Joep

Wolfhagen

JW

About

Joep

Partner at INGEN HOUSZ advising companies and investors on venture financings, M&A, and licensing and commercial partnerships across technology and life sciences. Joep also frequently acts as a business mediator. He is known for pragmatic, business-first advice and in-depth knowledge of IP matters.

Joep previously worked as a commercial and IP lawyer at Freshfields (Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam). He then joined PHYSEE as Head of Partnerships, where he headed PHYSEE’s commercial partnerships with global companies in the construction and coating sectors.

Joep is a visiting lecturer at Radboud University and holds LLM degrees in Private European Law and Intellectual Property Law (both cum laude). He also studied at New York University on a McKinsey Grant.

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His expertises

Her expertises

Their expertises

Their expertises

VC and Growth Equity Investments

Intellectual property

Licensing & Commercial Partnerships

Mergers & Acquisitions

Her work includes:

His work includes:

Their work includes:

Cradle attracts $73M in round led by IPV

2024

2024-11-26

Tagworks Pharmaceuticals attracts $65m Series A investment round

2023

2023-06-22

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads €150M Series C funding round in Sendcloud

2021

2021-09-15

SPL Medical enters into extensive license agreement with NanoEcho regarding Ferrotran and ultrasound detection of Lymph node metastates

2024

2024-02-29

Johnson & Johnson acquires GATT Technologies BV

2024

2024-01-04

The Protein Brewery attracts €30M Series B from Invest-NL, Novo Holdings, Unovis, BOM Brabant and Madelie.

2025

2025-09-22

General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures invest €115M in General Intuitition

2025

2025-10-16

His most recent work:

Her most recent work:

Their most recent work:

9/10/26

Source.ag has acquired Optimal Agriculture

IH acted for Source.ag

6/10/26

RougeTx has raised $58M in a Series A round co-led by BioGeneration Ventures and Angelini Ventures, together with EIB’s co-investment facility Aurea and Kurma Partners

IH acted for the lead investors together with Goodwin

2/10/26

General Intuition has raised $220M at a $6.2B valuation from Valor Equity Partners, Atreides, 776, Point72, Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst

IH acted for General Catalyst

9/10/26

Source.ag has acquired Optimal Agriculture

IH acted for Source.ag

6/10/26

RougeTx has raised $58M in a Series A round co-led by BioGeneration Ventures and Angelini Ventures, together with EIB’s co-investment facility Aurea and Kurma Partners

IH acted for the lead investors together with Goodwin

2/10/26

General Intuition has raised $220M at a $6.2B valuation from Valor Equity Partners, Atreides, 776, Point72, Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst

IH acted for General Catalyst