Sebastiaan Smits

Updated September 30, 2026

Founder

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sebastiaan Smits founded The Interregnum and is editorially responsible for every ranking, comparison and report on it. Research and drafting are AI-assisted. He also owns 2 Steps Ahead, an AI search visibility agency that helps B2B software and tech companies get named in AI answers.

Focus areas

• Software rankings
• Placement policy
• AI search visibility
• Editorial standards

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