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Congratulations to decision computing for raising $1 million in seed funding to help companies turn raw enterprise data into actionable business insights and decisions 🚀! We are excited to join this round led by Array Ventures, with Operators & Friends and stellar angel investors. 🔥 Decision Computing’s AI agents identify the key drivers behind business KPIs in real-time, uncovering information buried in text, images, tabular data, and location data. Users instantly receive the root causes behind off-target KPIs instead of struggling to formulate the right questions or relying on scarce data science resources for assistance. The generative AI here is transparent and auditable, so business users can trust the insights and take the right action to get their metrics back on track 💪. “Businesses should never have to rely on predictions made by a black box, especially in regulated industries. At the end of the day people, not algorithms, are accountable for actions taken on the back of AI-powered insights.”, says co-founder and CEO, Arnaud Van Looveren. This approach to building AI agents stems from the founding team’s deep expertise in interpretable AI and statistics. Having successfully scaled a product in this space, the four founders are now combining their strengths to drive decision computing forward. Congratulations to Arnaud Van Looveren, Clive Cox, Ashley Scillitoe, and Adam Mertel, we look forward to supporting you in this journey 🚀.

Big round of applause for Vendorvue and Donna, which were the only two Belgian companies to be featured in the fourth edition of Notion Capital's annual 'Cloud Challengers Top 100 report', put together in partnership with Google Cloud. 👏🏼 You can find a link to the full report in the comment section. In the words of Notion's Jos White: "The report aims to identify the very best early stage business software start-ups in Europe. We believe these are the companies that have what it takes to challenge the established order and go on to become major success stories across Europe and beyond." 🚀 PS: our portfolio company Aikido Security made the list last year, alongside Timefold - we hope to see many more Belgian tech stars stand out this way in the years to come!

🌟 Introducing the TechWolf Agent: A smarter way to shape workforce transformation and navigate the future of work. At TechWolf, we're excited to unveil the TechWolf Agent—our first AI agent, built in collaboration with forward-thinking customers. Its initial focus? Creating and maintaining job architectures that drive better workforce decisions and help organizations navigate change. 💡 Why the TechWolf Agent matters As AI reshapes the workforce, HR and business leaders face critical decisions: who to hire, upskill, redeploy, or promote. It all ties back to important business goals like revenue growth, workforce structuring, and future-proofing teams. The challenge? Workforce data is fragmented, outdated, and prone to change.  The TechWolf Agent is designed to solve this problem, starting with improving and maintaining your job architecture. 🔍 The TechWolf Agent for Job Architecture — Makes sense of your job architecture, showing how work is structured and evolving. — Identifies opportunities for automation, augmentation, or redesign. — Answers strategic questions about skills, workforce readiness, and AI impact. — Connects insights with actionable recommendations—guiding you from understanding to execution. 👉 This launch is just the beginning. The TechWolf Agent will continue to expand throughout the year, supporting critical tasks across Skill Demand, Skill Supply, and the Console, seamlessly integrating into most major customer workflows. Full announcement in the comments 💬 👇 Curious to see how it works? Let's chat. We’d love to give you an early preview of the TechWolf Agent. #techwolf #skillintelligence #workforcetransformation #ai #jobarchitecture

🚀 Vendorvue has been named one of the Top 100 Cloud Challengers in Europe by Notion Capital and Google Cloud! 🏆 We’re incredibly proud to be one of only two Belgian companies on the list (alongside our friends at Donna 🇧🇪 👏 👋 ) One of only two European companies focused on procurement innovation This recognition fuels our mission to modernize vendor management — making procurement smarter, faster, and more compliant for companies across the continent. Huge thanks to our team, customers, and partners. The momentum is real, and this is just the beginning. 💥 Let’s keep challenging the status quo. LFG 🚀

🎥 A Big Night for Field Sales Last month, 150+ sales leaders met at Wintercircus Ghent to see how AI is transforming sales — not someday, but today. The focus was clear: companies are looking for real solutions that work in the field, not just the office. 🛣️ That’s exactly where I come in. I am the perfect assistant for sales teams on the go — helping them prepare for meetings, capture visit notes simply by talking to me, and update your CRM without lifting a finger. The result: 10 minutes saved per visit, better data in the CRM, and full team adoption. Big thanks to Inventi for co-organizing this event, and to our partners Deloitte and ERA Real Estate for sharing such inspiring insights Interested? Talk to me now: https://lnkd.in/dPrGjK_a #Donna #AIinSales #SalesEnablement #FieldSales #WintercircusGhent #Salesforce #Hubspot #Microsoft

