Iris Ten Teije

Enigma
DISC Type : DCi

Co-Founder at Stealth Startup

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Iris ten Teije is a serial entrepreneur and growth leader, currently co-founding a stealth startup to build infrastructure for adaptive software. Her experience includes scaling a fintech in Hong Kong and founding Mava, a community support platform. Colleagues describe her as devoted and a quick learner with significant drive. She attended Amsterdam University College.

Iris has extensive international experience, having worked in Hong Kong and expanded a company into Europe. Her professional ventures often overlap with personal passions, such as her work making collectibles and other alternative assets investable for everyone. Her social media suggests an interest in travel and new experiences.

Her current companys pitch deck is adaptive and doesnt exist until its opened, perfectly reflecting the product they are building.

Personality Overview

Friendly Yet Blunt

Fast Follower

Persuasive & Assertive

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

Adaptive Software
Her current venture is focused on building the core infrastructure for software that can adapt and change at runtime.
Alternative Investments
She co-founded Koia to provide fractional ownership in collectibles like watches, fine wine, and Pokémon cards, and has authored articles on the topic for Forbes.
Community Building
She founded Mava, a customer support platform for community-driven companies, and has spoken on the topic of scaling web3 communities.

Media Appearances

Iris ten Teije | Mava. Featured in YouTube

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Work History

8-2025
Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
5-2025
Co-Founder at Mava
8-2022 - 4-2025
CEO & Co-Founder at Mava
2-2021 - 8-2022
Co-Founder at Koia
5-2021 - 7-2022
Community Host at Finimize

Education

2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Amsterdam University College
2013 - 2013
Exchange Student from The University of Hong Kong

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Exp : 4 Location : London Area, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
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Insights For Selling To Iris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Iris is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Iris

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Iris move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Iris take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Iris

Personality Compatibility


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