Arnout Schuijff

Arnout Schuijff
Born1967 (age 57–58)
NationalityDutch
Known forCo-founder and former CTO, Adyen
TitleCEO, Tebi

Arnout Schuijff (born 1967)[1] is a Dutch billionaire Internet entrepreneur, and the co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO) of Adyen.

From 1997 to 2004, Schuijff was systems architect at Bibit Global Payment Services.[2]

In 2006, Schuijff co-founded Adyen.[2]

In June 2018, he became a billionaire after Adyen's IPO, based on his 6.4% stake in the company.[3] Co-founder and CEO Pieter van der Does has a 4.8% stake worth $800 million, and his brother, Joost Schuijff, has a stake worth $500 million.[3]

As of 2021, Arnout is ranked #859 on the Forbes list of billionaires and worth about US$3.5 billion.[4]

After leaving Adyen in 2020, Schuijff co-founded the Amsterdam-based payments startup Tebi, where he is the chief executive. The venture-backed company's aims to replace multiple point reservations, QR ordering, payment processing, with a single comprehensive platform via a consumer app.[5][6][1]

In May 2024, it was announced that Arnout joined as the first investor in the Amsterdam-based ticket startup WeTicket.[7]

Arnout is married, and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b van de Belt, Bastian (14 December 2023). "Alles over Arnout Schuijff" [All about Arnout Schuijff]. Quote (in Dutch).
  2. ^ a b "Executive Profile: Arnout Schuijff". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Adyen Co-Founder Now a Billionaire as European Tech IPO Soars". Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Forbes profile: Arnout Schuijff". Forbes. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ Prakash, Prarthana (15 October 2024). "Cofounder of $50 billion European fintech giant Adyen raises funding for an employee-owned payments company". Fortune.
  6. ^ Sterling, Toby (15 October 2024). "Adyen co-founder's new firm Tebi raises $22 mln to expand". Reuters.
  7. ^ Schouten, Vian (17 May 2024). "WeTicket breekt markt open met geld oprichter Adyen: 'Er heerst een graaicultuur in ticketingwereld'" [WeTicket Disrupts the Market with Founder of Adyen’s Funding: ‘There’s a Culture of Greed in the Ticketing Industry’]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 January 2025.