Summary
Loran Oosterhaven is a software engineer and entrepreneur with nine years of experience building and leading product-focused ventures from Amsterdam. He founded and co-founded multiple companies (Loran Software B.V., Laptify, Salonbase, Bidvise) and now combines operating roles—Owner of Loran Properties and Product Owner at DentalCens—with graduate studies in Computing Science at the University of Groningen. Comfortable spanning hands-on development, product ownership, and company management, he has experience working across the Netherlands and internationally. His background includes long-term engineering at Phoenix Digital Group and client-facing project/account management, giving him both technical depth and commercial savvy. Loran’s trajectory shows a pattern of launching practical B2B and consumer software initiatives while formalizing expertise through advanced study. He brings entrepreneurial grit, multidisciplinary leadership, and a pragmatic focus on turning technical ideas into viable businesses.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Informatica, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Informatica at Hanzehogeschool Groningen
HAVO, Natural Sciences & Engineering, HAVO, Natural Sciences & Engineering at Maartenscollege
Master of Science - MS, Computing Science, Master of Science - MS, Computing Science at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Dutch, English