# Annette Berendsen

> Annette Berendsen is a Series B investor at FMO (The Hague) backing Forestry and Agriculture. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [FMO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fmo)
- Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annette-berendsen-5b107313
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annette.berendsen.984/

Annette Berendsen is a Series B investor at FMO in The Hague focused on Forestry and Agriculture. Annette Berendsen is based out of The Hague, South Holland and is the Principal Investment Officer of FMO. Annette previously worked at AlpInvest Partners as a Senior associate. Annette Berendsen attended the University of Amsterdam.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Forestry | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 100% |
| Social Entrepreneurship | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Komaza | Komaza is a tech-driven sustainable forestry company revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa with its farmer platform. It combines technology, training, and service to create a new sustainable wood supply for Africa at an 80% cost disruption over traditional plantations. The company was founded in 2006 by Tevis Howard. | $28M | Series B | Jul 14, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mirova](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirova) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AXA Investment Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axa-investment-managers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ceniarth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceniarth-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Novastar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novastar-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About FMO

VC Fund · The Hague, The Netherlands

FMO is a financial investment firm that specializes in financing businesses and projects FMO invests across the agribusiness value chain to enhance food security, support sustainability and promoting inclusive development.

5 contacts available at FMO.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aleksandra Gazy | Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aleksandra-gazy |
| Annette Berendsen | Principal Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annette-berendsen |
| Fatoumata Bouare | Chief Risk and Finance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fatoumata-bouare |
| Huib-Jan de Ruijter | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/huib-jan-de-ruijter |
| Jorrit Dingemans | Manager Private Equity | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jorrit-dingemans |

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## FAQ

### What does Annette Berendsen invest in?

Annette Berendsen invests primarily in Forestry, Agriculture and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Annette Berendsen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Annette Berendsen closed in Jul 2020. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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