Maasbert Schouten founded his private investment company N.V. MaasInvest in 2009 after founding a couple of successful companies before since 1993 and built a solid and very successful investment trackrecord, with a focus on investing in growth capital and management buy-outs in the Dutch lower mid-market, directly as well as via a large number of PE-funds. Furthermore he acts e.g. as a Member of the Advisory Board of Main Capital IV, Strategic Advisor and IC Member MKB Fonds, Member Advisory Committee Pride Mezzanine Capital I, Investment Expert BNR Zakendoen (a Dutch business radioshow) and Chairman of the Jury Small Cap Deal M&A Awards. He studied at e.g. Erasmus University and Nyenrode Business University and is a Baron of Entrepreneurship of Harvard.