Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten

At-a-Glance

Serves as a Non-Executive Board Member at Ieg - Investment Banking Group.
Founder of TNW (The Next Web), which he ran as founder, CEO, and board member from 2006.
Founded his first startup in 1997, which was sold in 1999.
Built and exited one of the first Wi-Fi hotspot networks in the Netherlands, later acquired by KPN.
Founding Board Member of Twitter Counter.
Currently writing a book exploring long-term patterns in technology, entrepreneurship, and how value and money work.

Biography

Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten is a serial internet entrepreneur with a history of founding and exiting multiple companies. He is widely recognized as the founder of TNW (The Next Web), a global media and events company that he led as founder, CEO, and later as a board member from 2006 until 2026. Under his leadership, TNW grew significantly before its acquisition by The Financial Times.

His entrepreneurial journey began in 1997 with his first startup, which he successfully sold in 1999.