Robert Gaal

Website: http://wakoopa.com
About: Robert Gaal started his own company right after graduating from high school: his leading blog on web2.0, Blue Ace, was sold in 2008 to the Next Web. Robert is also one of the founders of the Roomware project and the founder and CEO of Wakoopa. Wakoopa tracks what today’s consumers do on their computer and helps others understand their habits. In 2007, Robert and his co-founder of Wakoopa were named Europe’s Top Young Entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek.

Sander Koppelaar

Website: http://www.next2news.com
About: In 2007 I started my first company KTMS. We’ve developed and monetized a software solution for managing Learning & Development of employees. This company got acquired in April 2009, which means I’m spending quite a bit of time on successfully transferring the company to its new owner. My latest big project is next2news: a service which allows advertisers to advertise directly on news websites, which launched in March 2010.

Steven Blom

Website: http://www.yaiks.com
About: I’m an parallel entrepreneur who loves to build and run companies. Currently focussing on WOVOX.com, TXXIapp.com and Sendsteps.com.

Renato Valdez Olmos

About: Co-founder & CEO of Cardcloud, your online business card. Other ventures include STIKK, an entrepreneurial collective of Dutch startup founders. And Postmachina, a multi-disciplinary creative agency based in Amsterdam. Renato also advises a handful of early-stage startups.

Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten

Website: http://thenextweb.com

About: I’m a Serial Internet Entrepreneur. I started my first company in 1997 and sold it during the hype of 1999. Starting companies, inventing innovative technology and coming up with new ideas is my daily work. A lot of my time is spent on keeping up with new trends on the web, internet and in technology in general and looking for opportunities.

Arnoud Haverlag

Website: http://marvia.nl/

About: Arnoud Haverlag (@arnoudhaverlag) is a 27 year old entrepreneur from Amsterdam. He is cofounder and Chief Adrenaline Officer at Marvia (getmarvia.com). Marvia is a revolutionary webbased service that gives companies, agencies and publishers a chance to streamline the production process of marketing and communication output, such as stationary or advertisements. Arnoud is currently working on expending their business in Europe. Marvia is already providing their service to several multinationals and SMEs in Europe.

Mathys van Abbe

Website: http://www.mobypicture.com

About: Founder Mobypicture, Toading, Startpix, Spot2.be

Ruben Timmerman

Website: http://eduhub.nl

About: Online marketing and usability are my main fields of expertise, the internet a playground I happen to love. Before becoming a full-time consultant I have started a few small successful (online) businesses. Now I’m a (hyper)active blogger, trainer, speaker, coach and consultant.

Bernd Damme

About: Bernd Damme (1990) has always been an early starter. In his early teens he amazed prime minister Balkenende by submitting his essay entitled The New Deal. A mature economic vision for a new Golden Age. And despite the fact that he is still young he is already a major player in the sunglasses branch. He has been running Eye-wear.nl (a business specialized in selling (branded) sunglasses) since 2006. This young entrepreneur is not only expanding his sunglasses empire in the Netherlands in a carefully planned fashion, but the company is already active in Scandinavia, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland and Germany and was the first te open a Facebookstore in The Netherlands. Damme was nominated for the Sprout ’25 entrepreneurs under 25′, LOEY Awards, and the Studenten Ondernemersprijs and won second place in the Thuiswinkel Awards in 2010.  Furthermore he is co-founder of Cravatta Pelliano, vice-chairman of the Sagamores Foundation and he advises various organistions including the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Aggriculture and Innovation.

Koen Bok

Website: http://www.madebysofa.com

About: Co-founder and CEO Sofa

Sigrid van der Hoeven

Website: http://sigridvanderhoeven.nl/

About: Co-founder The Next Women, Co-founder Starters Acadamie

Edo van Royen

Website: http://www.studyflow.nl

About: 22 year old co-founder of StudyFlow, a recently funded e-learning application. Before starting StudyFlow, he managed to launch and crash three tech-startups while writing as an editor for The Next Web Blog in the process.

Alexander Mans

Website: http://novaboxnl.soup.io

About: After having discarded the option to study at University I started my company in 2008. We develop technology related to IT, healthcare, aviation and automotive that can be licensed or produced under white-label all over the world. Since I don’t see myself as a sales person and love the creative R&D process that turns concepts into reality, I focus mostly on short-term projects by bringing together people and resources. As of 2011 I provide seed capital to startups all over the country and assist them in finding the resources they require to grow.

Robert Jan de Laive

Website: http://bluebookcompany.com/

After several years working for BDO Corporate Finance and ABN AMRO, both with a focus on SME’s, I started helping start-ups and young companies (e.g. TXXIapp, Sendsteps, Shakespeak, Johnny Loco) in 2008 on financial and strategic issues to achieve their next step. Since last April I started Blue Book Company, a small VC with operational hands-on mentality helping companies writing the blue prints, which will lead to the “Blue Book” of their company.

Jan Scheele

Website: www.janscheele.nl

Started my first company when I was 13, currently running a fullservice internet agency employing 18 creative minds, serving customers ranging from hospitals to startups. Furthermore I’m co-organizing TEDxMaastricht, TEDxAmsterdam, TEDxBaghdad and TEDxEutropolis, am busy with launching Condoleus (online bereavement platform) and other apps and am proud member of the Sandbox Network.