Intuo

Overview

Intuo iA specializes in digital transformation for industrial companies through AI solutions designed to automate repetitive tasks while enabling human creativity and improving product quality. The company positions automation as augmenting human potential rather than replacing workers.

Media & appearances

• The HarbourYouTube2026-03-31
  JORN VANYSACKER en GILLES MATTELIN - From Friends to Founders to Venture CapitalistsTalent management platform bootstrapped from a learning system for GPs, raised €1.3M in 2016 and sold to Unit4 in 2019 at roughly €2.5M revenue.
• Ben's MentorsYouTube2025-11-19
  Serie-Ondernemer Over Start-ups, Miljoenen-exits En Ondernemen Met Average RobGilles's first startup, HR software (learning, engagement, performance management), started on his parents' attic and acquired by Unit4 after a direct approach, with a frustrating earnout.
• The HarbourYouTube2024-05-09
  MICHIEL BEARELLE (Vendorvue) over hoe je niet zomaar de landsgrenzen oversteektComparable Belgian company acquired around the same time; Michiel called its founders to benchmark valuation multiples.
• ConnexiYouTube2022-02-21
  #38 Jorn Vanysacker (Henchman) over de kracht van optimismeHR-tech (employee engagement) scale-up where Vanysacker was marketing manager from ~12 employees to ~50 at its 2019 acquisition by Unit4, growing to ~75 during the earn-out.

Stated facts & numbers

• Gilles founded Intuo at around age 22, starting on the attic of his parents' garage.Ben's Mentors 2025-11-190:04:06
• At both Intuo and Henchman, 60% of leads were inbound.Ben's Mentors 2025-11-190:12:50
• A Series A at the time of Intuo was 2-3 million; today a seed round is 3-4 million.Ben's Mentors 2025-11-190:17:26
• The Intuo acquisition by Unit4 was signed roughly two weeks after they flew to Barcelona; the deal included a 50% earnout.Ben's Mentors 2025-11-190:18:26
• Intuo had ~50 employees when it was sold to Unit4 in 2019 and grew to ~75 during the two-year earn-out.Connexi 2022-02-210:39:52
• Vanysacker joined Intuo as marketing manager when it had roughly 12 employees.Connexi 2022-02-210:20:54
• Intuo's first funding round in 2016 was €1.3M, mixing business angels (roughly €600-800K), PMV and a Vlaio subsidy dossier.The Harbour 2026-03-310:16:02
• When the Vlaio dossier was initially rejected a week before Christmas, Intuo was at minus €40,000 with about six employees.The Harbour 2026-03-310:18:06