Jef Cavens

Jef Cavens has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Jef is currently serving as the Chief Soup Officer and Founder of Winning Foods, a company they established in 2020. In the same year, they also founded Equilibrium Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on addressing world-class problems through the creation of innovative products.

Prior to these ventures, Jef founded The Box Padel in 2019, a sports movement aiming to become larger than tennis, with three growing venues. From 2015 to 2019, they were a Co-Owner and Partner at oneUp, a tech startup design and validation firm specializing in creating disruptive solutions for large corporations.

Jef co-founded Swarm Inc. in 2014 and served as the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Till Always from 2013 to 2015. Before that, they were the Design co-lead at Adobe User Group Belgium from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, they also briefly worked as the Flying Creative Director at Little Miss Robot.

Jef'searlier experience includes serving as the Creative Director and Co-Founder of AMAI from 2007 to 2014, and as the Creative Director and Founder of Compleed from 2002 to 2007. Overall, Jef Cavens brings a wealth of experience in entrepreneurship, creative direction, and venture capital to their current roles.

Jef Cavens completed their education at the University of Leuven, Antwerp campus from 2002 to 2007, where they obtained a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Economics. Prior to that, they attended Sint-Jozefcollege Turnhout from 1995 to 2001. No specific degree or field of study was mentioned for their time at Sint-Jozefcollege Turnhout.