Jonas Dhaenens
TLDR
Jonas Dhaenens is founder and president of team.blue, one of Belgium's most successful tech founders, having built a major internet infrastructure and hosting group through serial acquisition and organic growth.
Background
Jonas founded what became team.blue, a group encompassing multiple hosting and online services brands across Belgium and Europe, including Combell and TransIP. Based in Ghent, he built one of the largest independent hosting groups in the Benelux region.
What They Do
As founder and president of team.blue, Jonas oversees the group's strategy and development. He is also active as an entrepreneur and investor in the broader Belgian tech ecosystem.
Connections
Strongly embedded in the Ghent and Flanders entrepreneur community.
Career History
- Founder & President at team.blue (Jul 2022 - Present)
- Founder & Group CEO at team.blue (Jun 2019 - Jul 2022)
- Investor and Board Member at Maxus Capital (Nov 2022 - Present)
- Co-Founder & Board member at Pitchdrive (Jan 2019 - Present)
- Founding Partner and Board Member at AMAVI Capital (Jan 2020 - Present)
- Co-Founder at Wintercircus Ghent (May 2024 - Present)
Education
- KMO Challenge, Vlerick Business School (2007)
- Commercial Sciences, HOGENT (2000 - 2001), did not finish due to Combell startup
About
Jonas founded Combell at 16 years old in 1999, bootstrapping it from Belgium into what became team.blue, a pan-European digital success platform for SMBs. He led over 200 M&A transactions across Europe and built the group to 4,000+ employees across 23 countries.
Notes
> 12K+ followers on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn Voice
Posting style: Professional, acquisition-focused. Consistent messaging around team.blue's buy-and-build strategy. Mix of English and Dutch. Posts 2-3 times per month.
Key themes: team.blue M&A activity (Macaly, Windsor.ai, Visitor Queue, Kolsquare, Billdu), AI-Native products, European tech scale, platform plus data plus AI vision
Avg engagement: 182 likes, 7 comments
Notable post: Macaly acquisition, 404 likes -- "AI-Native platform that lets you create production-ready websites."