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Apicbase

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Belgian SaaS company offering a back-of-house F&B management platform for multi-site restaurants, catering and hotels.

Also known as Apicbase NV

Founders & leadership

CJCarl Jacobs
Carl JacobsinChief Executive Officer / Co-founderFounder of Apicbase, a back-of-house F&B management platform serving multi-site restaurants, hotels, and catering operations.
PWPieter Wellens
Pieter WellensinCo-founder and CTOPieter Wellens is CTO and co-founder of Apicbase, a back-of-house F&B management platform for multi-site restaurants, catering, and hotels. He holds a PhD from VUB AI Lab, where he conducted artificial intelligence research, and previously worked as a lead software architect on large-scale international projects.

Investors · 5

Also in the syndicate · 2

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Apicbase develops a cloud-based food & beverage management platform that consolidates back-of-house operations for multi-site hospitality businesses. The platform brings recipe management, menu engineering, inventory, purchasing and receiving, sales analytics, production and menu planning, traceability, media management and performance dashboards into a single system, positioned as a replacement for spreadsheets and disconnected tools. It centralises kitchen processes in the cloud, automates cost calculations and COGS tracking, and forecasts purchasing volumes across locations and concepts.

The company describes the product as an AI-native operating system for foodservice. AI features fill in missing dietary and allergen data, support voice-based and barcode stock counting, automate reporting and forecast budgets and sales mix. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface lets users query their operational data in natural language through tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Additional capabilities include carbon tracking and CO2 impact per dish, HACCP task planning, and central production unit (commissary) workflows.

Apicbase is delivered on AWS cloud infrastructure, states SOC II and GDPR compliance, and provides an API plus integrations with POS systems, suppliers, ERP, accountancy, payroll and finance tools so that sales data flows into stock, purchasing and COGS without manual exports.

Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Annual growth rateMay 2021100%
Sites using the platformJan 20254,000 sites

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 2

launches, deals, and filings
May 2021
Plan to double headcount and open New York, London and Amsterdam offices by end of 2022

CEO and co-founder Carl Jacobs stated the company planned to double its number of employees and open offices in New York, London and Amsterdam by the end of 2022.

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May 2021
Apicbase raises €4M Series A led by Volta Ventures

Apicbase announced a €4 million Series A round led by Volta Ventures, with participation from existing investors Newion, AAA Fund and business angels. Proceeds were earmarked for usability, AI-based forecasting and enterprise scalability.

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In the news

Research sources · 4

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Frequently asked questions

What does Apicbase do?
Belgian SaaS company offering a back-of-house F&B management platform for multi-site restaurants, catering and hotels.
Who founded Apicbase?
Apicbase was founded by Carl Jacobs, Pieter Wellens.
Who are Apicbase's investors?
Apicbase's investors include Angelwise, Newion, Volta Ventures.