Description

AI-strategie, product en go-to-market voor startups, scale-ups en organisaties die serieus werk willen maken van AI.

Ik help oprichters en leiderschapsteams om van AI-ambitie naar uitvoering te komen: van strategie en roadmap tot product, eerste klanten en partnerships. Of je nu een AI-feature wilt toevoegen aan je SaaS, een AI-product van nul wilt opbouwen, of wilt uitzoeken waar AI écht waarde oplevert in je bedrijf, ik schuif aan als sparringpartner of fractional lead.

Wat ik meebreng:

1) 7 jaar als founder & CEO van FruitPunch AI, het platform waar >4500 AI engineers samen €45M aan AI-engineering crowdsourcten voor onder andere Stanford, ESA, Greenpeace, WWF, Philips en NXP. Overgenomen door Zindi in 2025.

2) €1M aan VC funding opgehaald en succesvolle exit gerealiseerd.

3) Adviseur bij de Nederlandse overheid (Provincie Noord-Brabant, Nationale Coalitie Duurzame Digitalisering) over ethisch en strategisch gebruik van AI.

4) Medeoprichter van het AI-instituut van de TU/e (EAISI) en gastdocent AI & impact entrepreneurship.

5) Achtergrond in software development, mechanical engineering, neuroscience en data science.

Typische opdrachten:

AI-strategie en roadmap (workshops van 1 tot 4 weken)

Fractional CPO of AI Product Lead (3 tot 6 maanden)

Go-to-market en partnership-bouw voor AI-startups

Sparringpartner voor founders rond product, fundraising en groei

Wat me onderscheidt: ik kom uit de praktijk, niet uit consultancy. Ik weet hoe het is om AI-producten van nul te bouwen, betalende klanten binnen te halen en investeerders te overtuigen. Directe aanpak, hands-on, gericht op resultaat.

Werktalen: Nederlands en Engels (native), Duits (B2).

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Amsterdam (up to 50km)

Zindi
VP of Partnerships (interim)
DIGITAL AND IT
May 2025 - October 2025 (5 months)
Delaware, USA
After my startup FruitPunch AI was acquired by Zindi I took on the role VP of Partnerships to ensure a smooth transition. In these 6 months I focussed on transferring the partnerships and community members from to their new home. My role included business development, product management, community building and stakeholder management.
Innovation Entrepreneurship Business development Stakeholder Management Product management
FruitPunch AI
Founder & CEO
DIGITAL AND IT
September 2020 - May 2025 (4 years and 8 months)
Netherlands
FruitPunch AI was the platform for AI engineers to train their skills by crowdsourcing solutions for impact organizations. It started as an NGO and turned into a startup after raising VC funds at the end of 2020. After growing to a global AI community and collaborating with giants like Stanford, ESA, and Greenpeace, we were acquired by Zindi.
• - €45M in AI engineering crowdsourced for impact organizations
• - €1M in VC funding raised
• - >4500 AI engineers worked on our projects
Entrepreneurship Innovation Product management artificial intelligence Business development
Eindhoven University of Technology
AI Program Manager
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
March 2018 - March 2019 (1 year)
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Founding team member of the AI institute of the Technical University of Eindhoven. I built and managed a team of 12 people with whom we built an experience room with 6 physical demos of AI research at the TU/e, recruited AI professors and gave advice on the implementation of AI and AI education within the university.
Technical project management artificial intelligence Product management Innovation Entrepreneurship