Helmer Schukken

Managing Partner at Rubio Impact Ventures

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Biography

Helmer Schukken is Managing Partner of Rubio Impact Ventures and is named by the European Investment Fund as one of the firm's founders. Rubio's own impact report describes him as an engineer turned consultant turned entrepreneur turned investor, with about a decade of experience as co-founder and CEO of two cleantech start-ups; the firm does not name those companies publicly, so they are recorded here without names. He was the firm's public voice on the 2020 rebrand from Social Impact Ventures to Rubio and on the EUR 110M final close of Fund II. He has stated that impact and financial return can reinforce each other, the principle behind Rubio's impact-linked carried interest. His formal education is not published on the firm's site and is left blank rather than inferred.

Previous Experience

Career Timeline

2020
As Managing Partner, announced the EUR 55M first close and later the EUR 110M final close of Fund II, alongside the rebrand from Social Impact Ventures to Rubio Impact Ventures.
2025
Rubio closes Fund III at over EUR 70M.

Sources & References

Rubio team page ↗Rubio person taxonomy (WordPress REST API, roles) ↗EIF - Dutch social impact venture fund Rubio doubles fund size with EU backing ↗Silicon Canals - Rubio closes 2nd fund at EUR 110M ↗