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Rick van Esch

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Emma

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

FoundedEmma

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Rick: together at Connective N.V.

Co-Founder & CEO at Emma

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Co-founders at Emma

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Pieter Buteneers

Pieter ButeneersCo-Founder

Experience

Emma LegalCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentBelgium
RevoluttCompany Ownercurrent2019 — presentAntwerp Area, Belgium
SinchSenior Advisor2024Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
SinchManaging Director Sinch Engage2023 — 2024Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
SinchVP SaaS Applications2022 — 2023België
SinchVP SaaS Business2022Belgium
SinchCEO (Chatlayer.ai - now part of Sinch - EXITED)2020 — 2022Antwerp Area, Belgium
SinchChief Commercial Officer (Chatlayer.ai - now part of Sinch)2019 — 2020Belgium
ConnectiveSales Director Northern Europe2018 — 2019Antwerp Area, Belgium
ConnectiveGeneral Manager - Belgium, The Netherlands & Luxembourg2018Antwerp Area, Belgium
ConnectiveBusiness Director - Belgium & Luxembourg2017 — 2018Antwerp Area, Belgium
Connective N.V.Business Developer Belgium2016 — 2017Belgium
CapcoConsultant2014 — 2015Antwerp Area, Belgium
CapcoAssociate Consultant2012 — 2014Antwerp Area, Belgium

Skills & more

legalB2B saaSArtificial Intelligence (AI)EntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementMacintosh userExcel Analysis ToolpakLaTeXExcelTeamworkFinanceTreasury

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Project PlanningPMOBPOMicrosoft Excelcash managementFX HedgingIn-house bankBankingBusiness DevelopmentCapital MarketsEconomicsPortfolio Management

Languages Dutch · English · French · German

Stanford Executive Program 2022 — Stanford University Graduate School of Business
FRM - Financial Risk Manager — Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Consulting 101 — Capco

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rick van Esch?: Co-Founder & CEO at Emma
Where does Rick van Esch work?: Rick van Esch is Co-Founder & CEO of Emma.
What companies did Rick van Esch found?: Rick van Esch founded Emma.
Where did Rick van Esch go to school?: Rick van Esch studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Executive Program (SEP), 6 week full-time Program at Stanford GSB); University of Antwerp (Master, of Finance); NEOMA Business School (Erasmus Exchange, Finance).

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Georgetown mafia223

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Trae StephensAdjunct ProfessorFounded Pursuit +1 Darren NixFounded Steadily +2 Leif FreyBachelor’s DegreeFounded Frey +2 Kate Eberle WalkerBSFounded Presence +2 Marty BeardMBAFounded Always AI +2 Artie MinsonBSBAFounded WeWork Companies +2

University of Antwerp mafia27

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Dirk Reynmaster in pharmacyFounded Spectricity +1 Stefan DierckxApplied EconomicsFounded Projectivegroup +1 Maarten WeynNAFounded CrowdScan +1 Kris VerburghMedicineFounded NOVOS Filip KegelsMaster's degreeFounded Danone Pieter WellensMagna Cum LaudeFounded Apicbase

NEOMA Business School mafia20

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Benjamin CrocMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded BrioHR +1 David RodriguezMaster’s degreeFounded Founders Forum +1 Richard HoffmannDouble Degree - Master of Science (M.Sc.)Founded Monda +1 Jonathan ParisotMaster Grande EcoleFounded Actiondesk Raphael GoldsztejnMaster in Management - Grande EcoleFounded weweb.io Kevin OhanaMsc in Management (Master Grande Ecole)Founded Joe

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended University of Antwerp72

Jan AvontsInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Wim Van LooverenFinance Director at Heran Partners Joris MortelmansPartner & Senior Advisor at Heran Partners Kris VerburghPartner & Head of Science at BOLD Longevity Chris ThoenChairman of the Scientific Advisory Board & IC Member (PeakBridge Growth II) at PeakBridge VC Johan van MilTeam member at Peak, an early-stage fund backed by entrepreneurs

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Also attended NEOMA Business School104

Pauline BréantFinance Manager at Newfund Capital Steven BohnFinancial Controller at Partech Ventures Elie VacquéJunior Financial Controller at Educapital Kaj HagrosManaging Partner at Redstone Annika in der BeekChief People Officer at Statista at PICUS CAPITAL Vincent SperanzaInvestor at MatterScale Ventures

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Also attended Georgetown University754

Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Anduril Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia Capital Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures Ana AndreescuInvestor at Index Ventures Ted LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution

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Shared employers

Also worked at Emma Legal1

Pieter ButeneersCo-Founder at Emma

Also worked at Sinch5

Elin BäckmanInvestment Manager at Bonnier Capital Anna WidemarTransactions Manager at Monterro Growth Yaron OrenChief Revenue Officer at MeasureOne Jeff HasenExecutive Officer at Mobivity Holdings Sean O'NealCEO at TigerConnect

Also worked at Connective1

Dieter WachtersCofounder & CTO at Raito at Syndicate One

Also worked at Capco23

Hark AhluwaliaAssociate at Revolution Sidd GandhiVenture Partner at growX Ventures Ido GileadiExecutive Advisor at Team8 Sanjay VatsaRegional Head - USA / North America at Apex Group Lee BernasconiChief Marketing Officer at Founders Factory Chiara SommerInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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