Bibi van den Berg

Analyst

Bibi is a mechanically minded analyst who digs deep into hardware, energy and engineering, backing founders who turn complex technology into real-world impact.

Focus chips

Industrial & climate hardware

Sustainable energy technologies

Early-stage deeptech

Technical & commercial analysis

Background

Bibi has been close to early-stage startups for years, even before joining venture.

During her studies in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy Technologies, she worked with student founders on a month-long program that helped teams turn concepts into real businesses, supported by successful founders and a strong alumni network. That experience sharpened her eye for early signals of founder quality, ambition and execution.

She finished her degree with an internship on bidirectional charging, where she built a charging algorithm and then analysed what it would take to reach the market, assessing technical feasibility, financial viability and regulatory hurdles. It was a clear bridge between engineering work and commercialization.

Starting her career at FORWARD.one feels like a natural next step: combining her love for engineering with a front-row seat to Europe’s most ambitious deeptech founders. She’s excited about the work, the people, and the opportunity to help build the next generation of industrial tech companies.

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Drive, clarity and confidence. Founders who understand the problem better than anyone and are disciplined enough to turn technology into traction.

Focus & Thesis

What Bibi focuses on

Hardware and engineering-led tech. With a background in mechanical engineering and sustainable energy technologies, Bibi gravitates toward deeptech solutions where physics and engineering are the core advantage.
Real-world problem solving. The real excitement starts when a technology clearly solves a concrete problem, from grid congestion to advanced sensing or robotics, and can outperform the status quo.
From tech to traction. She looks at where a solution fits in the technical landscape, how it competes, and what it will take to turn it into a strong business.

At FORWARD.one we can support founders who make a real difference in the world, and make it better every day. I have huge respect for people daring to start their own company, and with the right mindset I believe almost nothing is impossible.