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Conveo

YC S24

Antwerp, BE · Founded 2024 · 90 employees · Hiring · 16 known investors

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Conveo provides AI-moderated consumer research for enterprises, conducting ethnographic interviews and tracking studies across markets. The platform captures real consumer behavior and builds a queryable knowledge layer that aggregates insights for brand, innovation, and sales teams.

Also known as Conveo.ai, Inc. · Conveo.ai

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSFeedbackMarket ResearchConversational AIUnited KingdomEurope

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)

Conveo was founded in 2024 by Dieter De Mesmaeker and Hendrik Van Hove.

DDDieter De Mesmaeker
Dieter De MesmaekerCo-Founder & CEOHe previously co-founded and served as CTO at DataCamp, a data education platform.
HVHendrik Van Hove
Hendrik Van HoveCo-Founder and Chief Product OfficerHendrik Van Hove is a Belgian technologist who previously worked on technology and artificial intelligence projects at McKinsey and held internships in investment banking and private equity at Morgan Stanley and Lazard. He holds Master's-level coursework in Business Engineering and Artificial Intelligence and is currently building Conveo, an AI-powered qualitative research platform.
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Maarten ClaesFounding Engineer
FH
Florian HendrickxChief Growth Officer
CG
Claudia GualdronPeople
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Joanna SitarzRecruiter
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Ben De SmetFounderuntil 2025
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Bart LensFounding Engineerformer
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Emily KavanaghMarketingformer

Investors · 16

Balderton Capitallisted by Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M

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Entourage Ventureslisted by Entourage Ventures

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Maiora Rebel Ventureslisted by Maiora Rebel Ventures
Pioneerlisted by PioneerToronto, Ontario

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Pitchdrivelisted by PitchdriveAntwerp · $250K – $2M

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Syndicate Onelisted by Syndicate One$550K

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Team Ignite Ventureslisted by Team Ignite Ventures
Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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DST GlobalreportedGeorge Town, Grand Cayman

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Force Over Mass CapitalreportedLondon

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Sequoia CapitalreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $50M

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Team IgnitereportedFolsom · $15M

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Visionaries ClubreportedBerlin · $900K

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Also in the syndicate · 2

DST Global PartnersleadVisionaries

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$55.3M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2025–2026

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

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Conveo went on to found or lead other companies.

Kees KruythoffMember of the Board of AdvisorsFounded LIVEKINDLY CollectiveDieter De MesmaekerCTOFounded DataCampBart LensFounding EngineerFounded Mindoo

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In the news

Conveo Raises $50M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · Sep 2026Conveo Raises $50M Series Asvpost.com · Sep 2026Conveo Raises $5.3 Million in Seed Roundthesaasnews.com · Mar 2025Belgian AI startup Conveo secures $5.3M to scale AI-powered research coworker to US and Europe — TFNtechfundingnews.com · Mar 2025Conveo secures €4.9 million to transform market research industry | EU-Startupseu-startups.com · Mar 2025Conveo raises $5.3M to revolutionize market research with AI-powered video interviewsconveo.ai · Mar 2025Conveo - Qualitative research conducted and analyzed by AIycombinator.com · Aug 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Conveo do?
Conveo provides AI-moderated consumer research for enterprises, conducting ethnographic interviews and tracking studies across markets. The platform captures real consumer behavior and builds a queryable knowledge layer that aggregates insights for brand, innovation, and sales teams.
Who founded Conveo?
Conveo was founded by Dieter De Mesmaeker, Hendrik Van Hove in 2024.
Who are Conveo's investors?
Conveo's investors include 6 Degrees Capital, Balderton Capital, Entourage Ventures, Maiora Rebel Ventures, Pioneer, Pitchdrive, Syndicate One, Team Ignite Ventures and 6 more.
How much funding has Conveo raised?
Conveo has disclosed $55.3M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Conveo headquartered?
Conveo is headquartered in Antwerp, BE.