Brent Coppens

TLDR

Brent Coppens is co-founder of Exhibitly, a Ghent-based AI & Machine Learning startup generating personalised mini-sites for B2B event visitors.

Overview

Brent Coppens earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from KU Leuven (2020-2023) and is based in Erpe-Mere. He co-founded ReadyEvent with Hendrik Franck, a project management tool for event planners developed inside Start it @KBC. After two pivots they reshaped the company into Exhibitly in 2025, applying AI & Machine Learning personalisation to B2B trade-show websites.

He works out of Wintercircus in Ghent on product and engineering. The company signed 114 events with organisers including Informa, Easyfairs, the Hyve Group, and the Dubai World Trade Centre in its first nine months and closed a EUR 1.4M pre-seed round in May 2026 led by NewSchool.vc with 100IN and Allusion Ventures.

Sources

• https://be.linkedin.com/in/brent-coppens
• https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/05/ghent-based-exhibitly-raises-e1-4-million-to-bring-ai-personalisation-to-b2b-events/
• https://tech.eu/2026/05/19/exhibitly-bags-eur14m-to-modernise-b2b-events/
• https://tracxn.com/d/companies/exhibitly/__HocBkAoou7tQ6yHmLKd1PParGRXPEiDLuJVXSevZe8E