The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Liduina Hammer, manager, Uniiq, Nienke Vledder, manager, Energiiq

Uniiq and Energiiq are two investment funds established by InnovationQuarter, an initiative established with the close cooperation of universities, corporations and government entities in West Holland, including Delft University of Technology and Leiden University.

Liduina Hammer is manager of Uniiq, a €22m ($25.5m) proof-of-concept fund that aims to help entrepreneurs bring their innovations to market faster and support startups through the risky early stages.

Hammer joined InnovationQuarter and Uniiq in July 2016, having previously been a director at venture capital firm Inkef Capital.

Nienke Vledder is managing a slightly bigger pot of money at Energiiq with €35m. Energiiq focuses on cleantech companies that have developed technology to reduce carbon emissions that is ready to be commercialised and energy companies that are based in or operate an R&D or production facility in South Holland.

Vledder has been with InnovationQuarter since 2014, first joining as a senior investment manager on the €80m IQ Capital fund before taking her current position in September 2017.