Youp van 't Hoff

Youp van 't Hoff is currently an Analyst at Graduate Entrepreneur, where he focuses on evaluating early-stage venture capital investments across the broader technology sector. Operating within the firm's core deal teams, he is primarily responsible for sourcing, analyzing, and executing pre-seed funding rounds for emerging technology startups. His recent investment activity includes participating in the pre-seed financing for Crescent Med, a specialized medical technology company developing advanced surgical education tools founded by Sam van Dijk. Additionally, van 't Hoff contributed directly to the firm's pre-seed investment in Auto-Pilot, an artificial intelligence and natural language processing startup established by founder Thom Trentelman to automate complex text processing workflows. His current professional focus remains centered on identifying and supporting early-stage technology ventures, specifically targeting highly scalable innovations within the artificial intelligence and medical technology ecosystems.