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Dieter De Mesmaeker

Founder

Founder at Conveo

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

FoundedConveo · YC

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 ConveoYC S24

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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 · 5

Entourage VenturesPitchdriveAntwerp · $250K – $2M checksSyndicate One$550K checksTeam Ignite VenturesY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Conveo

HVHendrik Van Hove
Hendrik Van HoveFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

  • Python Programmer Track — DataCamp
  • Professional Data Scientist — DataCamp

From Dieter's professional profile.

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.
What companies did Dieter De Mesmaeker found?
Dieter De Mesmaeker founded Conveo.
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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Shared employers

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