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Pieter Schoen is an active investor and serial entrepreneur currently based in the Netherlands. Before transitioning to his current private investment activities, he established his early entrepreneurial career by independently founding a regional publishing business and two distinct information technology companies. In 2005, Schoen partnered with co-founder Harald Swinkels to launch NLE, a challenger utility company that eventually scaled its operations to become the largest independent energy supplier in the Dutch market. Under his strategic direction, the enterprise achieved significant consumer market penetration and ultimately secured a major exit when it was acquired by the NUTS group in 2018 for a reported valuation of approximately 200 million euros. His professional background demonstrates a consistent operational trajectory from launching early-stage technology and media startups to executing high-value corporate acquisitions within the traditional European utilities sector.