# Nicola Ebmeyer

> Nicola Ebmeyer is the Amsterdam-based co-founder and co-CEO of Gain, formerly Gain.pro, a private-market intelligence business she founded with Frister Haveman in 2018. Previously an engagement manager at McKinsey, she holds a master’s degree from the University of St. Gallen. Her public interviews connect a childhood around her mother’s machinery company with a customer-focused approach to building Gain and candid reflections on delegation, analytical decisions and female leadership.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Gain
- **Organizations:** Gain, McKinsey & Company, Arthur D. Little, Ernst & Young, Techleap community
- **Education:** Business Administration studies; degree not specified, Duke University, Business Administration studies; degree not specified, University of Mannheim, International Management studies; degree not specified, HEC Paris, Master’s in Strategy and International Management, University of St. Gallen, Management and Entrepreneurship studies; degree not specified, Stockholm School of Economics
- **Known for:** Co-founded Gain in 2018 with Frister Haveman., Reported launching a minimum viable product within three months and securing paying customers within six., Co-led Gain to approximately 250 employees and more than 150 clients by 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Risk management placement at Ernst & Young, January-February, according to her public XING profile.
- **2013** — Summer associate in strategy consulting at Arthur D. Little, June-August.
- **2014-2019** — McKinsey career, ultimately as engagement manager; XING lists October 2014-January 2019.
- **2018** — Co-founded Gain.pro with Frister Haveman in Amsterdam; multiple interviews identify 2018 as the founding year.
- **2023** — Described Gain as having approximately 250 employees, more than 150 clients and €20 million in cumulative funding.
- **2025** — Discussed leadership priorities and international expansion in an August interview with In Founders Words.
- **2026** — Accepted Gain’s Woman-led Scaler Award at the Top 250 Awards in Rotterdam on October 6.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Gain in 2018 with Frister Haveman.
- Reported launching a minimum viable product within three months and securing paying customers within six.
- Co-led Gain to approximately 250 employees and more than 150 clients by 2023.
- Named a scale-up role model in the SHE LEADS Dashboard 2023.
- Accepted Gain’s Woman-led Scaler Award in October 2026 on behalf of the team.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Accepted Gain’s Woman-led Scaler Award at the Top 250 Awards in Rotterdam on October 6.
- **2026-05** — Featured alongside 3i partner Rutger Vos in Gain’s May 7 webinar on competition and differentiation in private equity.
- **2025-08** — Discussed prioritisation, delegation and an ambition for unicorn status by 2028 in an In Founders Words interview.

## Links

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

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Last updated: 2026-10-23