Anything for a safer place to do business

We protect organisations from digital threats by making the knowledge and experience of our quality experts available to entrepreneurs at all times, no matter what. Your safety is our top priority.

How it started

In 2020, three Dutch national security employees set out on a journey to develop Eye. The founders had served AIVD and MIVD for a number of years, after which they made the decision to make high quality cybersecurity available for the most vulnerable companies. 

A few months following the start of their journey, two more former AIVD employees joined them and became co-owners of Eye. Now, our board consists of five former AIVD & MIVD employees, who have many years of experience in fighting cyber crime and protecting national security. Eye is the first European cybersecurity company to offer an all-in-one-package for organisations. Our mission is to cyber protect every organisation within Europe.  

the founders

Vision

We often talk about how cyber crime is one of the biggest threats for organisations. At Eye, we understand that when an organisation falls victim to a ransomware-attack, it not only causes financial damage, but it also impacts people’s jobs and the company they’ve helped to build all these years. It puts everything on hold for days, sometimes weeks. Because we are entrepreneurs ourselves, we appreciate that our clients trust us as their security partner. 
  • 62%
    of all ransomware victims are organisations
  • €220.000
    is the average cost to an organisation following a ransomware attack
  • 700%
    is the how much ransomware attacks increased in 2021

Meet the EYE board of directors

  • Job Kuijpers_CEO Eye Security

    Job Kuijpers

    CEO
    Job Kuijpers, CEO and founder of Eye Security, is an energetic visionary who combines a no-nonsense approach with his ambition to improve the resilience of European organisations. At the Dutch secret ...
    Job Kuijpers, CEO and founder of Eye Security, is an energetic visionary who combines a no-nonsense approach with his ambition to improve the resilience of European organisations. At the Dutch secret service, AIVD, he worked under high pressure on complex operations to protect free society. Working together towards a goal that the team believes in gives him confidence and energy. He relies on his team, because he believes they are the ones that have the knowledge. He grew up in an entrepreneurial family, and therefore knows how to combine his pragmatic approach to cyber security with an organisations mindset. Only when the ransomware figures for SMEs start to fall drastically will he have achieved his goal. Until then, he will do everything in his power to innovatively protect European organisations against cybercrime. Close
  • Vincent van de Ven

    Vincent van de Ven

    COO
    The common theme Vincent van de Ven's career, COO and founder of Eye Security, is technology. His broad interests and drive to understand things make him curious and solution-oriented, always doing ...
    The common theme Vincent van de Ven's career, COO and founder of Eye Security, is technology. His broad interests and drive to understand things make him curious and solution-oriented, always doing what is necessary to reach the intended purpose. He gained experience with digitalisation at an agency that helped big brands with their online strategy. It was there that he realised the impact of cybersecurity and went on to work for the Dutch government to help build one of the world's best cyber programmes. With Eye Security, he aims to help entrepreneurs to arm themselves against 'criminals who make their money the lazy way'. Van de Ven comes into his own under pressure. His key characteristic is that he maintains his calm in critical, quickly evolving and high stakes situations applying structure in order to reach a solution. His dream? To preserve Eye's special company culture while ensuring that Europe is a safe place to live and work. Close
  • Piet Kerkhofs

    Piet Kerkhofs

    CTO
    Piet Kerkhofs, co-founder and CTO of Eye Security, is a social technologist who values quality and trust. After various courses in cybersecurity, he worked at the Dutch intelligence services where he ...
    Piet Kerkhofs, co-founder and CTO of Eye Security, is a social technologist who values quality and trust. After various courses in cybersecurity, he worked at the Dutch intelligence services where he learned the value and importance of trust in building strong business relationships. His social character and empathy enable him to quickly and easily build bridges between technology and business. In addition, his perfectionism provides an intrinsic motivation to always strive for the highest quality. He enjoys sharing his broad and deep knowledge with his team in his quest to make everyone better and thereby offer customers the best. His ambition is for Eye to grow whilst delivering high quality services to make European SMEs more cyber resilient. Close
  • Christopher Lohmann

    Christopher Lohmann

    The Mulberry Ventures
    With a career spanning nearly 24 years, Christopher Lohmann has gained extensive experience in operational management in the insurance industry. For the last 10 years, Christopher has served as a ...
    With a career spanning nearly 24 years, Christopher Lohmann has gained extensive experience in operational management in the insurance industry. For the last 10 years, Christopher has served as a board member and CEO at several leading insurance companies in the German-speaking region of Europe, including Talanx, Gothaer, and Allianz. He has a proven track record of driving cyber security initiatives throughout his career. In 2022 Christopher decided to step down from his managerial role to focus on strategic consulting services to senior management and startups. He is the founder of The Mulberry Ventures and a member of the supervisory board of Neodigital AG and of HR pioneers. In his sparetime Christopher is a passionate long distance runner and loves to go to the theatre as well as to the opera. Close
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    Alex Ferrara

    Bessemer Venture Partners
    Alex Ferrara joined Bessemer Venture Partners in 2005. He led Shopify's Series A for BVP in 2010. Today he serves on the boards of Pipedrive, BigID, Hunters.ai, Dashlane, ManyChat, Manta and Optibus ...
    Alex Ferrara joined Bessemer Venture Partners in 2005. He led Shopify's Series A for BVP in 2010. Today he serves on the boards of Pipedrive, BigID, Hunters.ai, Dashlane, ManyChat, Manta and Optibus among others. He primarily invests in enterprise SaaS, SMB software, and cybersecurity and is particularly focused on European startups. He is an avid cyclist and Zwifter. Close

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