# Frister Haveman

> Frister Haveman is the Amsterdam-based Dutch co-founder and co-CEO of Gain, formerly Gain.pro. After working in consulting and private equity at Bain, Gilde and Bridgepoint, he co-founded the business with Nicola Ebmeyer in 2018 to reduce manual private-company research. His public work spans investment sourcing, company-level growth analysis and the practical use of AI alongside human verification.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Gain
- **Organizations:** Gain, Bridgepoint, Gilde, Bain & Company
- **Nationality:** Dutch
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Finance, University of St. Gallen, Bachelor of Science, University of Groningen, Peking University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Gain.pro in 2018 with Nicola Ebmeyer., Co-led a company reporting 250 employees and more than 150 clients in October 2023., Authored an eGuide on defining the total addressable asset pool for private equity firms.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2018** — Worked in consulting and private equity at Bain, Gilde and Bridgepoint; exact employment dates are not established here.
- **2018** — Co-founded Gain.pro with Nicola Ebmeyer in Amsterdam.
- **2019** — Appointed director of GAIN.PRO LTD on 19 March.
- **2022** — Gain announced cumulative investment of $10 million on 12 May; Haveman’s total addressable asset pool guide was promoted on 31 August.
- **2023** — Spoke at Verdier & Co’s 15 November executive breakfast in London on topics including AI in valuation and deal sourcing.
- **2024** — Participated in Ardian’s AI x AI conference panel on asset managers’ operating models in Paris on 17 October.
- **2025** — Listed as moderator for a DealMAX session on continuation funds, secondary funds and NAV loans on 8 April.
- **2026** — Continues as co-founder and co-CEO as Gain.pro becomes Gain on 2 February.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Gain.pro in 2018 with Nicola Ebmeyer.
- Co-led a company reporting 250 employees and more than 150 clients in October 2023.
- Authored an eGuide on defining the total addressable asset pool for private equity firms.
- Co-leads Gain, which won the Data Provider of the Year: Overall category at the Private Equity Wire US Awards 2025; this is a company award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Gain published an account of its Google Cloud AI news workflow, reporting more than 500 employees, nearly 300 analysts and more than 17,000 verified news articles per month. These are company-reported figures, not personal achievements.
- **2026-03** — Gain announced on 16 March that its proprietary research reports were available on the Bloomberg Terminal.
- **2026-02** — Gain.pro rebranded as Gain on 2 February; Haveman remained co-founder and co-CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gain.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fristerhaveman/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23