Arthur van Hoff
Arthur van Hoff | |
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| Born | February 16, 1963 Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, computer scientist |
| Known for | Java compiler development, CTO of Marimba and Jaunt, Inc. |
Arthur van Hoff (born 16 February 1963) is a Dutch entrepreneur and expert in computer science.
Biography
Van Hoff pursued studies in computer science at both the University of Strathclyde and Hogere Informatica Opleiding. He began his career at Sun Microsystems as an engineer on the Distributed Objects Everywhere project. In 1993, he became part of the team developing Java, where he was responsible for creating the language's compiler and oversaw its initial deployment to Netscape in August 1995. Leaving Sun in 1996, Van Hoff founded the startup Marimba and took on the role of Chief Technology Officer. At Marimba, he directed the development of Castanet, a software distribution platform based on pull technology.
Van Hoff exited Marimba in 2002; the company was subsequently purchased by BMC Software for $240 million. He then established Strangeberry, focusing on software solutions that enable streaming of computer content to televisions. This venture was acquired by TiVo, Inc. in January 2004, where Van Hoff held the position of Principal Engineer until 2005. Later, he joined Flipboard as Chief Technology Officer and remained there until November 2012.
After his tenure at Flipboard, Van Hoff co-founded Jaunt Virtual Reality alongside Tom Annau and Jens Christensen. He currently serves as Chief Technology Officer at Jaunt, Inc., in addition to his role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Redpoint Ventures.