About
Piet Jan de Bruin is cofounder and COO of IOMETE, a self-hosted data lakehouse platform. He previously served as CFO and CEO of Tuft & Needle from 2016 to 2020, scaling the company to $200 million in revenue before its acquisition by Advent International in 2018.
Founder at IOMETEYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Piet went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Piet can intro founders to IOMETE's investors below.
IOMETE's investors · 2
Co-founders at IOMETE
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Vusal DadalovFounder
Experience
- IOMETECo-Founder & COOcurrent2021 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
- Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Boring Mattress Co.Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- CrispBoard Member2018 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- TRACK smarter air-condtioning systemsCo-Founder2020Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Tuft & NeedleCEO2018 — 2020Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Tuft & NeedlePresident2017Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Tuft & NeedleCFO2016 — 2017Phoenix, Arizona Area
- EtosCFO2014 — 2016Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Ahold DelhaizeSr. Director Mergers & Acquisitions2011 — 2014Greater Boston Area, USA and Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Ahold DelhaizeHead of Strategy (Ahold USA)2010 — 2011Greater Boston Area
- Ahold DelhaizeFinance Director (Ahold USA)2007 — 2010Greater Boston Area
- US Foods (under Ahold ownership)Business Analyst2006 — 2007Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Ahold DelhaizeCorporate Controller2004 — 2006Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- PhilipsController CT & MR EMEA (Philips Healthcare)2002 — 2004Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
- PhilipsController Direct Export Latin America (Philips Healthcare)2000 — 2002Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
Skills & more
Management33Early Stage Investment6Venture Capital6Start-up Ventures4Business Strategy12Mergers & Acquisitions28Business Planning19Finance30
Languages Dutch · English · German · Portuguese · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Piet Jan de Bruin?
- Piet Jan de Bruin is cofounder and COO of IOMETE, a self-hosted data lakehouse platform. He previously served as CFO and CEO of Tuft & Needle from 2016 to 2020, scaling the company to $200 million in revenue before its acquisition by Advent International in 2018.
- Where does Piet Jan de Bruin work?
- Piet Jan de Bruin is Founder of IOMETE.
- What companies did Piet Jan de Bruin found?
- Piet Jan de Bruin founded IOMETE.
- Where did Piet Jan de Bruin go to school?
- Piet Jan de Bruin studied at Y Combinator (W22 Batch); Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master of Science - MS, Business Economics); Harvard Business School Executive Education (Business Administration and Management, General).
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