
Jorrit Willaert
Jorrit Willaert is Co-founder and CEO of Jurimesh, a Ghent-based AI-powered legal due diligence platform that raised EUR 1.6M pre-seed from Syndicate One in 2025.
Jorrit co-founded Jurimesh in 2023 with Jasper De Moor, his co-founder from an unconventional origin: they met through Bumble's business networking mode. Jorrit is a computer science student from Leuven with a specialization in AI, who developed AI projects before founding the company. Jurimesh automates M&A due diligence end-to-end, integrating with virtual data rooms to categorize and analyze legal documents automatically.
The company raised EUR 1.6M in a pre-seed round led by Syndicate One, and counts leading law firms including Andersen and Grant Thornton as clients. Jurimesh integrates with Virtual Vaults for streamlined legal due diligence workflows.
Career Highlights
- Co-founded Jurimesh in 2023, raised EUR 1.6M pre-seed led by Syndicate One in 2025
- Clients include Andersen, Grant Thornton, and boutique M&A firms
- Featured as an example of AI-Native legaltech in the Belgian startup press
Career
JurimeshCo-Founder & CEOJun 2024 – Present
- Dural BouwgroepFull-stack DeveloperJun 2023 – Jun 2024
KU Leuven#1factoryFrontend Web DeveloperSep 2022 – Oct 2022
- umanSoftware Engineering InternshipJul 2022 – Sep 2022
OTIVMachine Learning InternJul 2021 – Sep 2021
- IKWV - Intercommunale Kustreddingsdienst West-Vlaanderen#145factoryRedder aan zeeAug 2016 – Aug 2020
KU Leuven#1schoolMaster's degree, Burgerlijk ingenieur: afstudeerrichting computerwetenschappenSep 2021 - Jun 2023
KU Leuven#1schoolTransition year: industrial engineering to computer science, ComputerwetenschappenSep 2020 - Jun 2021
KU Leuven#1schoolMaster's degree, Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen: afstudeerrichting elektromechanica2019 - 2020
KU Leuven#1schoolBachelor's degree, Industriële ingenierswetenschappen2016 - 2019
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