Summary
Jan Hoekman is a data-focused software entrepreneur and engineer with 8 years building data-driven financial and startup ecosystems in Europe. As co-founder of Byte Trading, he built an algorithmic market-making platform in digital assets that was acquired by Hex Trust in February 2025, underscoring a track record of delivering low-latency, data-intensive fintech solutions. He then led Stealth AI Startup, applying AI to solve information inefficiencies in capital markets, continuing his shift from data engineering toward impactful AI-driven products. Earlier, as Co-Founder & CTO of GlassDollar, he helped corporations identify top technology startups by analyzing millions of data points, with Daimler, Porsche, Siemens, and Telefonica among customers. His early data science work at HousingAnywhere and academic training in economics, statistics, and computer science give him a unique blend of quantitative rigor and product focus. Based in London, he is passionate about transforming signal from noise in increasingly virtual markets and enjoys building teams that ship pragmatic, scalable systems.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Economics & Statistics, Bachelor’s Degree, Economics & Statistics at Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Dutch, German, English