Where does Niels Hoven work?

Niels Hoven is Founder of Mentava.

Where did Niels Hoven go to school?

Niels Hoven studied at University of California, Berkeley (Master of Science, Electrical Engineering); University of Sydney; Rice University (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering).

Niels Hoven

Founder

Founder at Mentava

Greater Seattle Area

FoundedMentava

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Hemant TanejaunlockedNiels: together at ClassDojo (2017–2018)

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×2Niels: together at ClassDojo

Founder at Mentava

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Mentava's investors · 1

FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks

Experience

MentavaFounder/CEOcurrent2022 — present
Cloudflare, Inc.Product Manager2019 — 2022
ClassDojoProduct2017 — 2018
Pocket GemsVP Product Development2011 — 2017
PlaydomSenior Product Manager2009 — 2010
Tableau SoftwareMarketing Manager2008 — 2009
Niels Hoven ConsultingPrincipal2005 — 2007
Philips ElectronicsResearcher (Intern)2006
UC BerkeleyGraduate Student Researcher2003 — 2006
Cray, IncSoftware Engineer (Intern)2003
Viasat, IncTester (Intern)2002
US Army Research LaboratorySoftware Developer (Intern)2000

Skills & more

Behavioral EconomicsSocial PsychologySocial Media MarketingEarly Childhood Education CurriculumEarly Childhood DevelopmentEarly Childhood EducationTeachingFundraisingRecruitingHiringPhonemic AwarenessPhonics

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Niels Hoven?: Founder at Mentava
Where does Niels Hoven work?: Niels Hoven is Founder of Mentava.
What companies did Niels Hoven found?: Niels Hoven founded Mentava.
Where did Niels Hoven go to school?: Niels Hoven studied at University of California, Berkeley (Master of Science, Electrical Engineering); University of Sydney; Rice University (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering).

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Also attended Rice University232

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cloudflare, Inc.48

Ben DahlGeneral Partner at Signal Peak Ventures Wenz XingPrincipal at Permanent Capital Ventures Karim LakhaniInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures Aliza KnoxAdvisor at iGlobe Partners Ben ChubaPricing Advisor at Modern Technical Dafina TonchevaGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners

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Also worked at ClassDojo17

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Stephanie PalmeriPartner at NextView Ventures Nikhil Basu TrivediPartner at Footwork Tod FrancisFounder and GP, Shasta Ventures at Saints Capital Chris OlivaresCo-Founder & CTO at Hum Capital Daniel ScrivnerAdvisor at Designer Fund

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Also worked at Pocket Gems11

Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia Capital Matt DonahoeCo-founder of Skydio Tom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures Brie WolfsonInvestor at Positive Sum Capital Aadil MamujeeInvestor at Musha Ventures Lauren FarleighInvestor at Mischief

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Also worked at Tableau Software17

Mark NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Sarah GillBrand & Communications at Planet A Ventures Ashley KramerRevenue Leader, OpenAI at Stage 2 Capital Rob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital Partners Rachel NelsonInvestor at Unorthodox Ventures Brooke SeawellVenture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

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