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Matthijs Richardus Otterloo (born 1 October 2000) is a Dutch entrepreneur. He was the co-owner of the Dutch bicycle-sharing company Cycleswap B.V., which he worked at with four friends. Cycleswap was later acquired by Spinlister LLC. in 2016 for an undisclosed amount.
Early life and education
Otterloo was born in Soest, Netherlands, to Maaike Otterloo and Rick Otterloo. He began his career while in high school in Soest, creating a viral iOS game, ColorLink.
Career
When Otterloo was 15 years old, he joined the Cycleswap team on a part-time basis as a co-owner; Cycleswap was launched on June 1, 2015. Cycleswap is a peer-to-peer bicycle sharing network and has been acquired by Spinlister in 2016 for an undisclosed amount.
In 2017 Otterloo was invited to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2017 on a scholarship ticket. Algemeen Dagblad described Otterloo as a young software whizzkid. Otterloo was included in "De jonge 100" in 2016 and 2019 and the "T500" in 2017 and 2018, two lists of young promising entrepreneurs under 25 in the Netherlands.