Sjacco van Kol

As StartLife’s Community Manager, Sjacco plays a key role in accelerating the ecosystem of StartLife.

The role involve fostering meaningful connections, driving interactive community initiatives, and ensuring startups, mentors, and other stakeholders’ engagement.

In short, Sjacco orchestrates the people, places and programmes that fast-track agrifoodtech startups on their mission to build a sustainable food system.

With a BSc in Life Sciences, an MSc in Health Food Innovation Management, and venture experiences in Marketing & Communication, he possesses a unique blend of science, analytical, and business skills and tools. A true connector with an entrepreneurial and curious mindset, Sjacco strives for a world where food is not a problem but a solution.

Sjacco is also the Co-host of the Podcast called ‘Tomorrow’s Bites’. Stories that allow us all to get inspired and take up knowledge to create a better tomorrow. On his personal LinkedIn profile, he writes daily about insights from profound individuals working within the food space towards a better future.