Expert Guidance for
Smarter Business Growth
Capital 48 is a strategic consultancy and investment firm
specializing in Business Development as a Service (BDaaS).
We help businesses grow, evolve, and succeed.
specializing in Business Development as a Service (BDaaS).
We help businesses grow, evolve, and succeed.
Expert Guidance for
Smarter Business
Growth
Capital 48 is a strategic consultancy and investment firm specializing in Business Development as a Service (BDaaS). We help businesses grow, evolve, and succeed.
Capital 48 is not your average
consultancy.
We combine over a decade of corporate financial experience with
entrepreneurial grit across marketing, legal, and finance sectors.
What began as a holding company has evolved into a dynamic advisory
firm—offering end-to-end Business Development as a Service (BDaaS).
entrepreneurial grit across marketing, legal, and finance sectors.
What began as a holding company has evolved into a dynamic advisory
firm—offering end-to-end Business Development as a Service (BDaaS).
Strategy & Marketing
Finance & Risk Mngt
Legal &
M&A
HR & Comms
Capital 48 is not
your average
consultancy.
We combine over a decade of corporate financial experience with entrepreneurial grit across marketing, legal, and finance sectors. What began as a holding company has evolved into a dynamic advisory firm—offering end-to-end Business Development as a Service (BDaaS).
Strategy & Marketing
Finance & Risk Mngt
Legal &
M&A
HR & Comms
Companies I Co-Founded
Co-Founder to 3 high-impact ventures
Companies I
Co-Founded
Co-Founder to 3 high-impact ventures
Legal
LFN
Litigation Funding Netherlands
Co-Founder
Litigation-funding firm, realizing the value of large disputed claims in the Netherlands.
Finance
DAR
DAR Hypotheken
Co-Founder
Venture in the housing market providing alternative financing solutions for residential mortgages in The Netherlands.
Marketing
TCC
The Cocoa Circle
Co-Founder
Circular economy based tech platform centered around cocoa, uniting farmers, consumers and content creators globally.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
About Capital48 Director
Fouad, Founder & Managing
Director Capital48
Fouad El Kanfaoui is a serial entrepreneur and strategic leader with 12+ years within Financial Services and successful ventures across legal, finance, and marketing sectors. Today, he leads Capital 48 with a vision: to empower businesses through bold strategy, strong relationships, and flawless execution.
About Capital48 Director
Fouad, Founder &
Managing Director
Capital48
Fouad El Kanfaoui is a serial entrepreneur and strategic leader with 12+ years within Financial Services and successful ventures across legal, finance, and marketing sectors. Today, he leads Capital 48 with a vision: to empower businesses through bold strategy, strong relationships, and flawless execution.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
Track Record
Corporate (+12y experience)
2011-2023
ABN AMRO Bank:
– Corporate Banking
– Wealth Management
– Group Finance
– New York (USA) Office
– Corporate Banking
– Wealth Management
– Group Finance
– New York (USA) Office
Entreprises (+5y experience)
2020
Co-Founder Litigation Funding Nederland (LFN)
2024
Co-Founder The Cocoa Company (TCC)
2025
Co-Founder DAR Hypotheken (DAR)
2025
Capital 48 (Consultancy Services)
Track Record
Corporate (+12y experience)
2011-2023
ABN AMRO Bank:
– Corporate Banking
– Wealth Management
– Group Finance
– New York (USA) Office
– Corporate Banking
– Wealth Management
– Group Finance
– New York (USA) Office
Entreprises (+5y experience)
2020
Co-Founder Litigation Funding Nederland (LFN)
2024
Co-Founder The Cocoa Company (TCC)
2025
Co-Founder DAR Hypotheken (DAR)
2025
Capital 48 (Consultancy Services)
A Proven Track Record
From setting up a Finance department in New York to launching legal
and fin tech startups in the Netherlands. Fouad’s experience speaks volumes.
and fin tech startups in the Netherlands. Fouad’s experience speaks volumes.
2011-2023
ABN AMRO
Group Finance, Private Wealth Management and Corporate Banking
2011-2023
2020
LFN
Co-Founder of Litigation Funding Nederland
2020
2024
The Cocoa Circle
Co-Founder of The Cocoa Company
2024
2025
DAR
Co-Founder of DAR Hypotheken
2025
2025
Capital 48
Relaunch of Capital 48 as consultancy services
2025
Proven Track Record
Ranked Among The Best
50 Managers In The Netherlands
Fouad el Kanfaoui is a seasoned leader with over a decade of experience in strategy and finance. From helping launch the bank’s New York finance division to contributing to its 2015 IPO, his leadership blends performance with purpose. Today, he brings that same energy to Capital 48, with a focus on connection, progress, and next-generation business development.
🏅 Fouad featured on MT Sprout’s Top 50 Leaders (2023)
A Proven Track
Record
From setting up a Finance department in New York to launching legal and fin tech startups in the Netherlands. Fouad’s experience speaks volumes.
2011-2023
ABN AMRO
Group Finance, Private Wealth Management and Corporate Banking
2011-2023
2020
LFN
Co-Founder of Litigation Funding Nederland
2020
2024
TCC
Co-Founder of The Cocoa Company
2024
2025
DAR
Co-Founder of DAR Hypotheken
2025
2025
Capital 48
Relaunch of Capital 48 as consultancy services
2025
Proven Track Record
Ranked Among The Best
50 Managers In The Netherlands
Fouad el Kanfaoui is a seasoned leader with over a decade of experience in strategy and finance. From helping launch the bank’s New York finance division to contributing to its 2015 IPO, his leadership blends performance with purpose. Today, he brings that same energy to Capital 48, with a focus on connection, progress, and next-generation business development.
🏅 Fouad featured on MT Sprout’s Top 50 Leaders (2023)
Featured in The New York Times
Featured in
The New York Times
Contact
Fouad el Kanfaoui
Managing Director
+31(0)6 3432 1145
fouad@capital48.nl
Ikrame Rahmouni
Management Assistant
+31(0)6 5391 7971
ikrame@capital48.nl
Capital 48 B.V.
Consultancy Services
KvK: 75470845
info@capital48.nl
Contact
Fouad el Kanfaoui
Managing Director
+31(0)6 3432 1145
fouad@capital48.nl
Ikrame Rahmouni
Management Assistant
+31(0)6 5391 7971
ikrame@capital48.nl