Steven Uitentuis

Steven Uitentuis is a startup investor currently serving as a Venture Director at Ponooc, a venture capital fund based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Before transitioning into the venture capital sector, he co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer of Swapfiets, a micro-mobility subscription service widely recognized for its distinctive blue-tire bicycles. Under his executive leadership, the startup expanded its operations across multiple European markets and secured significant financial backing from Pon Holdings, eventually growing its consumer base to over two hundred thousand active subscribers. In his current investment capacity at Ponooc, he leverages his direct operational experience to identify, fund, and support early-stage companies operating within the sustainable mobility and renewable energy sectors. His professional focus remains centered on guiding emerging hardware and software startups through their critical scaling phases by providing strategic capital and operational oversight.