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Leuven, 6 May 2025 - Predikt, the fast-growing Belgian-Swiss start-up that uses AI to make advanced financial forecasts for large companies and multinationals, has successfully completed a 1.25 million euro funding round. Late last year, the start-up raised 750,000 euros. This is now joined by three major investors from Volta Ventures, and Flemish investment company PMV and others, allowing the start-up to round out its pre-seed at 2 million euros. Predikt will use the capital to further develop its platform for predicting the cost price of goods, but above all to market the solution more strongly at home and abroad.
Predikt, founded in May 2024, has experienced tremendous growth in less than a year. The company started developing its AI platform in the summer, followed by a successful angel investment round in the fall. Investors such as Louis Jonckheere, CEO Winter Circus, and Joris Van der Gucht, founder Silverfin, stepped in, convinced of the need for better financial forecasting models. Soon after, Predikt closed his first major contract, a six-figure deal with a multinational company. This year, Predikt completed its pre-seed round, raising 2 million euros.
Today, Predikt provides a platform that assists companies in purchasing raw materials, semi-finished goods and products by integrating macroeconomic signals with internal company data. "To analyze and predict the impact of external shifts on your results, you also need to identify the impact of external shifts on your suppliers. Our AI helps finance and procurement teams by uncovering patterns that traditional methods miss," said Nick Vandesype, co-founder of Predikt. “This not only gives companies better insight into their own financial future and the production cost of their goods, but also broader market trends, allowing them to act more quickly and confidently.”
Focus on commercial growth
Until now, Predikt's focus has been on developing a strong technology base. The next step? Using the fresh capital to establish an equally powerful commercial strategy. “We chose to bet high on technical expertise from the beginning, to avoid bottlenecks in our AI technology,” Vandesype said. “With this new investment, we can now also build a strong go-to-market team, which is essential for further scaling our product and attracting customers worldwide.”
Predikt is active in a highly competitive market, with innovative AI solutions popping up like mushrooms. Thus, implementing a new technology does not happen overnight, but is a process that requires time and approval from dozens of stakeholders within the company. As a result, Predikt must not only come out with a strong product, but also have a compelling market strategy and deep domain knowledge. With this funding, Predikt can move faster and position its solution more effectively in the market.
Strategic acceleration thanks to Volta Ventures, Koen Vandaele, PMV and JK Invest
The choice of Volta Ventures as lead investor is a deliberate strategic move. Volta Ventures has a strong track record in assisting technology companies in their growth phase and has a broad network within the finance and AI sector. “We weren't just looking for funding, but for a partner who knows the industry and understands how our solution assists finance and procurement teams,” Vandesype said. "Volta Ventures knows the dynamics of AI companies and knows how to turn a start-up into a scalable business.”
Koen Vandaele joined the company at the same time as Jonchkeere and Van der Gucht. With this new investment, he hopes to take Predikt to the next level, with his experience and market knowledge enabling the company to roll out the technology faster. “This is especially important for companies that operate internationally,” says Vandaele. "Large multinationals with complex supply chains need clear insight into their costs in volatile markets. Predikt offers them the ideal solution."
Flemish investment company PMV and JK Invest also see opportunities and are investing in the start-up. According to Vandesype, the capital round offers the opportunity for Predikt to also offer a solution in the intercept of finance and procurement: "Until now, our focus has mainly been on finance teams, and in particular on the CFO. By analyzing historical data and external indicators, we help CFOs anticipate market shifts faster. Now we are extending our expertise to forecasting the cost of goods sold based on the cost base of suppliers, which adds great value for procurement teams."
About PMV (www.pmv.eu)
The Flemish investment company PMV is shaping the future of the Flemish economy. PMV finances promising companies from the very start, through to growth and internationalisation. PMV offers tailor-made financial solutions to all entrepreneurs with a good business plan and a strong management team. It does so with capital, loans and guarantees. It also realises, with and for the government, and other partners, projects that are important for prosperity and well-being in Flanders. PMV has a portfolio with 1.8 billion euros under management.
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