DE RE PODCAST

Maurits Tiethoff

Podcast

Episode #74

Summary

What if laundry, dry cleaning, and ironing no longer had to take up your time? In this episode, Maurits Tiethoff, co-founder and CEO of Dobbi, shares how he is modernising one of the most traditional service industries in the Netherlands. What started as frustration with inconvenient dry-cleaning opening hours evolved into a nationwide platform that combines digital convenience with physical service points and home pickup. The conversation explores how Dobbi uses technology, logistics, and customer experience to rethink textile care at scale. Maurits also explains why professional garment care can play an important role in circular fashion by extending product life and making repair, cleaning, and reuse more accessible.

“Don’t throw it away when it’s dirty or damaged, get it repaired.” - Maurits Tiethoff, Dobbi @ReTheAgency

Summary

What if laundry, dry cleaning, and ironing no longer had to take up your time? In this episode, Maurits Tiethoff, co-founder and CEO of Dobbi, shares how he is modernising one of the most traditional service industries in the Netherlands. What started as frustration with inconvenient dry-cleaning opening hours evolved into a nationwide platform that combines digital convenience with physical service points and home pickup. The conversation explores how Dobbi uses technology, logistics, and customer experience to rethink textile care at scale. Maurits also explains why professional garment care can play an important role in circular fashion by extending product life and making repair, cleaning, and reuse more accessible.

About

Maurits Tiethoff is the co-founder and CEO of Dobbi, a Dutch platform modernising the traditional dry-cleaning and garment-care industry. After spotting how outdated and inconvenient the sector felt for modern consumers, he set out to build a more accessible and customer-friendly alternative. Since launching in 2018 with co-founder Ruben van Pelt, Tiethoff has helped grow Dobbi into a national service that combines digital ordering, home pickup, and a large network of service points. With a strong focus on convenience, operational innovation, and circular textile care, he is working to position Dobbi as a platform that helps extend the life of clothing at scale.

About

Maurits Tiethoff is the co-founder and CEO of Dobbi, a Dutch platform modernising the traditional dry-cleaning and garment-care industry. After spotting how outdated and inconvenient the sector felt for modern consumers, he set out to build a more accessible and customer-friendly alternative. Since launching in 2018 with co-founder Ruben van Pelt, Tiethoff has helped grow Dobbi into a national service that combines digital ordering, home pickup, and a large network of service points. With a strong focus on convenience, operational innovation, and circular textile care, he is working to position Dobbi as a platform that helps extend the life of clothing at scale.

Summary

What if laundry, dry cleaning, and ironing no longer had to take up your time? In this episode, Maurits Tiethoff, co-founder and CEO of Dobbi, shares how he is modernising one of the most traditional service industries in the Netherlands. What started as frustration with inconvenient dry-cleaning opening hours evolved into a nationwide platform that combines digital convenience with physical service points and home pickup. The conversation explores how Dobbi uses technology, logistics, and customer experience to rethink textile care at scale. Maurits also explains why professional garment care can play an important role in circular fashion by extending product life and making repair, cleaning, and reuse more accessible.