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Belgian unicorn Odoo raises €500m, increases valuation to €5b
Odoo, the provider of integrated business software, announced a €500 million transaction led by CapitalG and Sequoia Capital, with participation from BlackRock, Mubadala Investment Company, HarbourVest Partners, AVP, and Alkeon.
Belgian 3D animation startup Swoove Studios raises $7.5m seed round to accelerate growth
Swoove Studios, a Belgian 3D animation software startup, has closed $7.5 million seed funding round led by European angel investors.
Antwerp-based startup Marple secures funding to bring data insights to automotive and aerospace industries
Marple, Antwerp-based startup, closed a new investment round to support its growth into the automotive and aerospace industry.
Belgian e-bike manufacturer Cowboy raises €5m to achieve accelerated growth in 2025
Belgian e-bike manufacturer Cowboy, the world's most advanced e-bike, has raised €5 million financing round led by Cypress Capital.
Belgian startup Soda secures $14m additional funding to fuel U.S. expansion
Soda, a Brussels-based AI-enabled data quality company, announced it has successfully added a further $14 million investment from strategic partners and existing investors including Singular and Point Nine.
Belgian startup LegalFly secures €15m to set security standard in AI legal services
LegalFly, a pioneering Belgian legal AI platform, has raised over €15 million in Series A funding led by Notion Capital, with participation from redalpine and Fortino Capital.
KBC and BDO are Belgium’s most valuable brands, report
Seven of Belgium's top ten most valuable brands grew in brand value in 2024, reflecting the stability of the country’s top brands, according to a new ranking from Brand Finance.
Brussels Airport Company and iO launch app to guide travelers from home to the gate
Brussels Airport Company aims to provide an exceptional customer experience to its airport users, from trip preparation to takeoff.
Ghent-based Qargo raises €12m to build an all-in-one platform to streamline the logistics industry
Qargo, the transport management solution transforming the logistics industry, has raised £11 million in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital.
The National Railway Company of Belgium picks iO as innovation partner and service design expert
In this role, iO will assist the company in further developing and rolling out possible innovation projects through service design and AI processes.
Blended agency iO assists Belgian national food safety organization develop portal to improve service delivery
This initiative aims to allow all government organizations and agencies to inform citizens and relevant partners through an online, transparent, and accessible portal.
Supermarket chain Lidl Belux selects blended agency iO to manage its digital marketing and campaigning
Lidl can rely on the expertise in digital strategy, innovation, and marketing that iO has gained working with their previous clients in retail.
Belgian sauce maker Manna taps blended agency iO in new brand campaign
Manna needed a refresh for its product labels. To visually update them and anchor the brand name in the minds of the general public, iO developed a creative branding campaign.
Over half of Dutch and Belgian banking and retail companies are not optimizing local SEO, iO study
In 2020, blended agency iO investigated how retail chains in the Netherlands improved their regional online visibility through Local Search Engine Optimisation (SEO).
4 out of 10 Belgians are digitally vulnerable, blended agency iO report
People who aren't digitally savvy are excluded from many aspects of daily life.
WPP launches Welcome Talent initiative to diversify talent in Belgian communications industry
The pioneering initiative seeks to drive sustainable change within the Belgian communications industry by inspiring entry-level talent from diverse ethnic backgrounds to explore careers in media and communications and provide guidance as they enter the field.
iO appoints Marco Merola as Managing Director on Campus Herentals
He started as an intern at iO in 2017 and grew to become Service Line Director Marketing.
Global OOH company Billups acquires Belgian agency Outsight
This acquisition comes on the heels of Billups' acquisitions of TAC Media in September and OOH Labs in October.
iO and M Leuven bring Flemish Master to life with AI tool
On the occasion of the new retrospective exhibition " DIERIC BOUTS. Creator of Images" in M Leuven, blended agency iO developed the Boutsify app: a rich — physical and digital — experience powered by AI.
[Marketing Week] Bob Koigi: Brands, agencies accelerate climate action call with bespoke campaigns
As the world leaders gather in the United Arab Emirates for the 28th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP28) brands, ad, PR and marketing agencies have been running campaigns towards climate action.
WPP inaugurates new campus in Brussels
The new inspiring space is designed to foster creativity and collaboration, giving global and Belgian clients access to WPP's talent in one location.
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