Where does Joost de Valk work?

Joost de Valk is Founder & CEO of Yoast SEO.

What companies did Joost de Valk found?

Joost de Valk founded Yoast SEO.

Where did Joost de Valk go to school?

Joost de Valk studied at Radboud University (Theology); HAN University of Applied Sciences (International Business an Management); Radboud University (Theology).

Joost de Valk

Founder

Founder & CEO at Yoast SEO

Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands

FoundedYoast SEO

About

Joost de Valk is Group Head of AI & Growth at Your.Online, where he focuses on building and investing in companies across the web and open source sectors. Over the past two decades, he has founded, scaled, and exited businesses, including the launch of a widely used SEO tool, and has been involved in governance and leadership discussions within open source communities. His work addresses the intersection of web technology, sustainable growth, and environmental responsibility.

Founder & CEO at Yoast SEO

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Yoast SEO's investors · 34

August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks B Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checks Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks Cathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checks Conductive VenturesMountain View Correlation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checks Crosscut VenturesLos Angeles · $250K – $750K checks Defy PartnersWoodside · $3M – $10M checks Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks Hoxton VenturesLondon · $500K – $5M checks Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks InvestcorpManama Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks Lool VenturesTel Aviv · $720K – $22M checks M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks March Capital PartnersSanta Monica MassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M checks Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks Mid Europa PartnersWarsaw · $55M – $330M checks Mighty CapitalSan Francisco Mithril Capital ManagementAustin MMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13M checks Mucker CapitalVenice · $250K – $750K checks Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks Radical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks SeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M checks VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks

Experience

Your.OnlineGroup head of AI & Growthcurrent2026 — presentNetherlands
PatchstackBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentEstonia
sv AWC WijchenSecretary & Board member Communications & digitizationcurrent2023 — presentWijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
AtarimBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Emilia CapitalCEOcurrent2010 — presentWijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
WordProofAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Newfold DigitalHead of WordPress Strategy2022 — 2023Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Yoast BVAdvisor2022 — 2023Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Yoast BVInterim CTO2022 — 2023Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Yoast BVFounder & Chief Product Officer2019 — 2022Wijchen, Gelderland Province, Netherlands
Yoast BVFounder & CEO2010 — 2019Wijchen, the Netherlands
QuixFounder & Lead Developer2010 — 2020
WordPressMarketing & Communications Lead2019
Student.comAdvisor2015 — 2017London
WordPress PodcastHost2009 — 2011
IAB Task Force SearchBestuurslid Events2009 — 2010
OrangeValleyPrincipal Consultant2008 — 2010
WebKit Open Source ProjectCommitter2006 — 2010
CSS3.infoOwner2006 — 2009
Search Engine Strategies AmsterdamProgramming director2009
OnetomarketSearch Strategist2007 — 2008
OnetomarketSEO Consultant2006 — 2007
OpenDarwinAdministrator2006 — 2007
IC&SCommercial Manager2005 — 2006
First8Account Manager2003 — 2005
DiogenesManager2002 — 2004

Skills & more

Google Analytics92WordPress52CSS20CMS16HTML12Google Webmaster Tools7PHP7JavaScript5MySQL4Web 2.04SQL2XHTML2

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Digital MarketingOnline MarketingSEOWeb AnalyticsE-commerceWeb DevelopmentConversion OptimizationBloggingOnline AdvertisingWeb MarketingSocial MediaAffiliate Marketing

Languages Dutch · English · İtalyanca

Duolingo
Technical SEO training — Yoast

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Joost de Valk?: Joost de Valk is Group Head of AI & Growth at Your.Online, where he focuses on building and investing in companies across the web and open source sectors. Over the past two decades, he has founded, scaled, and exited businesses, including the launch of a widely used SEO tool, and has been involved in governance and leadership discussions within open source communities. His work addresses the intersection of web technology, sustainable growth, and environmental responsibility.
Where does Joost de Valk work?: Joost de Valk is Founder & CEO of Yoast SEO.
What companies did Joost de Valk found?: Joost de Valk founded Yoast SEO.
Where did Joost de Valk go to school?: Joost de Valk studied at Radboud University (Theology); HAN University of Applied Sciences (International Business an Management); Radboud University (Theology).

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