Sebastiaan Vaessen

Sebastiaan Vaessen is a Partner at Prosus Ventures, the venture investing arm of the global consumer internet group Prosus, based in London. Before assuming his current position, he served as the Head of Strategy for Naspers, guiding the multinational firm's transition into a leading technology investor. Earlier in his career, Vaessen worked in the investment banking division at Merrill Lynch, focusing on mergers and acquisitions within the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. At Prosus Ventures, he oversees significant capital deployment across multiple global markets, managing strategic investments in high-growth technology companies such as Swiggy and Udemy. Throughout his decade-long tenure, he has directed hundreds of millions of dollars in venture funding toward innovative technology founders. His current focus centers on identifying and scaling growth-stage consumer internet and enterprise technology platforms across emerging and developed markets.