Idealy

Our Dream Team

PhilippeLemmens

Philippe Lemmens

Founding partner – Belgium

Philippe’s 20 years at the senior executive level of large to very large companies like Apple Computer, Skynet, Belgacom and Telenet make him a sharp strategist. More...

Experience

  • Management
  • Strategy
  • Marketing
Frédéricde Goldschmidt

Frédéric de Goldschmidt

Chairman of the board – France

Frédéric is an eclectic entrepreneur and investor with a talent for recognising good ideas and business deals. His international profile can open many doors. More...

Experience

  • Investment mgmt
  • Media
  • Arts and entertainment
OlivierVerbeke

Olivier Verbeke

Managing partner – Belgium

Olivier is a passionate entrepreneur with a flair for being ahead of the market. His passion, drive and vision led him to a path of entrepreneurship. More...

Experience

  • Startup creation
  • Strategy
  • Ideation
IvanRapin-Smith

Ivan Rapin-Smith

Managing partner – USA

Ivan has spent the last 15 years supporting organisations in going from strategy to plans to execution. He is driven by the process of transforming ambitions to results. More...

Experience

  • Management consulting
  • Performance mgmt
  • Project management
SergeThiry

Serge Thiry

Founding partner – Belgium / Africa

Serge is a Belgian chartered accountant and tax consultant since 1992. He spends time and shares his expertise on various national and international projects. More...

Experience

  • Finance
  • Public grants
  • African market
FrédéricGeurts

Frédéric Geurts

Founding partner – Belgium / MENA

Frédéric has spent 11 years transforming global companies with McKinsey, and 8 years of advanced research in computer science and applied maths. More...

Experience

  • Industrial strategy
  • Transformational change
  • North Africa

Connect

AntoinePerdaens

Antoine Perdaens

Founding partner – Belgium / USA

Antoine has a strong technical background. He is currently the CEO of Knowledge Plaza, an award-winning cloud-based knowledge management platform. More...

Experience

  • Internet
  • Technology
  • Web startups
AntoineCailliau

Antoine Cailliau

Analyst and developer

Antoine is our in-house analyst and developer. After having completed his engineering degree he is now preparing a PhD in Requirements engineering.

Experience

  • Agile development
  • Risk
  • Requirements
ChristopheDelarsille

Christophe Delarsille

Art director

Christophe always challenges us to keep our visuals clean and crisp.

Experience

  • Brand identity
  • Advertising
  • Retouching

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PierreAbergel

Pierre Abergel

Graphic designer

Pierre’s portfolio and his great character made him the obvious choice as our in-house graphic designer.

Experience

  • Web and app design
  • User interface
  • Information architecture

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AmélieBroutin

Amélie Broutin

Community manager

As self-made creative Web creature, Amélie works since 7 years in the Internet. She worked for a successful German startup during 4 years and now helps companies to be known in the French Web.

Experience

  • Web marketing
  • Web communication
  • Social media

Meet the Mentors

BéaErcolini

Béa Ercolini

Béa has been a journalist for 20 years both in the written press as well as radio and television. Since 2003, she is editor-in-chief of Elle Belgium.

Experience

  • General management
  • Communication

Industry

  • Media
  • Press
  • Fashion
CédricDonck

Cédric Donck

Cédric is a successful serial Web entrepreneur and acts as an investor and independent board member in numerous companies. He is also the founder of and NGO that supports entrepreneurship in Africa.

Experience

  • Digital marketing
  • M&A
  • Entrepreneur coaching

Industry

  • Internet
  • Media
Tara 'missrogue'Hunt

Tara 'missrogue' Hunt

Tara is the CEO/co-founder of Buyosphere and has worked with over 30 startups. She was named one of the Most Influential Women in Technology in Fast Company and wrote a best-selling book on how the Social Web is changing business and entrepreneurship.

Experience

  • Marketing
  • Fundraising
  • Business planning

Industry

  • eCommerce
  • Fashion
  • B2C
Jean-MarieDelwart

Jean-Marie Delwart

After 35 years spent at the head of the food and chemicals Floridienne group, Jean-Marie Delwart now devotes his life to his passion for animals and ethology.

Experience

  • Management
  • M&A
  • Venture Capital

Industry

  • Life sciences
  • Food
  • Chemicals
DamienVan Achter

Damien Van Achter

Father of 3, Damien is tracking cutting edge technology to empower communicator's digital storytelling skills.

Experience

  • Journalism
  • Social media
  • Coaching

Industry

  • Radio
  • Television
  • Internet
NicolasLambert

Nicolas Lambert

Nicolas was Marketing Director at Alken-Maes before joining the Darwin BBDO advertising agency in 2011. He was elected Belgian marketer of the year 2010.

Experience

  • Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Branding and identity
  • Communication

Industry

  • Fast moving consumer goods
  • Advertising
DanielBerhin

Daniel Berhin

Daniel is a Senior Manager in a major consulting firm. His experience spans over three continents accross various aspects of healthcare and telecommunications.

