Jonathan Cornelissen

TLDR

Jonathan Cornelissen is Co-founder and CEO of DataCamp, the Brussels-founded global platform for data science and AI education with millions of learners worldwide.

Overview

Jonathan co-founded DataCamp in 2013 alongside Dieter De Mesmaeker and Martijn Theuwissen while based in Belgium. He holds a PhD in financial econometrics from KU Leuven. Under his leadership, DataCamp grew to over 10 million learners, more than 200,000 subscribers, and $50M+ in ARR, making it one of Belgium's largest SaaS success stories in the education space.

He moved to New York City to scale the company globally. In recent years he has also become active as an angel investor, backing startups at the intersection of data and education.

Career Highlights

• Co-founded DataCamp in 2013 in Belgium, scaled to global market leadership in data science education
• Led the company to 10M+ learners and 2,500+ enterprise clients including major corporations worldwide
• Angel investor in education and data-focused startups

Connections

Co-founded DataCamp with Dieter De Mesmaeker, who remains active in the Belgian ecosystem. DataCamp represents one of Belgium's strongest EdTech exports and a reference case for Brussels-born global SaaS.