# Leo Brand

> Leo Brand is a seed investor at Vopak (The Hague) backing SaaS, Solar and Energy. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vopak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vopak)
- Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leobrand/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/LeoBrand2
- Website: https://x.com/LeoBrand2

Leo Brand is a seed investor at Vopak in The Hague focused on SaaS and Solar. Leo Brand - CIO @ Vopak

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Solar | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Database | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elestor | Elestor BV was founded in 2014 by Wiebrand Kout, in the city of Arnhem, the Netherlands. The company’s headquarters are located in the Powerlab (building B31), one of the buildings at the ‘Energy Business Park Arnhems Buiten’. | $32.9M |  | Aug 30, 2022 |  |
| Elestor | Elestor BV was founded in 2014 by Wiebrand Kout, in the city of Arnhem, the Netherlands. The company’s headquarters are located in the Powerlab (building B31), one of the buildings at the ‘Energy Business Park Arnhems Buiten’. | $30.1M | Series A | Aug 30, 2022 |  |
| Aeromon | Aeromon offers an UAS-based (Unmanned Aerial System) measurement service for cost-effective point-of-source aerial analyzing services for emission monitoring. | $2.5M | Seed | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| Data.world | data.world makes it easy for everyone—not just the “data people”—to get clear, accurate, fast answers to any business question. Our cloud-native data catalog maps your siloed, distributed data to familiar and consistent business concepts, creating a unified body of knowledge anyone can find, understand, and use.data.world is also home to theworld’s largest collaborative data community. It’s where people team up on everything from social bot detection to award-winning data journalism. We use what we learn from this community to improve the enterprise product and vice versa. Our team co-created the Manifesto for Data Practices, the most effective, ethical, and modern approach to data teamwork. More people signed the Manifesto for Data Practices in its first year than signed the Agile Manifesto in its first two years combined. In 2019 DataPractices.org became a Linux Foundation Project. The vendor-neutral community features new, open courseware to help people and organizations improve data practices through inclusion, experimentation, accountability, and impact.We are a Public Benefit Corporation. Most corporations are required to prioritize shareholder returns above all else. Not us. We are legally structured as a Public Benefit Corporation so we can pursue our mission and shareholder value with equal vigor. This ability is rare, powerful, and sustaining. | $11M | Series B | May 17, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Enfuro Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enfuro-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Equinor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equinor-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Invest-NL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-nl) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EIT InnoEnergy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kic-innoenergy) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Somerset Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/somerset-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vopak

VC Fund · Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Vopak is an independent tank storage company, stores and handles oil products, chemicals, liquefied petroleum and natural gases, biofuels, and vegetable oils worldwide. It owns and operates specialized facilities, including product tanks, jetties, truck loading stations, and pipelines, as well as provides access to road and rail networks.

5 contacts available at Vopak.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eelco Hoekstra | Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eelco-hoekstra-028c |
| Frits Eulderink | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frits-eulderink |
| Gerard Paulides | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gerard-paulides |
| Leo Brand | CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leo-brand |
| Robert Bakelaar | IoT Solution Architect | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-bakelaar |

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## FAQ

### What does Leo Brand invest in?

Leo Brand invests primarily in SaaS, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Leo Brand last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Leo Brand closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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