Ravical
Ravical is a Belgian startup building AI agentic software for professional services firms, having raised EUR 7.3M in a pre-seed round led by Lakestar in May 2025.
Founded in 2025, Ravical is building agentic AI software targeting professional services firms, including consultancies, legal practices, accounting firms, and similar knowledge-work businesses. Agentic AI refers to AI systems that can take multi-step actions, use tools, and complete complex tasks with minimal human intervention.
The company raised EUR 7.3M in a pre-seed round led by Lakestar, a top-tier European VC known for early investments in companies like Spotify and Skype. Co-investors Pitchdrive and Entourage provide Belgian network support. The Lakestar lead at pre-seed stage is unusual and signals strong conviction in the founding team and the market thesis.
At EUR 7.3M, the raise is one of the largest pre-seed rounds in Belgian startup history, giving Ravical an extended runway to validate product-market fit before a Series A.
Funding History
Pre-seed: EUR 7.3M (May 2025), led by Lakestar, co-investors Pitchdrive, Entourage. See Ravical Pre-Seed 2025.
Stated facts & numbers
- Ravical raised more than €7 million at its start, partly own capital and partly an external European partner. (1:26:50, Ben's Mentors 2026-03-20)
- Ravical has a team of 22 people. (1:22:13, Ben's Mentors 2026-03-20)
- Nearly 100% of Ravical's design partners have become paying customers. (1:29:52, Ben's Mentors 2026-03-20)
- By 31 December 2025 Ravical achieved its targeted international proof points in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. (1:30:23, Ben's Mentors 2026-03-20)
- Ravical's founding thesis was that around 80% of what happens around SMEs worldwide can be automated by foundational models. (1:26:20, Ben's Mentors 2026-03-20)
- Belgian tech entrepreneur Joris Van Der Gucht sold Silverfin roughly two years ago and announced his new venture Ravical (AI agents for professional services) the day before recording. (0:32:47, Johan de Wit 2025-05-22)
