Henri Jacobs
Henri Jacobs (born 1992) started coding as a teenager and has been active in the Belgian tech scene since his early twenties. Forcit offers AI-driven expert management technology designed to unite teams for solving breakthrough innovation, venturing, and sustainability challenges. Henri also co-founded Birdhouse, the Ghent-based startup accelerator that has supported numerous Belgian scale-ups.
He is a public speaker on topics including futurism, corporate governance, and complexity thinking, and chairs the board of Techventures.
Career
Roles
- ForcitExecutive DirectorJan 2026 – Present
- Digitaal Vlaanderen#173factorySubstitute expert member data technologyJun 2024 – Present
- AirbornVenture PartnerNov 2022 – Present
- AirbornCo-FounderSep 2022 – Present
NextGenicsNon Executive Board Member / investorFeb 2021 – Present
- European Commission#26factoryExpert jury member EIC accelerator (Horizon Europe) ticket sizes up to €17.5M in deeptech venturesNov 2020 – Present
- ForcitManaging Director Benelux AreaJan 2018 – Present
TechventuresChairman Of The BoardApr 2015 – Present
- ForcitFounderJan 2012 – Present
- HiconsultInternational public speaker on futurism, governance, venturing and adventureJan 2011 – Present
- Singularity UniversitySU Benelux Liaison officer / AmbassadorDec 2018 – Jan 2021
- ValpeoNon Executive Board Member / investorJan 2017 – Oct 2019
Birdhouse#72factoryCo-founderJan 2014 – Jan 2020
Education
- GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs#193schoolBoard effectiveness, Corporate governance2017 - 2018
Vlerick Business School#3schoolSME Challenge2015 - 2015
HOGENT#8schoolComputer Science2012 - 2015
- Leiepoort Campus Sint-VincentiusComputer/Information Technology Administration and Management2009 - 2012
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