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Dr. Koen Geurts Senior Investment Manager

Dr. Koen GeurtsSenior Investment Manager

Dr. Koen Geurts

Senior Investment Manager

About me

Team Industrial, Climate & Deep Tech, Investment comittee
at HTGF since 2023

CV

Dr. Koen Geurts joined the HTGF Industrial Tech team in September 2023 as investment manager. Before going into venture capital he worked 15 years in the space industry as engineer and manager, mainly in the space exploration domain. Highlight in these years was his involvement in Rosetta’s comet landing in 2014. Since 2017 Koen was as executive responsible for a business line with 250+ staff in the Earth Observation, Navigation, SatCom and Human and Robotic Exploration domains, where he successfully developed innovative solutions and services in the area of ground segments and operations.

Koen studied mechatronics and aerospace engineering, completed a PhD in space engineering and in 2022 an Executive MBA. He is fluent in Dutch, English, German and Italian.

My success stories in the HTGF portfolio

12 of 500 Companies
2025

INLEAP Photonics

Optics / Photonics

Ultra-fast and highly precise laser beam steering systems

to INLEAP Photonics
2025

Marble Imaging

New Space

Marble Imaging is a big-data EO company founded in August 2023 in Bremen, Germany, building its constellation of VHR satellites to provide up to hourly EO data and analytics for …

to Marble Imaging
2025

Alpine Eagle

Drones & Logistics

World’s first airborne counter-drone system

to Alpine Eagle
2024

ISPTech

New Space

InSpacePropulsion Technologies GmbH (ISPTech) offers propulsion solutions to allow uncompromised mobility in space – suitable for every spacecraft from small CubeSats to large capsules and landers. The products are based …

to ISPTech
2024

everyone energy

Energy

everyone energy offers white-label software for customized advisory services on renewable energy solutions. The software enables energy service providers to build digital customer services and automate sales processes. Everyone energy’s …

to everyone energy

Guided to exit

12 of 500 Companies

Recent posts

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Story

26 March 2026

“Our society cannot function without space technology”

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News

27 February 2026

ISPTech Raises €5.5M Seed Round to Redefine How Spacecraft Manoeuvre in Orbit

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News

11 February 2026

INLEAP Photonics Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Develop Laser-Based Counter-Drone System for Defence and Critical Infrastructure

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News

1 December 2025

Marble Imaging has raised €5.3 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round, powering its mission to become Europe’s leading source of very high-resolution Earth Observation data and insights. 

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News

6 March 2025

Alpine Eagle raises €10.25 million led by IQ Capital to develop AI-powered counter-drone defence system

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News

2 July 2024

Towards a Greener Space Economy: ISPTech Secures €2M in Pre-Seed Funding for Innovative Spacecraft Propulsion Technology