About
Jeroen Merchiers is Cofounder and CEO of Zazume, a company handling residential rental payments that has raised over 4 million euros. He previously served as Managing Director and board member for Airbnb across EMEA for eight years, leading its regional growth through to IPO, and was earlier COO at Groupalia following a decade in management consulting for manufacturing and supply chain companies. He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Solvay in Brussels and an EMBA from IESE.
Invests in
PropTechTravel & Hospitality
Co-Founder & CEO at Zazume
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Zazume's investors · 3
Co-founders at Zazume
GC
Guillermo CeballosCo-Founder & CTO
SC
Supply Chain SaaS Alex HershamFounder
Experience
- ZazumeCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- LANAI Startup PartnersFounding Partnercurrent2016 — presentGreater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- YABA - Your Amazing Brand AmplifierPrivate Investorcurrent2021 — present
- RausPrivate Investorcurrent2021 — present
- RitmoPrivate Investor2021 — 2023
- Mr JeffPrivate Investor2016 — 2023Spain
- CATERINA corporate housePrivate Investor2021 — 2023
- AirbnbManaging Director - Europe, Middle East and Africa2017 — 2020Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- AirbnbGeneral Manager North, East & South of Europe + Russia2014 — 2017Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- AirbnbCountry Manager Spain & Portugal2012 — 2014
- Trip4realPrivate Investor2013 — 2016Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- GroupaliaCOO2010 — 2012Barcelona, Spain
- Business & DecisionProgram Director2006 — 2010Scandinavia, Singapore, China and USA
- FlextronicsSenior Project Manager2001 — 2006USA, India, Brazil, Mexico, Asia, Sweden, Germany, ...
- MobindusFounder and CEO2004 — 2005Madrid, Spain
- MultekBusiness Analyst1999 — 2001
Skills & more
Management49Team Management5Team Leadership10Leadership21Strategy75Analysis9Business Strategy45Project Management62E-commerce45Project Planning9Business Analysis6Business Intelligence36
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MarketingStart-upsProduct ManagementSupply Chain ManagementManagement ConsultingProcess ImprovementEntrepreneurshipERPSalesOperations ManagementProduct MarketingBudgetsLanguages Dutch · English · French · German · Spanish
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Investments
Investor
21ButtonsJeffTrip4Real
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Lanai
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeroen Merchiers?
- Jeroen Merchiers is Cofounder and CEO of Zazume, a company handling residential rental payments that has raised over 4 million euros. He previously served as Managing Director and board member for Airbnb across EMEA for eight years, leading its regional growth through to IPO, and was earlier COO at Groupalia following a decade in management consulting for manufacturing and supply chain companies. He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Solvay in Brussels and an EMBA from IESE.
- Where does Jeroen Merchiers work?
- Jeroen Merchiers is Co-Founder & CEO of Zazume and General Partner at Lanai.
- What does Jeroen Merchiers invest in?
- Jeroen Merchiers invests in PropTech, Travel & Hospitality.
- What companies did Jeroen Merchiers found?
- Jeroen Merchiers founded Zazume.
- What companies has Jeroen Merchiers invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 21Buttons, Jeff, Trip4Real.
- Where did Jeroen Merchiers go to school?
- Jeroen Merchiers studied at Stanford University (Executive Program for Growing Companies); IESE Business School (eMBA); Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Commercial Engineer).
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IESE Business School mafia22
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Shared employers
Also worked at LANAI Startup Partners7
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Also worked at Flextronics22
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