# Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg

> Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg is a seed investor at We Are Social backing Marketing. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [We Are Social](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/we-are-social)
- Location: Pretoria, South Africa
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-pierre-van-der-berg-simplicity-is-key
- Website: https://wearesocial.com/uk/
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000051684230

Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg is a seed investor at We Are Social in Pretoria focused on Marketing and Advertising. Jean Pierre Van Der Berg

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/dr-jeanpierre-vdberg?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 3 | 60% |
| Advertising | 2 | 40% |
| Social Media Marketing | 2 | 40% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Consulting | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BestMark | Located in Minnetonka, MN, BestMark is an industry-leading provider of customer experience measurement services and related analytics. The company assesses and improves customer satisfaction and loyalty for major companies in retail, automotive, hospitality, technology and other industries. BestMark was founded in 1986 in Minneapolis, its currentheadquarters. BestMark's comprehensive suite of customer information services includes mystery shopping, customer surveys, compliance audits, customer intercept interviews, and employee feedback surveys. | $106.1K | Series A | Apr 03, 2026 | http://www.bestmark.com/ |
| We Are Social | We Are Social specializes in social media marketing, advertising, and consulting services. | $3.1M | Series A | Aug 01, 2022 | https://x.com/wearesocial |
| BestMark | Located in Minnetonka, MN, BestMark is an industry-leading provider of customer experience measurement services and related analytics. The company assesses and improves customer satisfaction and loyalty for major companies in retail, automotive, hospitality, technology and other industries. BestMark was founded in 1986 in Minneapolis, its currentheadquarters. BestMark's comprehensive suite of customer information services includes mystery shopping, customer surveys, compliance audits, customer intercept interviews, and employee feedback surveys. | $2M | Seed | Mar 15, 2017 | http://www.bestmark.com/ |
| Metigy | Metigy uses AI and deep learning to deliver real time insights and actions that radically enhance reach and converison | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 01, 2015 | https://metigy.com/ |
| We Are Social | We Are Social delivers businesses and brands with marketing campaigns and strategies that are based on social insights. The company has provided its services for brands such as Adidas, Audi, Google, and Netflix.We Are Social has offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Paris, Milan, Munich, Berlin, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo.It was founded in 2008. | $900K |  | Mar 10, 2012 | http://wearesocial.net |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## About We Are Social

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

We Are Social delivers businesses and brands with marketing campaigns and strategies that are based on social insights. The company has provided its services for brands such as Adidas, Audi, Google, and Netflix.We Are Social has offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Paris, Milan, Munich, Berlin, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo.It was founded in 2008.

5 contacts available at We Are Social.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Edu Pou | Executive Creative Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edu-pou |
| Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-jeanpierre-vdberg |
| Nathan McDonald | Co-Founder & Group CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathan-mcdonald-d9a0 |
| Pete Lin | Regional Managing Director, North Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pete-lin |
| Sarah Hecks | Head of Editorial | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-hecks |

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## FAQ

### What does Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg invest in?

Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg invests primarily in Marketing, Advertising and Social Media Marketing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg?

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### When did Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jean-Pierre Van Der Berg closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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