TL;DR We’re rebranding Aikido. Here's why. When we first launched Aikido, the name felt right. It stood for balance. Defense. A clean, simple approach to keeping companies secure. But as we’ve grown – and as our ambitions have gotten a whole lot bigger – it’s become clear: it’s time for something new. Let me tell you why- and meet the new brand.

Last week, AstraZeneca bought EsoBiotec for up to 1 billion, a 5-year-old company of 13 people based out of Mont-Saint-Guibert, Wallonia ⚡️. This demonstrates the vision and determination of CEO Jean-Pierre Latere, who served as COO at the Walloon pioneer Celyad before creating this innovative approach to provide cell therapies to more cancer patients. This acquisition is more than a welcome spotlight on the Walloon ecosystem: it is yet another proof of the power of a maturing ecosystem 🔥. Congrats EsoBiotec! Your win makes us even more committed, if possible, to keep elevating the Belgian tech ecosystem 🚀.

What a night 🤩 We expected a strong turnout — but seeing 150+ sales leaders fill Wintercircus Ghent last Thursday made one thing clear: AI in sales is more relevant than ever. Teams eager to start seeing practical solutions with real, proven benefits. 💡 A few standout quotes from the evening: 📌 “A good process is the foundation. Start small. Focus on quick wins. Engage the team. Measure and follow up.” — Tom Hamers, managing director at Inventi on implementing AI effectively. 📌 “Most AI Sales Enablement/Tech solutions simply don’t work for field sales teams because of bad data. That’s where Donna comes in.” — Nicolas Christiaen, co-CEO at Donna 📌 “With Donna, sales reps save 10 minutes per visit by using windshield time to capture notes—time that was previously lost. We’re seeing 50% more data in Salesforce, richer in detail, with every sales rep preferring Donna over manual CRM input — Michiel V., product innovation manager Alfabet Thanks to all the speakers, partners, and attendees — you made this event one to remember with special thanks to Inventi for organizing Deloitte (Thomas and Kevin), and ERA Real Estate Interested? Talk to me now https://lnkd.in/dPrGjK_a #AISales #FieldSales #Donna #Wintercircus #SalesEnablement #askdonna #Salesassistant

Fun fact before the weekend!🌍 Did you know that vendors from 15+ countries are uploading their compliance documents to Vendorvue? That’s right—whether it’s for an audit, a compliance framework, or a vendor check, suppliers from all over the world are keeping things in order. 🌎✨ Just this week, we’ve seen uploads from: 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 🇵🇱 🇪🇸 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇹🇷 🇮🇹 🇸🇮 🇭🇺 🇨🇭 🇺🇦 🇭🇰 Great to see suppliers from across the world onboard! 🌍🚀

Massive congratulations to WARREN for raising €3 million to redefine employee financial wellness 🔥. We are excited to be part of this round, led by Motive Partners, and with the participation of Pitchdrive | Early-stage VC 🚀, 1105, and business angels. WARREN combines a multi-employer pension fund with AI-powered financial advisory tools, specifically designed to empower employees to take control of their financial future. With it, passive savers transition to active investing with tailored guidance 💪. “Wealth enablement is about giving people the confidence and tools to secure their financial future,” said Cedric D., co-founder and CEO of WARREN. “The democratization of wealth advisory is the start of a new movement." David Du Pré, co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, said “With WARREN, businesses can give their teams actionable tools for long-term wealth-building, ultimately boosting satisfaction and retention.” It is high time that 'wealth enablement' becomes a standard in employee benefits, and we are beyond thrilled to see such an experienced team seize the challenge 🙏! We look forward to seeing you succeed at this critical mission in 🇪🇺, and to supporting you Cedric D., Jos Polfliet, David Du Pré, Tijs Deryckere, CFA, Pieterjan B., and team!