Officient

Overview

Officient is part of the Exact product suite and enables companies to digitalize their entire HR cycle. The platform allows users to centralize HR administration, streamline onboarding, simplify leave planning, and manage payroll with a few clicks.

Media & appearances

• Ben's MentorsYouTube2026-02-11
  De Realiteit van Serie-Ondernemen: Miljoenenideeën, Successen & Opnieuw StartenIts founder Michiel gave Gunther blunt feedback that soft launches no longer make sense in 2025.
• The HarbourYouTube2025-09-25
  CHRISTOPHE MORBEE over de rebranding van Besox en zijn VC-fonds NewSchoolHR-tech startup whose software Besox adopted with a €200K minimum commitment; Morbee invested and made a 4x return in three years when it was sold in 2021.
• The HarbourYouTube2024-05-09
  MICHIEL BEARELLE (Vendorvue) over hoe je niet zomaar de landsgrenzen oversteektHR software startup founded 2017 focusing on the 'hard part of HR' (payroll, contracts, assets), sold to Exact within ~36 months of founding.

Stated facts & numbers

• Besox signed a minimum €200K annual commitment with startup Officient in 2018; the Officient investment returned 4x in three years, sold in 2021.The Harbour 2025-09-250:24:27
• Officient was founded in 2017 by four co-founders out of the Teamleader ecosystem and sold to Exact in under 36 months.The Harbour 2024-05-090:01:30
• Officient collected roughly €300,000 in subsidies (VLAIO innovation and KMO-groeisubsidie) with help from accountant Titeca.The Harbour 2024-05-090:41:22
• Officient had roughly 25 employees at the time of the sale and around 50 when Michiel left in April of the previous year.The Harbour 2024-05-090:30:05