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Hans De Penning

Observer · DISC type ci
Founder & CEO at Neople
📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Hans de Penning is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Neople, a company that creates AI-driven digital coworkers for customer support teams. Educated in Software and Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology, he previously founded Amber, an electric car-sharing startup. He is focused on making advanced AI accessible to all companies.

Originally, Hans studied engineering with the goal of designing cars, a passion he was obsessed with before his career pivoted towards software and AI. He is the son of an entrepreneur and is passionate about building things from the ground up and supporting other founders in the Dutch startup ecosystem.

Interesting fact: He transitioned from wanting to design the next generation of vehicles to building the next generation of AI coworkers.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Hans shows up

Curious
Example Seeker
Value Driven

They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Priorities

Topics Hans cares about

AI Coworkers
His current company, Neople, builds "digital employees" to assist human teams, aiming to make work more human by automating repetitive tasks.
Startup Ecosystem
Believes strongly in the Dutch startup scene's unspoken rule of founders helping other founders, actively offering advice and connections.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Founder & CEO
Neople
7-2022
Founder
Amber
7-2020 - 7-2022
Founder & CEO
Amber
3-2016 - 7-2020
Founder & CFO
Amber
12-2014
Founder
Vention Technologies
In the press

Media appearances

Hans de Penning & Neople: Personalized Customer Support at Scale. Featured in LeapFunder
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Hans de Penning, CEO of Neople | SaaS Unscripted Podcast. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2012 - 2017
Automotive
Eindhoven University of Technology
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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