About Eyra

Eyra is a purpose driven company with a circular economy business model
that focusses on high-quality sustainable open source software as a service solutions
for Social Sciences, Humanities and Health.
We are a lean company. We work towards a minimal viable product as soon as possible, to acquire feedback and learn as we go to develop in the right direction. We work with a sociocratic governance structure that ensures equal co-determination of employees.
Eyra is founded by Adriënne Mendrik and Melle Lieuwes, but it would not be what it is now without our team.
Meet our team
Adriënne Mendrik

Adriënne is a visionary who reads between the lines and encourages people to improve upon the status quo, while keeping a close eye on how new ideas connect to existing frameworks.

Melle Lieuwes

Melle is a visionary who excels in systems thinking, challenges people to step up, and guides them into developing robust and high quality products that withstand the test of time.

Peter Waterman

Peter is a people-oriented quick thinker with great listening skills who advices on long term company health, based on a broad experience in finance and general management.

Neo Cheung

With his sharp eye and organised way of working, Neo quickly translates thoughts into design, while finding the right balance between client needs and user experience.

Jeroen Vloothuis

With extensive technical knowledge and great analytical skills, Jeroen quickly solves complex problems with exceptional precision and elegance, while keeping things as simple as possible.

Iris van der Veen

Iris combines structure and creativity to bring clarity to complex processes. Through smart automation and visual thinking, she makes ideas practical and accessible.

Naiyara van der Veen

Naiyara has a deep understanding of what people need and the ability to translate this into concrete actions that make both an organisation as well as the people within thrive.

Rowdy van Looy

Rowdy excels in striking the right balance between stakeholder interests and technical feasibility, to find product and marketing strategies that fit the Eyra mission and vision.

Tijn Schmits

With a strong background in software architecture and development, Tijn combines technical depth with clear communication. He translates complex challenges into robust solutions with long-term quality in mind.

Joeri Dijkstra

Joeri is a pragmatic full-stack developer who builds reliable and well-structured systems. He contributes to the technical foundation of the Next platform, focusing on clarity and robustness.

Kevin van Kats

Kevin combines extensive experience in university administration with an efficient and structured approach. He ensures financial and administrative processes run smoothly.