Where does Manu Vanderveeren work?

Manu Vanderveeren is Founder of Spott.

What companies did Manu Vanderveeren found?

Manu Vanderveeren founded Spott.

Where did Manu Vanderveeren go to school?

Manu Vanderveeren studied at Y Combinator (Spott (Winter batch 2025)); London Business School (Master's degree, Financial Analysis); KU Leuven (Bachelor's degree, Business Economics).

Manu Vanderveeren

Founder

Founder at Spott

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

FoundedSpott · YC

Find your path to Manu

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

Akshat GoenkaunlockedManu: together at London Business School (2020–2021)

×2Manu: together at London Business School

×5Manu: together at Morgan Stanley

×3Manu: together at KU Leuven

About

Manu Vanderveeren is co-founder and COO at Spott. He previously worked at McKinsey on strategy, technology due diligence, and human resources projects, and held internships in investment banking and private equity at Morgan Stanley and corporate venture capital.

Founder at Spott YC W25

Intro paths

Manu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — 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 Spott's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Manu can intro founders to Spott's investors below.

Spott's investors · 4

Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025 Fortino CapitalAntwerp · $540K – $32.4M checks · since 2025 True EquityYarmouth · since 2025 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Spott

Lander DegreveFounder

Samuel SmeysFounder

Experience

SpottCo-Founder & COOcurrent2024 — presentNew York - Leuven - London - Sydney
McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2022 — 2024Brussels - London - Dubai
CVC Capital PartnersPrivate Equity Analyst2021Brussels
Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2020London

Skills & more

Languages Dutch · English

From Manu's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Manu Vanderveeren?: Manu Vanderveeren is co-founder and COO at Spott. He previously worked at McKinsey on strategy, technology due diligence, and human resources projects, and held internships in investment banking and private equity at Morgan Stanley and corporate venture capital.
Where does Manu Vanderveeren work?: Manu Vanderveeren is Founder of Spott.
What companies did Manu Vanderveeren found?: Manu Vanderveeren founded Spott.
Where did Manu Vanderveeren go to school?: Manu Vanderveeren studied at Y Combinator (Spott (Winter batch 2025)); London Business School (Master's degree, Financial Analysis); KU Leuven (Bachelor's degree, Business Economics).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3 Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1 Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y Combinator Alexis OhanianPartnerFounded Reddit Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1 Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

+ 10,223 more

McKinsey & Company mafia736

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1 Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure Storage Fabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labs Tony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDash Alexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1 Jagmeet LambaSenior Strategy ConsultantFounded Certa +3

+ 729 more

London Business School mafia193

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Val AgostinoMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Monarch +2 Kes ThygesenMSc w/distinctionFounded Rolepoint +2 Anil SethiMBAFounded Compagos +2 Jeremy GeigerMBAFounded retailigence +1 Key ComptonMBAFounded Mimeo +1 Gustavo GorensteinMBA ElectivesFounded bxblue +1

+ 186 more

KU Leuven mafia73

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Luc DochezMaster of Science - MSFounded Montis Biosciences +2 Iván RodríguezAdvanced C Programming for engineeringFounded Vivla +2 Pieter AbbeelBS/MSFounded Gradescope +1 Peter VanbekbergenFounded Imec Xpand +1 Dieter De MesmaekerMaster in Industrial SciencesFounded DataCamp +1 Benoît DeperMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Aerospacelab +1

+ 66 more

Same school

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

+ 1,994 more

Also attended London Business School901

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology Fund Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Giuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

+ 895 more

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

+ 310 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Spott2

Lander DegreveFounder at Spott Samuel SmeysFounder at Spott

Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo

+ 1,994 more

Also worked at CVC Capital Partners44

Bethan AndrewFinance Manager at Notion Capital Brad WiskirchenInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Jean-Marc EtlinInvestor at Norte Ventures Angharad HuntLegal Counsel at Salica Investments Eugin LeeVice President at Titanium Ventures Livia HoweTrainee Administrator at Oakglen

+ 38 more

Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,687

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BOND Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia Capital David VélezFounder & CEO of Nubank James DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,681 more

Find your path to Manu

About

Founder at SpottYC W25

Intro paths

Spott's investors · 4

Co-founders at Spott

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

McKinsey & Company mafia736

London Business School mafia193

KU Leuven mafia73

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended London Business School901

Also attended KU Leuven316

Shared employers

Also worked at Spott2

Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000

Also worked at CVC Capital Partners44

Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,687

Founder at Spott YC W25