Born from curiosity
Axini was born from a simple but fundamental observation: important software bugs are often only discovered when changes are costly and time-consuming. This curiosity led to two core questions that are still central to everything Axini does: did we build the right thing and did we build the thing right?
From this conviction, Machiel van der Bijl and Menno Jonkers founded Axini. Their ambition was clear: enabling organizations to demonstrably improve their software. Software that functions reliably when it matters.
Axini supports organizations in delivering high-quality software on time, without compromising on quality. The test platform automatically generates smart test cases and also checks exceptional situations. This way, errors become visible early and can often be prevented.
2007
Founded
25+
Professionals

Our Team
Since its founding at the end of 2007, Axini has grown into an organization with a team of more than twenty-five professionals, each with their own expertise.
The Axini team consists of ambitious people who are continuously challenging themselves and developing further, including by organizing an internal hackathon week at least twice a year.
Science & Education
The Axini platform is based on over 30 years of scientific research. Axini is very grateful to science and likes to give back by collaborating with various research groups and giving guest lectures at universities.
Our team
Meet the professionals who make Axini a success.

Mark Bebawy
Team lead AI-team, Software engineer

Machiel van der Bijl
CTO, Founder

Susan van den Broek
Team lead Research & Education, Software engineer

Alessia Frunza
Software engineer

Paul Ganzevoort
Software engineer

Bas van den Heuvel
Software engineer

Menno Jonkers
CEO, Founder

Linda de Koter
Actuarial software engineer

Sandra Wilson
Marketing & Social

Lars Meijer
Team lead Infra & Security, Software engineer

Aleandro Mifsud
Software engineer

Ruben Reijers
Engineering Manager, Team lead Axini Services

Tom de Ridder
Software engineer

Joost Roordink
Software engineer
Patricia Scheeres
Finance

Rob Schenk
Advisory Board
David Smelt
Software engineer

Lucas Steehouwer
Software engineer

Olivia Rodriguez Valdes
Software engineer

Peter Verkade
Architect High-tech & Transport, Software engineer

Rob Verhoeven
Software engineer

Ivo Wever
Architect Finance, Software engineer

Ronald Wilts
COO
Raoul Zaal
Advisory Board

Floris Zeven
Scrum Master, Software engineer
Management Team
Both Machiel and Menno started their careers at Utopics after studying Computer Science at the University of Twente and the Vrije Universiteit respectively. Here they were active as consultants at government institutions, financial institutions and high-tech companies.

Machiel van der Bijl
Co-founder
After his PhD in model-based testing, Machiel wanted to bridge the gap between theory and practice by putting 30 years of science into practice.
Ronald Wilts
Management Team
After a long career at Achmea, he joined the team in 2018 with his business background and experience as a customer of Axini.
Menno Jonkers
Co-founder
After a CTO role at Tryllian and various consulting assignments, Menno was ready to build something meaningful.