Experience

  • Strategy
  • Competitive intelligence
  • Market research
  • Knowledge mgmt

Industry

  • Healthcare
  • Telecommunications
BenPiquard

Ben Piquard

Ben has 19 years of experience in the IT industry. He is currently director of the Microsoft Innovation Center in Belgium where he organises the Microsoft Boostcamps to support IT startups.

Experience

  • Startup creation
  • Business development
  • Sales

Industry

  • Information technology
Béatricede Mahieu

Béatrice de Mahieu

Béatrice is the co-founder of the Womanity-Network for women entrepreneurs. She is an experienced marketer currently working as marketing manager for Elle Belgium.

Experience

  • Integrated marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Project management

Industry

  • Press and digital formats
  • Internet
  • Nutrition
JeroenWils

Jeroen Wils

Jeroen Wils is head of news of the commercial television broadcaster VTM. He is also the author of several crime novels.

Experience

  • Media
  • Communications
  • Public relations

Industry

  • Press
  • Television
SimonAlexandre

Simon Alexandre

Simon is director of the CETIC, a Belgian Applied Research centre, focused on Information and Communication Technologies.

Experience

  • Software quality
  • Cloud computing
  • Embedded systems

Industry

  • Research and development
PierreLambion

Pierre Lambion

Pierre has a background in information sciences. He has 15 years experience in the research function of a major consulting firm. He is involved in IT project management, knowledge management, professional development and learning.

Experience

  • Project management
  • Learning surveys

Industry

  • Knowledge management
FrédéricOoms

Frédéric Ooms

Frédéric works at Sopartec where he helps people bring their business idea to life. He is also investment manager at Vives II a multi-sectorial technology fund. He runs the blog "The Brain Twist" where he interviews successful entrepreneurs.

Experience

  • Business Model Innovation
  • Lean Startup

Industry

  • Life sciences
  • High tech
  • Internet
Principiae

Principiae

Always eager to help people structure their thoughts, Jean-luc Doumont and Geneviève Casterman provide training and consulting in effective communication. They are the founding partners of Principiae.

Experience

  • Written documents
  • Oral presentations
  • Graphical displays

Industry

  • Research and development
  • Engineering
  • Finance
ScottGavin

Scott Gavin

As a consultant, trainer and speaker, Scott advises companies in how to adopt new technologies and trends in the workplace. In his previous life he was a project manager for Pfizer.

Experience

  • Social media
  • Web technology
  • e-Learning

Industry

  • Training and consulting
  • Pharmaceuticals
Filippo Baldanand Vanessa Fischer

Filippo Baldan and Vanessa Fischer

Filippo and Vanessa are masters in the art of creating great drink and food experiences. They transfer their passion and talent to new and established actors in the industry.

Experience

  • Events
  • High-end hospitality
  • Cocktail design

Industry

  • Consulting
  • Hospitality

Our Passionate Ideators

Bee Nature

Bee Nature

Bee NatureSupport!

Marine is the winner of the ELLE Business Awards 2011. Inspired from bees, Bee Nature is a new cosmetic product line entirely based on honey and essential oils. Natural ingredients, local production and smart packaging will please customers looking for quality and originality. View...

Founder

  • Marine André
Gypsy Generation

Gypsy Generation

Gypsy Generation

Jury prize of the ELLE Business Awards 2011, Gypsy Generation is a creative multimedia website working as both a platform and cultural product for today’s young globalized generation. The project aims to bring emerging talent together and create content as an international collective.

Founder

  • Lisa Roolant
Versa Versa

Versa Versa

Versa VersaSupport!

Versa Versa is a new handbag brand. More than just a handbag, it is a innovative and creative concept that will surprise and delight the fun, elegant, fashionable women of today. Stay tuned. View...

Founder

  • Sinead Shannon-Roche
LeanBoard

LeanBoard

LeanBoard

LeanBoard is an online platform that helps entrepreneurs improve strategic interactions with their investors and advisors. Take the right decision with your board anytime, anywhere.

Founder

  • Antoine Cailliau
Team A A

Kodesk

Kodesk

Kodesk provides a peer-to-peer marketplace for sharing office space. Their innovative solution answers the needs of mobile workers seeking short term, short notice office space and of small businesses wanting to use their unoccupied office spaces efficiently.

Founders

  • Sébastien Arbogast
  • Frédéric Navarro
Team A A

CareSquare

CareSquare — Support!

CareSquare aims at improving the quality of life of patients at home. CareSquare develops and markets innovative technological solutions that will bring new health-related and entertainment services in patients' homes.

Founder

  • Sébastien Rousseaux
MyFirstCompany

MyFirstCompany

MyFirstCompany

MyFirstCompany is an investment crowdfunding platform. Its ambition is to professionalise “friend, family and fools” funding for promising startups. The platform offers visibility to entrepreneurs and a simple, transparent process to informal investors.

Founders

  • Philippe Hijazin
  • Xavier Scheuer
Team A A

Sticki.es

Sticki.es — www.sticki.es

Sticki.es is developing a mobile application that will bring the good old post-it to the social and connected 21st century in a way never seen before. Stay tuned for more news when they launch...

Founders

  • Jérôme Cordiez
  • Bruno Dagnelie