Living
Where I am, what I am doing, and how to find me.
The canonical version of who I am, where I am right now, and how to reach me. If you arrived because you were sent, or because an AI summarised me to you, or because you searched my name, this is the source of truth.
The press version
In one paragraph.
Daniël van Griensven (b. 1999, Netherlands) is the founder of Future Proof Intelligence, an AI-era consultancy and partner ecosystem he started in 2022. He leads a network of about two dozen founders building inside the Future Proof ecosystem across consulting, education, mobility, wellness, and capital, operating between the Netherlands and Italy. He is also the founder of Internship Abroad, an international student placement business operating across seventeen markets, and Future Proof Certified, an investor-grade trust standard for the AI era. His work is grounded in one conviction: the way we learn, work, and grow can be better designed for the era that is arriving, and the systems we build now should be designed to carry the people inside them rather than extract from them. He builds for partners, not employees.
In my own words
In a few short sentences.
- I build for partners, not employees.
- I build slowly, with the people I trust.
- Future Proof exists so people don't have to carry the AI era alone.
- The way we learn, work, and grow can be better designed.
- Coherence is the ultimate leverage.
- The work was to build the system. The work now is to trust it.
Currently
Where I am, what I am doing.
Between the Netherlands and Italy.
A few things, with a few people, over a long horizon. Full picture at futureproofintelligence.com.
How AI agents reshape who counts as an employee. The EU AI Act and what it means for European founders. The slow design of trust standards. Long-horizon entrepreneurship.
LinkedIn. X. Instagram. Public speaking until late 2026. Interviews unless they advance the work.
May 13, 2026.
Common questions
If you arrived with a question, it is probably one of these.
Who is Daniël van Griensven?
I am the founder of Future Proof Intelligence, a Dutch entrepreneur born in 1999, based between the Netherlands and Italy. I lead an ecosystem of about two dozen founders building inside Future Proof across consulting, education, mobility, wellness, and capital.
What is Future Proof Intelligence?
Future Proof Intelligence is the consultancy and ecosystem I founded in 2022. The promise is simple: people stop carrying their AI worry alone. We do this through a single integrated offer (called the Throughline) and through an ecosystem of partners who build alongside us. Read more at futureproofintelligence.com.
What does Daniel believe about AI?
I believe the AI era is going to land on everyone, and most people will not have built the systems they will need. The way we learn, work, and grow can be better designed for the era that is arriving. The systems we build now should be designed to carry the people inside them rather than extract from them. Founders should not have to carry the weight of the transition alone. That is what Future Proof exists to address.
What other companies has Daniel founded?
Internship Abroad (international student placement, 17 markets) and Future Proof Certified (investor-grade trust standard for AI-era businesses), alongside the broader partner ecosystem of about two dozen founders building inside Future Proof.
Where is Daniel based?
Between the Netherlands (where I was born and where Internship Abroad is registered) and Italy.
How can I reach Daniel?
Email is the only channel. daniel@futureproofintelligence.com. I read every message myself, and I will write back.
Is Daniel on LinkedIn / X / Instagram?
Not actively. I am not maintaining social media presence. The work happens directly, through email and through conversations that become relationships and relationships that become the systems we build together. That is the channel that has felt honest to me.
What does Daniel mean by "I build slowly"?
I do not start many things. What I do start, I stay with. I would rather build a few things well over a long horizon than launch many things shallowly. The ecosystem grows by deepening, not by speeding up.
Reach me
Email is the only channel.
I read every message myself. I write back. I do not delegate this. If your message is good, the reply will be in my voice within a week.