Artistry, pioneering gaming technology, entertainment, and proven entrepreneurial leadership
Executive team
Michael Nimrod Peled
Founder & CPO
Chief Product Officer
Michael is an award-winning performance artist with 16 years of experience in acting, choreography, and production. He serves as a mentor and teacher in performance art and is also a stage designer. Michael’s deep, firsthand understanding of the performer’s journey is the authentic heart of Kalimba, ensuring that the platform is built with the needs of creators at its core.
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Micha van der Meer
Co- founder & CEO
Chief Executive Officer
Micha is a pioneer in the Demoscene and a proven serial entrepreneur, (5x Founder, 3x CEO, 2x Exits), a certified AI Compliance Officer (CAICO).Specialist in innovative business models & advanced, activity-based cost calculation.
Proven experience leading international expansion into global markets, including the UK, Germany, South Korea.
Pioneered viral marketing with the global hit Moorhuhn (100M+ downloads). Launched (CTO) the award-winning FinTech app
“Budgently”, applying gamification to personal finance.
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Eric Oostendorp
Co-founder & CTO
Chief Technology Officer
A highly respected gaming industry innovator and early pioneer of the Demoscene
(Ultraforce group).
As a former studio director (Whitebear Studios, a studio that created games that
sold 750.000 fusic units on day one) and current Lead of the Innovation Playground
at KPN, Eric provides the technical vision and leadership required to build a
scalable, cutting-edge AAA platform.
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Michael Nimrod Peled
Founder & CPO
Founder, Chief Product Officer
Michael is an award-winning performance artist with 16 years of experience in acting, choreography, and production. He serves as a mentor and teacher in performance art and is also a stage designer. Michael’s deep, firsthand understanding of the performer’s journey is the authentic heart of Kalimba, ensuring that the platform is built with the needs of creators at its core.
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Micha van der Meer
Co-founder & CEO
Chief Executive Officer
Micha is a pioneer in the Demoscene and a proven serial entrepreneur (5x Founder, 3x CEO, 2x Exits), a certified AI Compliance Officer (CAICO).Specialist in innovative business models & advanced, activity-based cost calculation.
Proven experience leading international expansion into global markets, including the UK, Germany, South Korea.
Pioneered viral marketing with the global hit Moorhuhn (100M+ downloads). Launched (CTO) the award-winning FinTech app
“Budgently”, applying gamification to personal finance.
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Eric Oostendorp
Co-founder & CTO
Founder, Chief Technology Officer
A highly respected gaming industry innovator and early pioneer of the Demoscene
(Ultraforce group).
As a former studio director (Whitebear Studios, a studio that created games that
sold 750.000 fusic units on day one) and current Lead of the Innovation Playground
at KPN, Eric provides the technical vision and leadership required to build a
scalable, cutting-edge AAA platform.
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Advisory board
Christof Wegmann
Multiplayer (founder & CTO, Exit Games)
Christof Wegmann
The visionary architect behind the Photon Engine, the world's leading multiplayer
gaming solution powering experiences for 500 million players monthly.
Christof’s involvement is a massive technical endorsement, ensuring Kalimba is built
on a scalable, reliable, and world-class multiplayer infrastructure from day one.
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Jonathan Wisler
Cloud Strategy (former IBM)
Jonathan Wisler
A recognized leader in cloud computing and AI who co-founded and sold the AI
startup Prelert to IBM.
Jonathan’s expertise provides Kalimba with elite-level strategic guidance on
building a scalable cloud infrastructure and implementing a sophisticated, effective
AI strategy.
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Jeroen Tel
Multi-Platform Audio & Music Specialist
Jeroen Tel
A renowned composer and sound designer with decades of experience creating
iconic audio for video games and major brands. He has won numerous music
awards, and his expertise is essential in ensuring that Kalimba's core music creation
tools are powerful, intuitive, and capable of producing high-quality, emotionally
resonant audio.
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Christof Wegmann
Multiplayer (founder & CTO, Exit Games)
Christof Wegmann
The visionary architect behind the Photon Engine, the world's leading multiplayer
gaming solution powering experiences for 500 million players monthly.
Christof’s involvement is a massive technical endorsement, ensuring Kalimba is built
on a scalable, reliable, and world-class multiplayer infrastructure from day one.
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Jonathan Wisler
Cloud Strategy (former IBM)
Jonathan Wisler
A recognized leader in cloud computing and AI who co-founded and sold the AI
startup Prelert to IBM.
Jonathan’s expertise provides Kalimba with elite-level strategic guidance on
building a scalable cloud infrastructure and implementing a sophisticated, effective
AI strategy.
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Jeroen Tel
Multi-Platform Audio & Music Specialist
Jeroen Tel
A renowned composer and sound designer with decades of experience creating
iconic audio for video games and major brands. He has won numerous music
awards, and his expertise is essential in ensuring that Kalimba's core music creation
tools are powerful, intuitive, and capable of producing high-quality, emotionally
resonant audio.
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Soren Lass
Business Development Consultant & Entrepreneur
Soren Lass
An accomplished gaming entrepreneur with a proven track record of building
successful companies, securing strategic partnerships, and cultivating engaged
communities.
Soren’s commercial acumen is vital for shaping Kalimba’s business model, driving
user acquisition, and ensuring sustainable growth.
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Romano Molenaar
Comic Artist & Art Director
Romano Molenaar
A veteran comic book artist known for his dynamic visual storytelling on iconic titles
like "Witchblade" and "X-Men" for Marvel Comics.
Romano’s mastery of visual narrative and character design provides invaluable
creative direction, ensuring Kalimba’s world and avatars are visually compelling and
artistically rich.
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Ellis Bartholomeus
UX/UI & Experience Design Expert
Ellis Bartholomeus
A results-driven brand strategist and designer, she has co-developed over 50
games and interactive products.
As a researcher, she has authored several books on gamification and serves as an
advisor on this subject for both government agencies and large companies.
As the founder of Ellis in Wonderland, her expertise is essential in ensuring that the
entire Kalimba platform, ranging from its creation tools to its social spaces- is intuitive, engaging, and provides a seamless user experience.
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Soren Lass
Business Development Consultant & Entrepreneur
Soren Lass
An accomplished gaming entrepreneur with a proven track record of building
successful companies, securing strategic partnerships, and cultivating engaged
communities.
Soren’s commercial acumen is vital for shaping Kalimba’s business model, driving
user acquisition, and ensuring sustainable growth.
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Romano Molenaar
Comic Artist & Art Director
Romano Molenaar
A veteran comic book artist known for his dynamic visual storytelling on iconic titles
like "Witchblade" and "X-Men" for Marvel Comics.
Romano’s mastery of visual narrative and character design provides invaluable
creative direction, ensuring Kalimba’s world and avatars are visually compelling and
artistically rich.
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Ellis Bartholomeus
UX/UI & Experience Design Expert
Ellis Bartholomeus
A results-driven brand strategist and designer, she has co-developed over 50
games and interactive products.
As a researcher, she has authored several books on gamification and serves as an
advisor on this subject for both government agencies and large companies.
As the founder of Ellis in Wonderland, her expertise is essential in ensuring that the
entire Kalimba platform, ranging from its creation tools to its social spaces- is intuitive, engaging, and provides a seamless user experience.
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