# Pieter Omvlee

> Pieter Omvlee is a Dutch software developer and the co-founder and CEO associated with Sketch, the Mac design application he built with Emanuel Sá. Based in The Hague, he previously developed DrawIt and Fontcase, advocates close collaboration between design and engineering, and is also a co-founder of Elyx. His personal writing covers photography, Mac software, product development and his involvement with Dutch electric-car maker Carice.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Sketch; co-founder at Elyx
- **Organizations:** Sketch, Bohemian Coding, Elyx
- **Nationality:** Dutch
- **Known for:** Co-created Sketch, which reached over one million paying users by its March 2019 funding announcement., Developed Apple Design Award-winning Fontcase (2009) and Sketch (2012)., Built Sketch as a distributed company with Emanuel Sá.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Fontcase, developed with designer Laurent Baumann, was released and won the Apple Design Award for Best Mac OS X Student Product.
- **2010** — The original Sketch application was released; Omvlee developed the product that evolved into the collaboration with Emanuel Sá.
- **2012** — Sketch won an Apple Design Award.
- **2019** — Sketch announced its first external funding, a $20 million Series A from Benchmark, and had reached over one million paying users.
- **2023** — Discussed Sketch’s remote culture and continuing hands-on product work with Emanuel Sá in a DesignRush interview.
- **2025** — Published photographs from Paris and Porto and wrote about taking delivery of the first production Carice TC2.
- **2026** — Publicly associated with Elyx, a new local-first design environment accepting private-beta registrations.

## Achievements

- Co-created Sketch, which reached over one million paying users by its March 2019 funding announcement.
- Developed Apple Design Award-winning Fontcase (2009) and Sketch (2012).
- Built Sketch as a distributed company with Emanuel Sá.
- Co-led Sketch through a $20 million Series A investment from Benchmark in 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — A publicly indexed event announcement lists Omvlee for a November 6 Utrecht talk and live Elyx demonstration; Elyx’s website is accepting private-beta registrations.
- **2025-09** — Published a Porto photography post on his personal website.
- **2025-03** — Wrote that he had taken delivery of the first production Carice TC2.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pieteromvlee.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieter-omvlee-210234137/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pieteromvlee
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pieteromvlee/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25