Marcel van den Assum
Chairman at Wipster, Inc.
Profile
Marcel van den Assum is a professional director, independent advisor and angel investor.
His roles include Chairman of Flick Electric Ltd, Sprout Agritech Ltd and Wipster Ltd, and Director of CropX (NZ) Ltd and Education Payroll Ltd, along with Independent Advisory Board positions with New Zealand Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Health.
He was Chairman of the Angel Association of NZ, a director of AngelHQ, a founding investor in LightningLab accelerator, and a member of the NZ Institute of Directors.
Prior to his governance career, Marcel was CIO of New Zealand’s largest company Fonterra, and previous to that Managing Principal of Unisys New Zealand holding leadership roles in various global functions.
He has worked across many industry sectors, government entities, and in most geographies.
Marcel has a genuine desire to grow companies and New Zealand’s economy, and an interest in NZGCP’s leadership role in market.
He has a strong level of understanding of the work of NZGCP, the environment it operates in, the relationship between its stakeholders, and the challenges surrounding its investment and stakeholder relations.
Alongside family and friends, art, music, mountain biking and snowboarding, food and travel are Marcel’s interests.
Marcel van den Assum active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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NZGCP Ltd
 NZGCP Ltd Investment ManagersFinance NZGCP Ltd. (NZGCP) is a private equity fund of funds management firm which was established by New Zealand government in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-15 |
Sprout Agritech LP
 Sprout Agritech LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Sprout Agritech LP is a New Zealander company that was established in 2015 as the Sprout Accelerator, and has been working with agtech and foodtech entrepreneurs for over 7 years. The company is based in Papaioea, New Zealand. The company's mission is to transform food and agriculture on a large scale to feed more than 10 billion people sustainably by 2050. The company helps entrepreneurs build great teams and businesses, and offer investment opportunities to those who want to become co-founders. | Chairman | 2019-05-31 |
Wipster, Inc.
 Wipster, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of WIP App Ltd., Wipster, Inc. is a video and review collaboration software that is widely used by creative teams worldwide for quick and easy video review, approval, collaboration, and workflows. The American company's video review and approval software includes features enabling creative teams to share work-in-progress for real-time feedback and quick approvals. | Chairman | 2017-11-30 |
Merlot Aero Ltd.
 Merlot Aero Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Merlot Aero Ltd. develops software solutions for airline operations. It offers cloud based or self-host platform, mobile technology, enterprise-wide collaboration, intelligence, big data and framework. The company is headquartered in Ponsonby, New Zealand. | Chairman | 2014-07-31 |
Education Payroll Ltd.
 Education Payroll Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Education Payroll Ltd. was founded in 2014 and provides online access services to school payroll records for authorized users, using a log in and password. The private company is based in Wellington, New Zealand. | Private Equity Investor | 2016-06-30 |
Training of Marcel van den Assum
| Auckland University | Undergraduate Degree |
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NZGCP Ltd
NZGCP Ltd Investment ManagersFinance NZGCP Ltd. (NZGCP) is a private equity fund of funds management firm which was established by New Zealand government in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. | Finance |
Sprout Agritech LP
Sprout Agritech LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Sprout Agritech LP is a New Zealander company that was established in 2015 as the Sprout Accelerator, and has been working with agtech and foodtech entrepreneurs for over 7 years. The company is based in Papaioea, New Zealand. The company's mission is to transform food and agriculture on a large scale to feed more than 10 billion people sustainably by 2050. The company helps entrepreneurs build great teams and businesses, and offer investment opportunities to those who want to become co-founders. | Finance |
Wipster, Inc.
Wipster, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of WIP App Ltd., Wipster, Inc. is a video and review collaboration software that is widely used by creative teams worldwide for quick and easy video review, approval, collaboration, and workflows. The American company's video review and approval software includes features enabling creative teams to share work-in-progress for real-time feedback and quick approvals. | Technology Services |
Merlot Aero Ltd.
Merlot Aero Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Merlot Aero Ltd. develops software solutions for airline operations. It offers cloud based or self-host platform, mobile technology, enterprise-wide collaboration, intelligence, big data and framework. The company is headquartered in Ponsonby, New Zealand. | Technology Services |
Education Payroll Ltd.
Education Payroll Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Education Payroll Ltd. was founded in 2014 and provides online access services to school payroll records for authorized users, using a log in and password. The private company is based in Wellington, New Zealand. | Technology Services |
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