About
Anke Huiskes is a startup operator-turned-investor who spent years scaling Pebble, the world's first smartwatch, as Head of European Sales before founding NP-Hard Ventures, and is known in Dutch media as "the woman of 10 million" for her role leading early-stage investments. She bridges the Twente and Silicon Valley ecosystems by moving back to the Netherlands specifically to make a difference in the regional innovation ecosystem, while co-hosting "The Big Exit Show" podcast where she interviews exited founders about their journey from startup to exit. Anke Huiskes is a startup operator-turned-investor who spent years scaling Pebble, the world's first smartwatch, as Head of European Sales before founding NP-Hard Ventures, and is known in Dutch media as "the woman of 10 million" for her role leading early-stage investments. She bridges the Twente and Silicon Valley ecosystems by moving back to the Netherlands specifically to make a difference in the regional innovation ecosystem, while co-hosting "The Big Exit Show" podcast where she interviews exited founders about their journey from startup to exit.
