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Mark HatfieldunlockedStu: together at KnowBe4, Inc. (2019–2021)
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×4Stu: together at University of Amsterdam
About
Stu Sjouwerman is Co-Founder and CEO of ReadingMinds.ai, an AI-driven platform focused on analyzing customer emotions and sentiment, a role he has held since May 2025. He has decades of experience in IT and entrepreneurship and has co-founded multiple companies, including KnowBe4 and Sunbelt Software.
Founder, Executive Chairman at Knowbe4
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Knowbe4's investors · 7
Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksElephant PartnersBoston · since 2017Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025March Capital PartnersSanta MonicaTen ElevenBurlingame · $3M – $15M checksVista Equity PartnersNew York
Co-founders at Knowbe4
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Stu Sjouwerman, SACPFounder
Founder at Knowbe4
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Knowbe4's investors · 7
Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksElephant PartnersBoston · since 2017Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025March Capital PartnersSanta MonicaTen ElevenBurlingame · $3M – $15M checksVista Equity PartnersNew York
Co-founders at Knowbe4
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Stu SjouwermanFounder, Executive Chairman
Experience
- ReadingMinds.aiCo-Founder and CEO of ReadingMinds.aicurrent2025 — presentGreater Tampa Bay Area, Florida
- KnowBe4, Inc.Founder and Exec Chaircurrent2010 — presentTampa Bay. Florida
- Sunbelt SoftwareCo-Founder1993 — 2010
- Sunbelt International - ParisManaging Director1988 — 1993
- Dutch Post Office HeadquartersPC / LAN Specialist1986 — 1988
Skills & more
SaaS99Antivirus52Windows40VMware26Enterprise Software48Public Speaking35Strategy60Leadership99Management99CEO4Artificial Intelligence (AI)6Scalability3
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Internet SecurityMarketingSocial EngineeringCybercrimeComputer SecurityNetwork SecurityCloud ComputingSecurityMalware AnalysisVirtualizationSoftware DevelopmentProduct MarketingLanguages Dutch · French · German
- Prompt Engineering for LLMs — Maven
- USF Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification — USF Corporate Training and Professional Education
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stu Sjouwerman, SACP?
- Stu Sjouwerman is Co-Founder and CEO of ReadingMinds.ai, an AI-driven platform focused on analyzing customer emotions and sentiment, a role he has held since May 2025. He has decades of experience in IT and entrepreneurship and has co-founded multiple companies, including KnowBe4 and Sunbelt Software.
- Where does Stu Sjouwerman, SACP work?
- Stu Sjouwerman, SACP is Founder of Knowbe4.
- What companies did Stu Sjouwerman, SACP found?
- Stu Sjouwerman, SACP founded Knowbe4.
- Where did Stu Sjouwerman, SACP go to school?
- Stu Sjouwerman, SACP studied at University of Amsterdam (Studied Educational Sciences, but dropped out and went into IT in 1979); Rijksscholen Gemeenschap Purmerend (High School Diploma, Languages).
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Shared employers
Also worked at KnowBe4, Inc.11
Mark HatfieldInvestor at Ten ElevenAlan GlassPartner — Co-Head of Endurance at Energize VenturesBrian DravesPartner & COO at Ten ElevenDavid ShaughnessyManaging Director at Bain Capital Tech OpportunitiesJeremiah DalyGeneral Partner at Elephant PartnersDane FioriFounder at Guardare
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