) investing in several sectors. Prior to joining Plusforall, he led the investment team at Sahel Capital. Kunle has also worked with Alitheia Capital and Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM) in Nigeria.

Tau van Ngo

Investment Expert Vietnam

A driven professional specialized in SME investing, management consulting and sustainability. He worked15+ years on operational improvements and business excellence projects for Accenture and EFESO. In 2007 he was investment manager for Intereffekt Frontier Vietnam Fund. From 2016 on he has set up and run companies in Vietnam.

Bernice Robbertse

Investment Expert Southern Africa

Impact investment professional with 6 years experience in primarily the agricultural and technology sectors. Bernice is very involved in the global startup ecosystem and has a passion to connect startups & SME’s to talent, investors, and corporate opportunities. She is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and has extensive experience in the Sub-Saharan region, as well as Europe and Asia.

Investment Committee

Paul Wolff

Chair

Paul has a long-standing career in fund management and impact investing in emerging markets in his work for FMO and NIB Capital. His expertise is in labour rights and corporate governance of SMEs. He worked 5 years for ILO in Burkina Faso. Currently, he is working as a mentor/coach for entrepreneurs in emerging markets.

Lindy van Vliet

General member

Lindy is Global Manager of Health Unit at KIT/Royal Tropical Institute. She has an impressive career in social development, having worked for international and local NGOs managing programs aimed at business development, impact investing, education and health. She was founder of the SME impact fund of Oxfam Novib.

Guido Boysen

General member

Guido is a driven impact investor with 25 years of experience in fund management, corporate and SME finance and development. He is former CEO of GroFin. He worked for Accenture and FMO and before joining GroFin. He has served at various boards of private equity funds and local financial institutions, mostly in Africa.

External Advisors

Dick Haan

Fundraising

A driven social investor with more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience.  Dick started his own company in 1999, and it is now one of the leading global distributors of waxes. He has been the owner and managing director of several successful companies, including Alpha Wax, Social Impact Ventures and Follow the Money.

Sytske Groenewald

ESG / Impact

Eager to make a change, Sytske has worked 10+ years in the Dutch non-profit sector. She conducted a study (Ph.D.) on livelihood adaptation of smallholder farmers, and she has in-depth experience with impact measurement of microfinance and SMEs. She completed the SME Finance Course at the Frankfurt Schule.