Niels Vugteveen

Niels Vugteveen

Founder of Remote.io & A7 Labs

Amsterdam, Netherlands

About

Dutch founder and operator. Early career at Rocket Internet across Asia and Africa, leading operations and marketing. Since then I've built ventures in marketplaces, fintech, and HR tech, led product and go-to-market from zero, and built distributed teams along the way. Investing in early-stage tech since 2017, including Layer 1 protocols. Currently deep in AI, specifically coding and automation.

What I'm looking for

Partners, remote companies, and community builders who want to shape the future of remote work.

Experience

A7 Labs

Founder

A7 Labs

Feb 2025 – Present

Venture studio building AI native products.

AI ResearchVenture BuildingAutomation
Remote.io

Founder

Remote.io

Sep 2020 – Present

Remote.io is a community for remote workers and the companies hiring them. Post or search remote jobs, create a public profile, discover other remote professionals, and access employer of record services to hire talent in 150+ countries without setting up a local entity.

Remote WorkTalent AcquisitionDistributed Teams
Self Employed

Investor

Self Employed

Nov 2017 – Present

Deployed capital across 100+ digital assets. Early investments in Cardano, Crypto.com, Sonic, Casper, Sui.

Digital AssetsInvestment StrategyPortfolio Management
Early Stage Startups

Fractional Advisor & Operating Partner

Early Stage Startups

Mar 2017 – Present
Startup AdvisoryEarly Stage VenturesFractional Work
FundsUp

Co-Founder | Chief Product Officer

FundsUp

Dec 2015 – Jan 2018

SaaS platform connecting startups with investor through algorithmic matchmaking.

Product ManagementStartupsAlgorithmic Matchmaking
foodpanda

Regional Chief Marketing Officer

foodpanda

Apr 2015 – Oct 2015

Led marketing ops across 8 SEA countries.

Marketing OperationsSEA MarketsGrowth Strategies
Various Startups

Co-Founder

Various Startups

Jul 2012 – Apr 2015

‣ Launched a textile export company in world's largest fabric manufacturing hub ‣ Built an MVP connecting remote domain experts with distributed companies

Textile IndustryExport BusinessMVP Development
Rocket Internet SE

Senior Leadership

Rocket Internet SE

May 2011 – Aug 2012

Served as: ‣ Chief Marketing Officer at Jumia in Lagos, Nigeria ‣ Head of Marketing at Zando (now Bash.com) in Cape Town, South Africa ‣ Country Manager at Wimdu in Beijing, China

LeadershipMarketing ManagementMarket Expansion
Happylatte

Head of Marketing

Happylatte

Sep 2010 – May 2011

Led marketing for iOS game High Noon, achieving top-grossing status in multiple countries.

Mobile GamesiOS MarketingGrowth Hacking

Languages

English (Native or bilingual proficiency)Dutch (Native or bilingual proficiency)Spanish (Elementary proficiency)German (Limited working proficiency)