Kevin de Krieger

“Making life more pleasant through innovation. That has been my guiding principle since I started my first company during my studies, vending machines with everyday essentials at Dutch universities. When COVID closed the campuses I lost all revenue, and I founded Ikvalbuitendeboot.nl to represent over 2,000 entrepreneurs who fell outside government support. Building Steambox taught me how hard hardware is: it takes twice the budget and time you plan for. What keeps me going is solving problems no one has cracked yet and turning ideas into real products. Even more, I enjoy building a company around those products with a strong culture and people who want to show up every day.”

“An e-commerce entrepreneur with hands-on experience in scaling a DTC brand internationally. Someone who knows performance marketing, conversion and customer acquisition, and wants to take full ownership of the online business. I'm looking for someone who moves fast, makes decisions based on data and communicates directly. You don't have to start from zero: the product, supply chain and fulfilment are in place, and I bring the network and experience from building several companies. In return there is a real equity stake and the freedom to run your part of the company.”

“I already have it. Steambox (steam-box.com) is the world's first self-heating lunchbox. It uses steam to heat a home-cooked meal anywhere in about ten minutes, without a microwave. After successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns we launched in 2023 and sold around 4,000 units to customers in more than 65 countries through our own webshop. Steambox was featured in Forbes, BBC and TechCrunch and placed 10th in the Dutch Chamber of Commerce Innovation Award 2023. Based on feedback from our customers we developed a new generation, which is now ready. Paid marketing has been paused, so there is a clear growth opportunity for someone who takes it on. The goal is to grow Steambox into the go-to brand for warm meals on the go.”