Ken Bastiaensen
Ken Bastiaensen co-founded Ravical in 2025 alongside Joris Van Der Gucht (CEO) and Benjamin Vandermarliere. He brings a background in AI engineering and product building to the team. Ravical raised EUR 7.3M in pre-seed funding led by Lakestar.
Career
Roles
RavicalCo-Founder and CTOJan 2025 – Present
Silverfin#93factoryDirector of Special Projects & InnovationApr 2023 – May 2024
Silverfin#93factoryDirector of AISep 2021 – Apr 2023
Boltzmann#536factoryManaging PartnerDec 2017 – Apr 2023
Ghent University#2factoryDoctoral ResearcherMay 2015 – Apr 2019
- Open Source Investor Services BVQuantitative ModellerJul 2011 – Dec 2014
- BNP Paribas Fortis#6factoryQuantitative ABS StructurerMar 2010 – Jul 2011
- BNP Paribas Fortis#6factoryInternational Management AssociateSep 2008 – Mar 2010
- BNP Paribas Fortis#6factoryInternal ConsultantDec 2007 – Sep 2008
Education
- CIEMATMaster, Engineering Applied Physics2006 - 2007
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid#135schoolMaster, Physics2006 - 2007
Ghent University#2schoolMaster of Science, Engineering in Applied Physics2001 - 2007
- Koninklijk Lyceum AntwerpenHigh school, Latin-Mathematics1985 - 2001
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