Ewout Meyns

TLDR

Ewout Meyns is co-founder of PieSync, a Ghent-based two-way contact synchronization platform he built with Mattias Putman and sold to HubSpot in November 2019.

Overview

Meyns and Putman, both civil engineers specializing in computer science, left their jobs at CapGemini in 2012 to build PieSync. The platform launched in 2014 and grew to 3,000 customers across 50 countries before HubSpot acquired it as part of their effort to enable a consistent customer data view across hundreds of tools. After the exit, Meyns continued to operate as an investor and advisor in the Belgian tech ecosystem under the Miles Ahead banner.

Career History

• Consultant, CapGemini
• Co-founder and CEO, PieSync (2012 to 2019, acquired by HubSpot)
• Investor and advisor, Miles Ahead (post-acquisition)