The Polpo Team consists of techies, the business team our investors and advisors. Every day they work hard to create for you the best political monitor with the most sources and the fastest news feed.
Meet our team members below and what drives them to work on Polpo every day. Are you also interested in Polpo?
Meet the Polpo team!
Manon Ploeg
Senior Sales- en accountmanager
“I Love sharing my passion for the Polpo platform and how it can help others.”
Filip Hupka
IT specialist
“As an IT specialist, I am constantly working on developing new features, and I enjoy tackling complex challenges.”
Robin van der Ploeg
IT specialist
“A stable platform requires a solid foundation. That’s how we can keep building strongly.”
Johan van Zaanen
Co-Founder | CCO
“A happy customer is what matters most. Every day, we work tirelessly to deliver the best possible customer experience.”
Jonathan Atzmon
Account Executive
“With a background in political science and business, I can perfectly apply my expertise to support and relieve users.”
Caspar Pille
Co-Founder | CEO
“The product must always keep evolving, which is why innovation is crucial at Polpo.”
Christos Tsirogiannis
IT specialist
“My passion lies in developing and working with artificial intelligence.”
Frank van Beem
IT specialist
“IT is my passion; I love developing new functionalities.”
Pauline van der Geld
Senior Account Executive
“With my background in politics and business, I want to use my knowledge and experience to help organisations get a grip on political developments.”
Roel Hengeveld
Product Owner
“AI offers tremendous opportunities for political monitoring. It’s exciting to contribute to this with Polpo!”
Casper Benedict
Account Executive
“At Polpo, I’ve found the perfect combination of technology, politics, and customer interaction!”
Phileine Stassen
Trainee
“thoroughly enjoy supporting the Polpo team and Polpo users with my Public Affairs expertise.“
Desmin Dekker
Co-Founder | CBDO
“Design and creativity are what ensure ease of use. That’s something we pay close attention to!”
Sanne Veer
Senior Account Executive
“With my experience in Public Affairs, I want to take the platform to an even higher level.”
Abel Buijnsters
Sales Development Representative
“I have a great passion for tech and politics, and I enjoy inspiring many new connections with it.”
Javier Andreu
IT specialist
“My passion lies in developing and working with artificial intelligence.”
Samuel Rutten
BE Sales- en Accountmanager
“With Polpo, we are already making great progress in Belgium. I look forward to building this out further.”
Basil Lizon
Senior Business Development Manager EU
“I’m excited to help accelerate Polpo’s growth in Europe and strengthen our presence in Belgium and beyond.”
Dewi Helenklaken
Scrum Master
“I’m excited to leverage my PM and Agile expertise to accelerate Polpo’s growth and delivery excellence”
Mykhailo Ganza
Senior Developer
“I’m excited to help accelerate Polpo’s tech growth.”
Adina Nutu
EU Business Development Manager
“With Polpo, we are already making great progress in Brussels. I look forward to building this out further.”
Alexandra Panou
Junior Public Affairs Development Manager EU
“I’m excited to help the Polpo team growing with my enthusiasm and previous experience.”
Aimee Groenewegen
Trainee
“Combining sales experience with an interest in politics, driven to learn fast and contribute to Polpo’s growth.”
Johan De Schryver
Business Development Manager EU
“With my commercial background and interest in politics and Europe, I look forward to helping Polpo grow further.”
Nikodem Białkowski
Trainee
“Seeing Polpo make strong progress in Brussels, motivated to help build this out even further.”
Investors
Hanke Dekker
Investor
“The world is becoming more digital, and so is the (political) monitoring domain.”
Hans van Krevel
Investor | CFO
“I firmly believe in a world where AI can handle political monitoring.“
Jurgen van der Borght
Member Advisory Board
“I love brainstorming with an enthusiastic and ambitious company. I’m happy to share my experience.”
Leo Freriks
Member Advisory Board
“With experience in Public Affairs, I’m happy to provide advice on substantive changes.”