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Maarten Lens-Fitzgerald

Voice Evangelist, I open up the new channel for your organization’s benefit. From strategy to scaling.

📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2013𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Founded in the summer of 2009, Layar quickly gained international attention as one of the first mobile augmented reality browsers to hit the market. Our open development platform attracted thousands of developers from all of the world to create AR content as millions downloaded the Layar App for iOS and Android, making Layar the worlds most popular platform for AR. Today, as part of the Blippar group, Layar is a global leader in Augmented Reality and Interactive Print, helping to bridge the gap between the print and digital worlds. Together, Layar and Blippar have collaborated with many of the worlds top brands, including Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, General Mills, Anheuser-Busch, Elle, Glamour, Honda and BMW. The Layar and Blippar mobile apps have been downloaded over 46 million times, providing brands with access to a rapidly expanding audience of tech-savvy consumers eager to "unlock"​ the physical world with digital experiences. Layar is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Blippar group is headquartered in London with additional offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, India, Turkey, Japan and Spain.
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Sep 2018
Get ready for the Voice revolution - 1 in 5 families in the US use smart speakers like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant - Over 55 million smart speaker devices were sold in the last 4 years alone - There are over 20.000 device integrations ranging from microwave ovens, to cars, plugs and lamps - Amazon has more than 13.000 people working on their voice platform Soon the primary way of interacting with products and services will be through the voice medium. Conva is your co-explorer into this new realm. Services: Keynotes & events, introduction & inspiration sessions, prototyping, design & development of voice services, Amazon Alexa Skills & Google Assistant Actions.
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Open Voice
Founder and author of the Open Voice newsletter
May 2018
Project Zilver
Founder and director Project Zilver
Apr 2018
Open Voice
Founder and host Open Voice event series
Feb 2018
2013
Board Member
Oct 2013
Founded in the summer of 2009, Layar quickly gained international attention as one of the first mobile augmented reality browsers to hit the market. Our open development platform attracted thousands of developers from all of the world to create AR content as millions downloaded the Layar App for iOS and Android, making Layar the worlds most popular platform for AR. Today, as part of the Blippar group, Layar is a global leader in Augmented Reality and Interactive Print, helping to bridge the gap between the print and digital worlds. Together, Layar and Blippar have collaborated with many of the worlds top brands, including Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, General Mills, Anheuser-Busch, Elle, Glamour, Honda and BMW. The Layar and Blippar mobile apps have been downloaded over 46 million times, providing brands with access to a rapidly expanding audience of tech-savvy consumers eager to "unlock"​ the physical world with digital experiences. Layar is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Blippar group is headquartered in London with additional offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, India, Turkey, Japan and Spain.
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