Jan is CEO and Co-Founder of Zive, an AI-powered enterprise knowledge platform that collects and structures all company knowledge automatically to make it universally accessible. He also serves on multiple boards as an expert for B2B SaaS, AI and Future of Work.
Prior to founding Zive, Jan founded and led Haiilo (formerly COYO), a leading global provider of intranet and employee communications software. He successfully bootstrapped the company before exiting to Marlin Equity Partners. After the exit, he continued leading the company as its CEO, managing two acquisitions and internationalization into the US. Today, Jan remains involved as Chairman of the Board for Haiilo.
Jan also co-founded Neue Fische, Germany's leading provider of coding bootcamps which was recently acquired by EMK to become part of Europe's largest reskilling platform.
Between 2021 and 2024 he served as Chairman of the Board for EYES, the Emerging Young Entrepreneurs Society.
