About
Former Partner of Smartfin, now co-founder and CEO of Timeseer.ai. Previously co-founded and led TrendMiner, a SaaS IoT/analytics company acquired by Software AG in 2018.
Experience
- Timeseer.AICEOcurrent2022 — presentAntwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
- SmartFinEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2021 — presentBrussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- SmartFinPartner @ Smartfin Capital2019 — 2021Antwerp Area, Belgium
- HyperfoxCo-Founder & Investorcurrent2022 — presentHasselt, Flemish Region, Belgium
- EnerseeAdvisor & investorcurrent2023 — present
- VersaSenseMember Board of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- KU LeuvenVisiting Professor AI & Data quality2023 — 2024Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
- Locatee by Tango – Uncover Workplace InsightsMember Board of Directors2021 — 2024
- RoamlerMember Board of Directors2019 — 2023
- RechargeMember Board of Directors2021 — 2022Amsterdam Area
- THEO TechnologiesMember Board of Directors2019 — 2022
- RombitDirector Board Of Directors2019 — 2021Antwerp Metropolitan Area
- The GlueInterim CEO2018 — 2019Diegem
- Software AGSVP Self Service Analytics2018 — 2019Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
- TrendMinerCEO2013 — 2019Hasselt
- D square N.V.Co-Founder / VP sales2007 — 2013Hasselt
- Bayer Materialscience / Lanxess Glass fiberData & Automation Manager2005 — 2007
Education
- Ghent UniversityMaster of Science (MSc) - Burgerlijk ingenieur, Computer Science2003 — 2005
- HOGENTing, Applied electronics1999 — 2003
- Vlerick Business SchoolCreativity class 20112011
Skills & more
SaaS11Enterprise Software3Automation19MES9Business Intelligence9Alarm Management7Software Development4Data Mining19Start-ups62Product Development11User Interface1Sales Management10
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Operations ManagementSolution SellingCloud ApplicationsBusiness Growth StrategiesEntrepreneurshipInformation Technology StrategyBusiness StrategyC Level ManagementProject ManagementManagementBusiness DevelopmentVenture CapitalLanguages Dutch · English · French · German
From Bert's professional profile.
Colleagues at SmartFin
Bart Luyten
Founding Partner at SmartFin
Boris Bogaert
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Pitchdrive
Erwin Vandendriessche
Advisor at SmartFin
Harry Haeck
Partner at SmartFin
Jean-Baptiste Maenhout
Investment Manager at SmartFin
Joris De Meester
Advisor at SmartFin
Joris Van Der Gucht
EIR at SmartFin
Jürgen Ingels
Founding Partner and Chairman at SmartFin
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Bert Baeck work?
- Bert Baeck is EIR at SmartFin.
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Ghent University mafia10
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Vlerick Business School mafia6
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SmartFin mafia4
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Software AG mafia3
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HOGENT mafia2
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Same school
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Sabine VermassenExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersNoé WachsmuthVisiting Analyst at Capricorn Venture PartnersJeroen Van IseghemInvestment Analyst at Capricorn Venture PartnersLukasPartner at Hummingbird VenturesRoxanneCompliance Officer at Hummingbird VenturesSriram BalusuAssociate at Ysios Capital
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Tine NelissenMarketing & Communications at imec.xpandMichal TaborskyPartner at Reflex CapitalEline De WildeAccountant at AlychloAbdou KaneInvestment Associate at Infinity RecyclingJonas DhaenensCo-founder & Board Member at PitchdriveJoris Van Der GuchtEIR at SmartFin
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