ML6

TLDR

ML6 is a Ghent-based AI engineering consultancy founded in 2013, helping enterprises design and deploy production-grade AI systems, recognized on the Deloitte Fast 50 and FT1000 and named Google Cloud Benelux Services Partner of the Year 2024.

Overview

Founded in 2013 by Nicolas Deruytter and Michael Lemmer in Ghent, ML6 operates as a strategic AI engineering partner for enterprises across manufacturing, financial services, retail, healthcare, and government. The firm takes companies from AI experimentation to production, covering data engineering, model development, deployment, and MLOps, with strong specialization in Google Cloud infrastructure.

In 2024, ML6 became an OpenAI Services Partner, broadening its capabilities into enterprise generative AI engineering beyond its cloud-native foundations. It has been recognized in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and the Financial Times FT1000 list of Europe's fastest-growing companies, reflecting consistent commercial momentum.

ML6 employs around 136 people across offices in Ghent, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Munich. The firm has become one of Belgium's strongest AI talent pipelines, with alumni having founded a notable cluster of Belgian AI startups including Paperbox, Uman.ai, Adomate, Leadriver, Powernaut, Scope AI, and others.

Key People

• Nicolas Deruytter - Co-founder
• Michael Lemmer - Co-founder

Notes

ML6 alumni have gone on to found: Paperbox, Uman.ai, Adomate, Leadriver, Powernaut, Scope AI, Wintro AI, Miraex, Atla, Duely, Predikt, Squire, Eden, Struck.