Sander van Hooft — Engineer, Founder, Open Source

I'm a software engineer and founder based in Tilburg, the Netherlands. I spend most of my time building products, writing code, and contributing to open source.

I run Sandorian, the premium technical partner for established European companies. Our team builds lasting software solutions and maintains open-source packages that thousands of developers rely on.

I'm also building Vatly, a Merchant of Record for European SaaS. It handles the tax compliance and billing complexity so founders can focus on their product.

When I'm not working, I'm spending quality time with the family. Father of twins, husband.

What I'm working on

A /now page. Things I'm focused on right now.

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Vatly

Getting Vatly to launch. Europe-first Merchant of Record for SaaS. Handling VAT, subscriptions, and billing so founders don't have to. Pre-launch, building fast.

vatly.com →

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Sandorian

The premium technical partner for established European companies. Building lasting software solutions, helping teams scale, and maintaining open-source packages used across the ecosystem.

sandorian.com →

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Open Source

Maintaining laravel-cashier-mollie, laravel-invoicable, and more. Packages used by thousands of developers worldwide.

github.com/sandervanhooft →

Writing

Thoughts on building SaaS, running a consultancy, open source, and being a technical founder in Europe.

February 3, 2026

Why I'm building a European Merchant of Record

The gap in the market, the pain of VAT compliance, and why European SaaS founders deserve better infrastructure. The story behind Vatly.

Coming soon

Lessons from maintaining open-source Laravel packages

What I've learned from years of maintaining packages used by thousands of developers.

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Let's connect

I'm always happy to chat about software, open source, or founder life. The best way to reach me is X or LinkedIn.

X / Twitter @SandervHooft GitHub sandervanhooft LinkedIn sandervanhooft Company sandorian.com