#203: Duco van Lanschot - Founder van Duna - extreme transparantie, Marathon des Sables, Stripe-DNA, obsessie en discipline

Duco van Lanschot is a Dutch fintech entrepreneur and the founder of Duna, a fast-growing technology company focused on business identity. Through Duna, he is building infrastructure that enables banks, fintechs and platforms to verify and onboard businesses, think KYC on Business Customers, more quickly and with less friction. The company was founded in 2023 by Duco and David Schreiber, and in a short period of time it has already raised more than €40 million in funding: first a €11 million seed round in 2025, followed by a €30 million Series A in February 2026. According to Duna, customers including Plaid, CCV-Fiserv, Moss, bol and Brand New Day Bank are already using the platform. Before founding Duna, Duco worked at a number of well-known companies in tech and fintech. At Stripe, he was responsible for the Benelux and DACH regions, he served as Chief Commercial Officer at Fourthline, and at Blendle he worked on the company’s international expansion. Before that, he started his career at McKinsey & Company. Finally, Duco studied law at Utrecht University. He is 38 years old and lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two children.   ***Leaders in Finance is made possible by the support of EY, Mogelijk Vastgoedfinancieringen, and Lepaya. More information about our partners is available at our partner page.   ***Books mentioned in this episode:Man's search for meaning, Viktor E. FranklSiddhartha, Hermann HesseInfluence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Robert B. Cialdini   *** Want to stay up to date with Leaders in Finance? Subscribe to the newsletter.   *** Questions, suggestions, or feedback? We'd love to hear from you! You can reach us via email at info@leadersinfinance.nl and check out our website.   ***Previous guests on the Leaders in Finance podcast include:  Klaas Knot (President DNB), Frank Elderson (Executive Board, ECB), Roland Boekhout (CEO ASN Bank), Gerrit Zalm (former Minister of Finance and former CEO of ABN AMRO),  Ingrid de Swart (member of the Executive Board, a.s.r.), Pinar Abay (Management Board ING, Head of Retail Banking), Robert Swaak (CEO ABN AMRO), Marcel Zuidam (CEO NN Bank), Saul van Beurden (CEO Consumer, Small & Business Banking, Wells Fargo), David Knibbe (CEO NN Group), Janine Vos (Executive Board, Rabobank), Nadine Klokke (CEO Knab), Maarten Edixhoven (CEO Van Lanschot Kempen), Jeroen Rijpkema (CEO Triodos Bank), Nout Wellink (former President DNB), Onno Ruding (former minister of finance), Yoram Schwarz (CEO Movir), Laura van Geest (Executive Board, AFM),  Katja Kok (CEO Van Lanschot CH), Ali Niknam (CEO bunq), Nick Bortot (CEO BUX), Petri Hofsté (supervisory board member, including at Rabobank and Achmea), Peter Paul de Vries (CEO Value8), Barbara Baarsma (CEO Rabo Carbon Bank), Jan van Rutte (C supervisory board member, including at Rabobank and Achmea), Marguerite Soeteman-Reijne (Chair Aon Holdings), Lidwin van Velden (CEO Nederlandse Waterschapsbank), Jan-Willem van der Schoot (CEO Mastercard NL), Joanne Kellermann (Chair PFZW), Steven Maijoor (former Chair ESMA), Radboud Vlaar (CEO Finch Capital), Jos Baeten (CEO a.s.r.), Karin van Baardwijk (CEO Robeco), Annette Mosman (CEO APG).