Founder
Marnix Stokvis
Co-Founder & CEO of Aquablu
Dutch-born entrepreneur · Consumer & Sustainability
Amsterdam, Netherlands
01 / About
Marnix Stokvis co-founded Aquablu with Marc van Zuylen, building hydration technology — smart, connected water dispensers — for offices and hotels. He worked at Red Bull before founding the company. Aquablu raised €7 million in a seed round following a widely shared Dutch podcast pitch.
02 / Company
- Company
- Aquablu
- Industry
- Consumer & Sustainability
- Founded
- 2018
- Dutch origin
- Netherlands
- Current location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Founder role
- Co-Founder & CEO
Aquablu makes connected water dispensers and hydration systems for workplaces and hospitality, designed to replace single-use bottles.
03 / Why they're featured
- 01
Raised €7 million in seed funding after a widely publicised podcast pitch.
- 02
Turning a sustainability behaviour change into hardware and infrastructure.
- 03
Consumer brand background applied to a B2B category.
04 / At a glance
- Founder
- Marnix Stokvis
- Company
- Aquablu
- Industry
- Consumer & Sustainability
- Dutch origin
- Netherlands
- Current location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Founded
- 2018
- Status
- Rising
05 / What's next
The company has publicly discussed Aquablu BOLD, positioning hydration as enterprise infrastructure.