# Ytsen van der Meer

> Ytsen van der Meer is a pre-seed investor at Golden Egg Check backing Sensor and Medical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Golden Egg Check](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-egg-check)
- Location: Groningen, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ytsenvandermeer/?locale=en_US

Ytsen van der Meer is a Principal at Cottonwood Technology Fund

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensor | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Training | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cawa | Cawa helps companies take traceable climate action. Our API infrastructure gives your company access to carefully selected, high-integrity climate projects. Cawa makes it possible for everyone to trace funding and impact of their climate contributions. | $536.9K | Pre-Seed | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| QDI systems | QDI systems is a high-tech start-up, developing imaging devices based on quantum dots for medical X-ray applications. | $3.3M | Series A | Jan 16, 2024 |  |
| Young Heroes | Young Heroes is the coaching & career network for marketing, communication, data & sales talent. | $439.3K | Pre-Seed | May 10, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Carduso Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carduso-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [G- Force Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g-force-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Golden Egg Check Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-egg-check-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Maki.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maki-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RUG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rug-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shamrock Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shamrock-ventures-6f32) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Golden Egg Check

VC Fund



2 contacts available at Golden Egg Check.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thomas Mensink | Startup & Investment analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-mensink-d3dc |
| Ytsen van der Meer | GP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ytsen-van-der-meer |

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## FAQ

### What does Ytsen van der Meer invest in?

Ytsen van der Meer invests primarily in Sensor, Medical and Hardware startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ytsen van der Meer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ytsen van der Meer closed in Jun 2024. 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.

### 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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