Hugo van der Linde

CEO at Carapax IT | Social enterprise | Advanced software

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

About

Passionate about social impact and tech. Former CEO of AND, a publicly traded tech company, winning twice the Best Performer Award at the Euronext Stock Exchange. Co-founder of several tech ventures.

Experience

  • CEO at Carapax IT
    2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    At Carapax IT, professionals on the autism spectrum create high-quality software. Founded in 2015 as a small initiative, we have grown into a full IT company with competence centers in Gouda and Eindhoven. As a social enterprise, we combine technological innovation for our clients with social impact for our employees.

  • Board Member at Neurowrx
    2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Neurowrx is a global alliance of companies and non-profits dedicated to employment and inclusion of individuals on the autism spectrum.

  • Board Member at Mapcode Foundation
    2013 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

    The Mapcode Foundation is a non-profit foundation and offers a worldwide, free of charge, standard and structured addressing system.

  • Owner / Director at Deltilo Venture Management
    2019 - 2024 · 5 yrs

    Delivering advisory and interim services to technology companies worldwide (deltilo.com). Examples of assignments: • VP Europe at Magnasoft USA, a geospatial IT company 1,000+ employees, (almost 2 years fulltime) • SVP Corporate Development at Ai Incube, a tech company in US bay area, attracting new series of funding (1.5 years parttime) • MD Europe at RMSI Pvt Ltd, a global IT company with 3,500+ employees (1 year fulltime) • Consulting on European market strategy for Mappls, a public tech company (3 months parttime)

  • AND International Publishers NV (Full-time · 13 yrs 1 mo)
    • CEO
      2011 - 2019 · 8 yrs

      I was overall responsible for AND, a public company listed at the Euronext Amsterdam, providing location, routing and mapping technologies. During my appointment as CEO, AND shares increased by more than 150% and in 2013 and 2015 AND won the Best Performer Award at the Euronext stock exchange.

    • COO
      2006 - 2011 · 5 yrs

      Responsible for operating AND’s business, building a global digital map next to location technologies. Expanded AND from 60 to 300 FTE and outsourced up to an equivalent of 1,000+ professionals.