Eelko Van Kooten
Angel Investor
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eelko Van Kooten is a seed investor in Amsterdam focused on Music and Travel. Eelko van Kooten is one of the most well-known entrepreneurs in the international dance industry. He started music label Spinnin’ Records in 1999, together with A&R specialist Roger de Graaf. Eelko has spearheaded the business for the past 17 years growing to a world-leading team of 75+ creatives, innovators and trailblazers in music.TodaySpinnin’ Records is the world’s leading dance label. Eelko and his team are responsible for releasing world-class tracks hitting international charts and developing the careers of globally renowned DJs including Afrojack, Bingo Players, Martin Garrix, Oliver Heldens, Sander van Doorn, Kris Kross Amsterdam and Sam Feldt.Born in the 70’s in the Netherlands’ media city Hilversum, Eelko grew up in an entrepreneurial family. He starts university and graduates as the country’s youngest certified real estate broker at age 22. When Eelko is 28 he makes the bold move to start his own publishing company MusicAllStars Publishing – combining his ambitious mindset with what he loves most: music. A year later in 1999 he founded music label Spinnin’ Records followed by artist management company MusicAllStars Management in 2012.Over the years Eelko has been praised by the international music industry for his knowledge and ability of pushing the boundaries of the dance industry. He was included in Rolling Stone’s ‘Top 50 Most Important People in EDM’ and won an IDMA award for ‘Best Music Label Executive’.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Music 2 (67%)
- Travel 1 (33%)
- Ticketing 1 (33%)
- E-Commerce 1 (33%)
- Marketplace 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Series D 1 (33%)
Country
- Sweden 1 (33%)
- United Kingdom 1 (33%)
- The Netherlands 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Launched in April 2018, Tracklib is the world’s first and only online crate-digging and music sample clearance service featuring full tracks from popular artists. The service boasts a library of over 65,000 tracks and growing with no loops or sample packs, including one of the most sampled songs in music history: “Impeach the President” by theHoneydrippers. Users can browse the library, listen to full tracks, save their favorites to their collections, and search by categories such as genre, region, song key, BPM, or release date. They can then purchase and download songs for $1.99 each, create their own tracks that sample the songs, and then quickly and easily obtain a license for as little as $50 and a pre-determined revenue share with the original rights-holders. Tracklib’s Creators Advisory Board includes top producers Erick Sermon, Zaytoven, Prince Paul, and Drumma Boy. The service is also supported by industry legends Tom Silverman (Tracklib U.S. Partner), Founder of Tommy Boy Records; Deborah Mannis-Gardner (Tracklib Partner), Owner/President of DMG Clearances, Inc.; and Steve Lobel (Tracklib Ambassador), CEO of A2Z Entertainment. | $4.5M / Seed / Jun 15, 2020 | ||
| Festicket empowers music fans with a seamless service to discover and book tickets and travel packages for music festivals worldwide. The platform offers an end-to-end experience for music travelers, an efficient two-sided marketplace for 1,000+ music festivals across 40 different countries, and a network of 2,000 suppliers for accommodation andtravel packages. | $10.5M / Series D / Nov 12, 2018 | ||
| Finst a revolutionary cryptocurrency investment platform with 82% lower fees. Finst is backed by some of the founders and ex-core team of DEGIRO. | $9.4M / Series A |
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FAQ
What does Eelko Van Kooten invest in?
Eelko Van Kooten invests primarily in Music, Travel and Ticketing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Eelko Van Kooten last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Eelko Van Kooten closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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