# Sytse Zuidema

> Sytse Zuidema is a angel investor at eBuddy backing Energy and Automotive. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: eBuddy
- Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sytse-zuidema-5026152

Sytse Zuidema is a angel investor at eBuddy in The Hague focused on Energy and Automotive. Sytse Zuidema - COO @ eBuddy

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Management | 1 | 100% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Management | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRIGHTBLU | BrightBlu is a cloud-based charging management software app used for charging electric cars. | $200K | Angel | Jul 06, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [E156 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e156-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About eBuddy

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

eBuddy offers web and mobile messaging solutions. It created the world’s first, independent, web browser-based instant messaging service as e-Messenger in 2003. The company was rebranded in 2006 from e-Messenger to eBuddy.eBuddy currently offers two products: eBuddy Chat and XMS.eBuddy Chat is an online messenger that enables global users withMSN, Yahoo, Gtalk, Facebook, ICQ, and AIM accounts to chat free of charge in one aggregated interface. It is currently available on the web and offers free mobile solutions for iOS, Android, J2ME, and mobile web-enabled devices.XMS is a free, real-time messaging app for smartphones. Launched in March 2011, XMS offers unlimited smartphone messaging through one’s internet connection. It is currently available for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Nokia, and Windows Phone 7 devices. eBuddy is a privately-held company backed by Prime Technology Ventures and

4 contacts available at eBuddy.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan-Joost Rueb | CEO, Co-Founder | — |
| Onno Bakker | Co-Founder and Owner | — |
| Sytse Zuidema | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sytse-zuidema |
| Paulo Taylor | Co-Founder | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Sytse Zuidema invest in?

Sytse Zuidema invests primarily in Energy, Automotive and Cloud Management startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Sytse Zuidema last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sytse Zuidema 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.

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