Where does Dieter De Mesmaeker work?

Dieter De Mesmaeker is Founder of Conveo and Co-founder at DataCamp.

What companies did Dieter De Mesmaeker found?

Dieter De Mesmaeker founded Conveo, DataCamp.

Where did Dieter De Mesmaeker go to school?

Dieter De Mesmaeker studied at Y Combinator; Vlerick Business School (General Management); KU Leuven (Master in Industrial Sciences).

Dieter De Mesmaeker

Founder

Founder at Conveo · Founder at DataCamp

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

FoundedConveo · YC DataCamp

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1,454 people in our graph share verified history with Dieter — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Houman HaghighiunlockedDieter: together at Techstars (2015)

×4Dieter: together at KU Leuven

×3Dieter: together at Vlerick Business School

×4Dieter: together at Y Combinator

About

Dieter De Mesmaeker is co-founder and CTO at Conveo.ai. He previously co-founded and served as CTO at DataCamp, a data education platform.

Founder at Conveo YC S24

Intro paths

Dieter went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Conveo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Dieter can intro founders to Conveo's investors below.

Conveo's investors · 8

6 Degrees CapitalLondon · $1.1M – $5.4M checks · since 2026 Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026 DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2026 Entourage Ventures PitchdriveAntwerp · $275K – $2.2M checks Syndicate One$550K checks Team Ignite Ventures Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Conveo

Hendrik Van HoveFounder

Founder at DataCamp

Intro paths

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DataCamp's investors · 5

AccompliceBoston · $5M – $25M checks Arthur VenturesMinneapolis · $1M – $10M checks COTU Ventures$300K – $37M checks Spectrum EquityBoston · $25M – $250M checks TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at DataCamp

Jonathan CornelissenExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Martijn TheuwissenExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

Conveo (YC S24)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentAntwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
Conveo (YC S24)Co-Founder & CTO2024 — 2025Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
DataCampCo-Founder & Board Member2013 — 2026
DataCampCo-Founder & CTO2013 — 2022

Skills & more

Python Programmer Track — DataCamp
Professional Data Scientist — DataCamp

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dieter De Mesmaeker?: Dieter De Mesmaeker is co-founder and CTO at Conveo.ai. He previously co-founded and served as CTO at DataCamp, a data education platform.
Where does Dieter De Mesmaeker work?: Dieter De Mesmaeker is Founder of Conveo and Co-founder at DataCamp.
What companies did Dieter De Mesmaeker found?: Dieter De Mesmaeker founded Conveo, DataCamp.
Where did Dieter De Mesmaeker go to school?: Dieter De Mesmaeker studied at Y Combinator; Vlerick Business School (General Management); KU Leuven (Master in Industrial Sciences).

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KU Leuven mafia73

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DataCamp mafia4

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Sabine VermassenExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Steven LeveckeExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Antoine D'HollanderInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Filip PintelonInvestment Partner Health at Capricorn Venture Partners KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird Ventures Lucas De FourLegal Manager at Hummingbird Ventures

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Also attended KU Leuven316

Anneleen PeetersNon-executive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Katrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Simon WoutersInvestment Manager at Capricorn Venture Partners Steven LambertInvestment Partner Digital at Capricorn Venture Partners Antoine D'HollanderInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Wouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Conveo (YC S24)6

Kees KruythoffExternal Board Member at Nicoya Florian HendrickxCGO at Conveo at Syndicate One Tom HussonGTM at Conveo | 2x Founder at Syndicate One Filip SchouwenaarsAI & ML Researcher at Syndicate One Hendrik Van HoveFounder at Conveo Bart LensCo-founder & CTO at Mindoo

Also worked at DataCamp8

Jelle CarcanCFO at DataCamp at Syndicate One Martin SchmitzFP&A Director at DataCamp at Syndicate One Filip SchouwenaarsAI & ML Researcher at Syndicate One John ConnollyManaging Director at Spectrum Equity Jonathan CornelissenAngel Naseem MakiyaFounder at Impactive (formerly Outvote)

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About

Founder at ConveoYC S24

Intro paths

Conveo's investors · 8

Co-founders at Conveo

Founder at DataCamp

Intro paths

DataCamp's investors · 5

Co-founders at DataCamp

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Techstars mafia2,005

KU Leuven mafia73

Vlerick Business School mafia27

DataCamp mafia4

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Vlerick Business School149

Also attended KU Leuven316

Shared employers

Also worked at Conveo (YC S24)6

Also worked at DataCamp8

Founder at Conveo YC S24