Luc Claeys
Luc Claeys is the founder of asup and is based in Ghent. He has been a managing partner at asup.io since July 2023 and has been a partner at APERTA since June 2015, having served as its managing partner from April 2015 to December 2024. In January 2025 he became a mentor with Netwerk Ondernemen. His stated areas of expertise are management consulting, B2B, enterprise software, start-ups and project management.
Earlier, Claeys worked in business development and strategy consulting at Pure Sign from 2011 to 2015, and owned SalesHammer N.V., where he was a strategic sales consultant from 2006 to 2013. He was a director at Easi N.V. between 2005 and 2007. He was a founding partner and managing director of Axias N.V. from 1999 to 2005, and a founding partner of VIA N.V. from 1993 to 1999. He began his career as a systems analyst at Unilever in 1983, moving to Dolmen Computer Applications as a sales executive in 1986 and then to Proget N.V. as branch manager from 1989 to 1992.
Claeys studied business administration and computer applications at KU Leuven, completing a master's degree in 1983.
Career
- Netwerk Ondernemen#240factoryMentorJan 2025 – Present
- asup.ioManaging PartnerJul 2023 – Present
APERTA#656factoryPartnerJun 2015 – Present
- Pure SignBusiness Development, Strategy ConsultantApr 2011 – Mar 2015
- SalesHammer N.V.Strategic Sales Consultant, OwnerJan 2006 – Apr 2013
- Easi N.V.DirectorNov 2005 – Mar 2007
- Axias N.V.Founding Partner, Managing DirectorApr 1999 – Apr 2005
- VIA N.V.Founding PartnerDec 1993 – May 1999
- Proget N.V.Branch ManagerJun 1989 – Feb 1992
- Dolmen Computer Applications#214factorySales ExecutiveJun 1986 – Apr 1989
- Unilever#158factorySystems AnalystSep 1983 – May 1986
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