# Stijn Christiaens

> Stijn Christiaens is co-founder and Chief Data Citizen of Collibra. Collibra on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and Chief Data Citizen, Collibra.

Stijn Christiaens co-founded Collibra and is its Chief Data Citizen, leading its data office and data strategy. He set up several of its departments, from product and presales to partnerships and research, and before Collibra was a senior researcher in semantics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stijnchristiaens/
- X: https://x.com/stichris

## What Stijn builds

- [Collibra](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/collibra.md), graded B, 64.7/100, in Company knowledge & data catalogues. Collibra is a hosted data governance platform with a catalogue, business glossary, lineage and data quality. Agents use REST and GraphQL APIs, a bulk Import API, a hosted MCP server on each cloud instance and an open-source local one. Co-founder and Chief Data Citizen, Collibra, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Felix Van de Maele](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/felix-van-de-maele/), Co-founder and CEO, Collibra

## Backed by

- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)
- [Sofina](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sofina/)
- [Tiger Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tiger-global/)
- [Battery Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/)
- [CapitalG](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/capitalg/)
- [Dawn Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dawn-capital/)
- [Durable Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/durable-capital-partners/)
- [ICONIQ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/iconiq/)
- [Index Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/index-ventures/)
- [Snowflake](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/snowflake/)

## Questions

### Who is Stijn Christiaens?

Stijn Christiaens co-founded Collibra and is its Chief Data Citizen, leading its data office and data strategy. He set up several of its departments, from product and presales to partnerships and research, and before Collibra was a senior researcher in semantics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

### What does Collibra make?

Anchor Terminal lists Collibra from Collibra. Collibra is a hosted data governance platform with a catalogue, business glossary, lineage and data quality. Agents use REST and GraphQL APIs, a bulk Import API, a hosted MCP server on each cloud instance and an open-source local one.

### Who has invested in Collibra?

The sources our research read name Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Tiger Global, Battery Ventures, CapitalG, Dawn Capital, Durable Capital Partners, ICONIQ, Index Ventures and Snowflake.

### How are Stijn's tools graded?

Collibra is graded B, 64.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.collibra.com/company/leadership
- https://www.collibra.com/company/who-we-are
- https://www.collibra.com/

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