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Known for these resultsRole24%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 24% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School41%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 41% of these rows have at least one match.
- Leeds Rising@LeedsRisingFounder/CEO · MaximalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Hendrik Van Hove@vh_hendrikFounder/COO · ConveoS24B2B · Antwerp
- Filip Kozera@kozerafilipFounder/CEO · WordwareS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Derek Feehrer@DerekFeehrerFounder · KiteS23B2B · San Francisco
- Todd Ashley@toddashleykFounder · KiteS23B2B · San Francisco
- Andrew ManganFounder · PromptLoopW22B2B · San Francisco
- Peter Mangan@PeterbManganFounder · PromptLoopW22B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel HungFounder/CEO · BirdieS21B2B · San Francisco
- Caelan Urquhart@caelanuFounder · PipekitS21B2B
- Kevin Simons@ksimonsFounder · KitemakerW21B2B · Oslo
- Sigurd Seteklev@SigurdSeteklevFounder · KitemakerW21B2B · Oslo
- Jeff Chen@thisisjeffchenFounder · TasteW21Consumer · New York
- Douglas Stidolph@dougstidolphFounder · QuellS20Consumer · London
- André FrirdichFounder · KitekraftS19Industrials · Munich
- Christoph Drexler@zembobemboFounder · KitekraftS19Industrials · Munich
- Florian Stappenbeck (Bauer)Founder · KitekraftS19Industrials · Munich
- Maximilian IsenseeFounder · KitekraftS19Industrials · Munich
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Leeds RisingMaximalFounder/CEOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/LeedsRisingHendrik Van HoveConveoFounder/COOSummer 2024B2BAntwerp, Belgium75https://x.com/vh_hendrikFilip KozeraWordwareFounder/CEOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States15https://x.com/kozerafilipDerek FeehrerKiteFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/DerekFeehrerTodd AshleyKiteFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/toddashleykAndrew ManganPromptLoopFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Peter ManganPromptLoopFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/PeterbManganDaniel HungBirdieFounder/CEOSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Caelan UrquhartPipekitFounderSummer 2021B2BUnknown9https://x.com/caelanuKevin SimonsKitemakerFounderWinter 2021B2BOslo, Norway5https://x.com/ksimonsSigurd SeteklevKitemakerFounderWinter 2021B2BOslo, Norway5https://x.com/SigurdSeteklevJeff ChenTasteFounderWinter 2021ConsumerNew York, United States2https://x.com/thisisjeffchenDouglas StidolphQuellFounderSummer 2020ConsumerLondon, United Kingdom40https://x.com/dougstidolphAndré FrirdichKitekraftFounderSummer 2019IndustrialsMunich, Germany6—Christoph DrexlerKitekraftFounderSummer 2019IndustrialsMunich, Germany6https://x.com/zembobemboFlorian Stappenbeck (Bauer)KitekraftFounderSummer 2019IndustrialsMunich, Germany6—Maximilian IsenseeKitekraftFounderSummer 2019IndustrialsMunich, Germany6—
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Hendrik Van Hove
Founder/COO·Conveo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size75
BatchSummer 2024
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Belgian, 26, passionate about tech and (kite-) surfing. Building Conveo.ai, qualitative research at scale with AI interviews and analysis. Worked at McKinsey in tech/AI and private equity projects. Background in finance with internships at Morgan Stanley (IBD), Lazard (IBD), PE. MSc Business Engineering and MSc Artificial Intelligence (majority coursework, did not graduate).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Conveo
Confident decisions in days with AI-led interviews.
Co-foundersDieter De Mesmaeker@ddmskr
