Entrepreneurs drive innovation, pushing boundaries and transforming industries with their ideas.
They often face risks and challenges, in an attempt to achieve their vision/mission, that goes beyond just profit — creating value and leaving a legacy.
Many individuals have achieved remarkable success in the Netherlands, which is known for its entrepreneurial spirit. Their accomplishments result from hard work, smart decisions, and bold ideas.
And the rewards for these risks, however, can be immense.
Quote 500: Dutch tech billionaires in the 2024
Each year, the Quote 500 reveals the 500 wealthiest individuals in the Netherlands.
This annual ranking gives a glimpse of the people who have shaped industries, launched businesses, and made significant contributions to the economy.
This year, Quote puts the total wealth of the top 500 at €252.7B, 5 per cent up compared to the previous year.
In this article, we have listed the Dutch tech billionaires in the 2024 list. Do have a look.
Ali Niknam
CEO of bunq
Net worth: €2.5B (+47.1 per cent)
Current position: 12
Previous position: 28
Ali Niknam is the founder and CEO of bunq, an Amsterdam-based neobank. As the sole investor until 2021, Niknam personally financed the company with €98.7M.
Arnout Schuijff
CEO at Tebi| CTO at Adyen
Net worth: €2.4B (+14.3 per cent)
Current position: 15
Previous position: 17
Arnout Schuijff is the CEO and co-founder of Amsterdam-based Tebi, a startup developing an all-in-one operational platform. The company’s mobile platform offers tools like point of sale, payments, inventory management, kitchen display, reservations, QR ordering, and bookkeeping. It uses a single (Kotlin) codebase for quick updates across Server, iOS, and Android, allowing fast improvements based on customer feedback. Schuijff also co-founded Adyen and currently holds a CTO position.
Jouk Pleiter
CEO at Backbase
Net worth: €2B (0 per cent)
Current position: 23
Previous position: 20
Jouk Pleiter is the co-founder of Backbase, a financial technology company that aims to “re-architect” banking around the customer.
The company’s white-label Engagement Banking platform enhances experiences for both customers and employees, covering onboarding, servicing, lending, and investing. It is pre-integrated with top core systems and innovative fintech solutions, enabling banks to drive innovation and generate immediate value.
Hans Wackwitz
Net worth: €2B (+11.1 per cent)
Current position: 26
Previous position: 25
Hans is a former investment banker with Paribas Deelnemingen, which was a Bibit shareholder. He invested in Adyen through Partners in Equity, a private investment firm, where he served as Managing Partner.
John Caspers
Net worth: €1.5B (+25 per cent)
Current position: 36
Previous position: 39
John is a co-founder of Bibit and Adyen and was the Director of Innovation at Adyen.
Adriaan Mol
CEO at Mollie
Net worth: €1.5B (-46.4 per cent)
Current position: 38
Previous position: 09
Adrian Mol is the founder/CEO of Mollie, a payments platform that offers an “easy-to-implement” process for integrating payments into a site or app. The platform aims to simplify online payments for merchants by taking away the complexity of payment methods and offering a “simple yet powerful” API.
Pieter Van Der Does
CEO at Adyen
Net worth: €1.4B (+27.3 per cent)
Current position: 39
Previous position: 46
Pieter van der Does co-founded Adyen, a payments platform providing end-to-end infrastructure that connects directly to Visa, Mastercard, and other payment methods.
Joost Schuijff
Net worth: €1.2B (+30.4 per cent)
Current position: 45
Previous position: 55
Joost Schuijff, the brother of Arnout Schuijff, co-founded Adyen. Even though he is no longer involved in Adyen’s management, he still holds a significant stake in Adyen, valued at €1.2B.
Steven Schuurman
CEO & Founder of Elastic
Net worth: €1.2B (+40.4 per cent)
Current position: 46
Previous position: 56
Steven Schuurman is the founder of Elastic, the Search AI company, that enables everyone to find the answers they need in real-time using all their data, at scale. The company solutions for search, observability, and security are built on the Elastic Search AI Platform, the development platform used by thousands of companies, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500.
Sid Sijbrandij
CEO at GitLab Inc
Net worth: €1.2B (0 per cent)
Current position: 47
Previous position: 42
GitLab is an AI-powered DevSecOps platform for software innovation. The platform enables organisations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 40 million registered users and more than 50 per cent of the Fortune 100 trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.
Robert Vis
CEO at Bird
Net worth: €1B (0 per cent)
Current position: 52
Previous position: 50
Bird is a cloud communications platform that connects enterprises to their global customers.
The company’s platform and APIs facilitate conversations across diverse channels—WhatsApp, Email, SMS, Voice, WeChat, Messenger, Instagram, and more.
The company processes over 5 trillion+ messages, calls, and emails for 29k+ customers, including industry giants like Google, Facebook, and Uber.
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