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📣 If you're a CEO or entrepreneur, here's how you can help the Belgian Tech Ecosystem in 5 minutes! 🚀 Syndicate One, Bain & Company and Sofina are creating the first State of Belgian Tech Report. This report aims to deepen our understanding and strengthen our tech ecosystem in Brussels and across Belgium. 🇧🇪 Why is this important? Your input will guide strategies to boost our startup scene, attract investment and foster innovation. Take a few minutes to share your experiences and shape the future of our ecosystem. Together, we can give our ecosystem the boost it needs! 💪 Robin Wauters, Arnaud Bakker, Alexis Eggermont, Jean-Charles Velge, Laurens De Poorter, Marie Van Rijckeghem, Marie-Laure Cruyt, Eli David Rokah, StartupBlink #BelgianTech #StartupEcosystem #BrusselsTech #Innovation

Do you agree with this quote: “If you can't measure it, you can't improve it”? If yes, share your voice 👇 Our Belgian startup ecosystem is full of hidden gems and tremendous talents. But how does it truly stack up when measured against more quantifiable metrics? How to improve it? What should be prioritized? How to make it stronger? Syndicate One, Bain & Company and Sofina are teaming up to create the first State of Belgian Tech Report 🇧🇪 🚀! I’m happy to share their survey here. You’re a CEO or founder of a start-up or scale-up in Belgium? Just fill in this form: https://lnkd.in/eyqstYJp Special thanks to Arnaud Bakker, Alexis Eggermont, Jean-Charles Velge, Laurens De Poorter, Marie Van Rijckeghem, Marie-Laure Cruyt, Robin Wauters and all the Syndicate Ones for this initiative. Let's scale it up! 👏 #startups #scaleups #buildingbridges

Syndicate One, Bain & Company, and Sofina are teaming up to create the first State of Belgian Tech Report 🇧🇪🚀! We aim to provide a clear picture of our fast-changing ecosystem to help entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers make better informed decisions. But we need your help: • Are you a CEO or founder of a start-up or scale-up in Belgium? 🚀 • Would you love to learn from insights about funding rounds, compensation and internal policies of your peers? 💡 • Are you passionate about elevating the Belgian ecosystem to the next level? 🇧🇪 Then, please contribute & share your insights in our survey! Thanks in advance for spreading the word – let’s create the report our tech ecosystem deserves 🔥

Did you catch our COO & co-founder Mikaël Wornoo🐺 on Bloomberg yesterday? 👀 He was featured in their AI in Action segment. In the interview, Mikaël shared insights on how TechWolf is helping to transform the recruitment and talent management industry using artificial intelligence. He discussed how our targeted large language models help companies identify and nurture the talent they already have, significantly reducing recruitment costs and boosting employee retention. But that's not all—by creating comprehensive skill data for large companies, we enable better decision-making and optimize talent management. Shared some more info about our recent $42 million Series B fundraising, highlighting our amazing customers, including GSK, HSBC, and United Airlines. And emphasised the significance of having strategic participants like ServiceNow, Workday, and SAP on board. Missed it? No worries! Watch the full interview here ⬇ #TechWolf #AI #TalentManagement #HRTech #Innovation #Bloomberg #Interview #AIInAction #FutureOfWork

We have been selected to join the Google Startups for Sustainable Development program! 🚀 Alongside other sustainability-focused startups, the program will provide us with support from the team at Google, helping us with technology, growth, sales, marketing and leadership training. We’ll also participate in panel discussions and workshops led by industry experts. We look forward to leveraging Google's expertise and resources to accelerate our Direct Air Capture (DAC) roadmap and make a significant impact in combating climate change. #GoogleStartupsForSustainableDevelopment #SDG #CDR #CarbonRemoval #DAC #ClimateChange #ClimateTech #Sustainability #Rockets #HashTags

🚀 Sirona Technologies has successfully raised a €6 million Seed round, co-led by LocalGlobe and XAnge, alongside Look Up Ventures, Satgana, VOYAGERS.io, Renaud Visage, Bernard Hazard, and Syndicate One. From the start, we have been thrilled to support their journey to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and contribute to a livable world for all 🌍 ✅ This year, Sirona Technologies is deploying a centralized pilot plan in Kenya. ✅ By 2030, they aim to capture 1 million tons of CO2 annually. This outstanding commitment to reversing climate change comes from a stellar team: massive congratulations to Thoralf Gutierrez, Gauthier LIMPENS, Pierre-Louis Christiane, and all. We look forward to the next chapters!

Massive congratulations to TechWolf for raising this impressive $42.75 million in Series B, led by Felix Capital! TechWolf is on a journey to bring skill-based work to employees everywhere. With this funding, they'll continue expanding their presence in the US. We are grateful to have been a part of your journey and excited about what is to come 🚀

Three years ago, my VP of Sales and I were sprinting between meetings in New York City. Whenever he exited a building or hopped into a taxi, he had to call "someone." 🤔   After a few meetings, I figured out he was calling my PA to update the CRM and prepare his follow-up emails. At the time, I was less than thrilled, feeling like he was hijacking my resource. 😤 But a few months later, I had an epiphany: no sales rep has ever said, "I love updating my CRM." They prefer connecting with people and closing deals. 🤝💼   Fast forward three years... Donna was born. 👶   👩🦰 Donna, the perfect assistant for salespeople on the go, is now ready to join your team! Donna calls you (in the cab or when running to your next meeting 😉) and fills in the CRM for you. 📝 Book a demo on www.askdonna.com !   When Donna talked to some sales reps at enterprises from around the world, the reactions were phenomenal: "We need to have this now!" 🌟   💰🚀 I'm beyond excited to announce that Donna has raised $1.6M in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. Thanks to all investor funds & angels that support us! Pitchdrive | Early-stage VC 🚀 (Boris, Wim, Koen, Lorenz), Fortino Capital (Filip, Niels, Renaat), Everywhere Ventures (Jenny, Scott), welovefounders (Thomas, Olivier, Olivier), Syndicate One (Laurens De Poorter, Marie, Joris), Jorn Vanysacker, Gilles Mattelin, Felix Van de Maele, Willem Delbare, Jeroen De Wit Matthias Geeroms, Gino Engels, Anthony De Clerck, Mattias Putman, Ewout Meyns, Jan Van Hoecke, Frederik Lebeer, Marc Coppens, Bram Couvreur, Hans Kluwer, Christophe Morbee, Rodrigue Delépine

Massive congratulations to Donna, the AI assistant for sales professionals from Dealside, for raising an oversubscribed $1.6 million pre-seed round in record time! We are super proud to join your journey, Donna team, alongside an outstanding group of US and EU funds, led by Pitchdrive, and together with seasoned entrepreneurs. Sales professionals can now dedicate all of their time to selling. Donna takes care of the rest, from entering information into the CRM to preparing the next steps. To put it in Donna co-founder and CEO Nicolas Christiaen's words, "every salesperson now gets their personal assistant at a fraction of the cost." We love this idea, which originates from the core of business needs. We are not surprised to see it led by Nicolas and Jonas Deprez, two successful entrepreneurs who met in the Ghent ecosystem. Last but not least, we are more than pleased to see that the entire team has an entrepreneurial track record as impressive as it is local. 💪 Funding this promising business resonates with Syndicate One’s core mission: replicating Ghent's entrepreneurial success at the scale of Belgium. Onwards we go 🚀

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