Adriaan Mol is Founder of Mollie, one of Europe's leading payment service providers valued at $6.5 billion. He founded the company in 2004 at age 18 as an engineer while living with his parents, building the entire backend and frontend himself.

Adriaan registered the Mollie domain at age 14 as a sandbox to experiment with online technology. He co-founded MessageBird in 2011 with Robert Vis, creating a second unicorn valued at nearly $4 billion.

Adriaan profitably bootstrapped Mollie for 15 years before raising external funding in 2019, maintaining over 50% ownership. He serves as Executive Advisor at TCV and actively invests in startups across fintech, technology, and communication sectors.

Mollie raised over $940 million total across three funding rounds from investors including Blackstone Growth, TCV, EQT, and General Atlantic. The company processes over 20 billion euros annually and serves more than 230,000 businesses across Europe.

Adriaan achieved the rare feat of founding two separate tech unicorns in two decades, making him one of the richest startup founders in Europe. He helped shape European fintech regulations through early talks with Dutch government and central bank officials, paving the way for fintech acceptance.