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
- Bastian van de Belt. Alles over Arnout Schuijff Quote, 14 December 2023^
- Executive Profile: Arnout Schuijff Bloomberg LP, retrieved 23 July 2018^
- Adyen Co-Founder Now a Billionaire as European Tech IPO Soars retrieved 23 July 2018^
- Forbes profile: Arnout Schuijff Forbes, retrieved 26 May 2020^
- Prarthana Prakash. Cofounder of $50 billion European fintech giant Adyen raises funding for an employee-owned payments company Fortune, 15 October 2024^
- Toby Sterling. Adyen co-founder's new firm Tebi raises $22 mln to expand Reuters, 15 October 2024^
- Vian Schouten. WeTicket breekt markt open met geld oprichter Adyen: 'Er heerst een graaicultuur in ticketingwereld' De Telegraaf, 17 May 2024, retrieved 2 January 2025^