Stephanie Opdam entered venture capital through venture debt at Columbia Lake Partners before joining Notion Capital's equity team, where she leads coverage of Benelux and DACH markets with a focus on invisible SaaS that automates knowledge work in the background. She's known for her hypothesis-driven investment approach that looks beyond revenue to engagement metrics as early signals of product-market fit, and she advocates for a heart vs. mind storytelling ratio where founders spend 50-70% of their pitch on mission and vision rather than just numbers.