Niels Hoven

Niels Hoven is an accomplished entrepreneur and product leader currently serving as Founder and CEO of Mentava, a company dedicated to creating software solutions for early childhood education since 2022. Previously, Niels held key roles at leading technology firms such as Cloudflare, where Niels managed Customer Identity and Access Management products, and ClassDojo, where Niels developed the company's first revenue-generating product. As Vice President of Product Development at Pocket Gems, Niels played a pivotal role in the success of multiple high-grossing mobile games. With earlier experience as a Senior Product Manager at Playdom and a Marketing Manager at Tableau Software, Niels has a strong track record in product innovation and marketing strategy. Niels's early career included consulting for tech startups and academic research at UC Berkeley, complemented by degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rice University and a Master of Science from UC Berkeley.