Tilroy

Overview

Tilroy builds omnichannel retail software for stores and retail chains in the Benelux. It is ISO 27001 certified and NF525 compliant. The company began in 1999 as Prosteps, a custom software firm for retail and wholesale, and put its first custom webshop live in 2003. In 2015 A.S.Adventure, AVA, Moose In The City and Runners' Lab became customers, and in 2018 the portfolio passed 1,000 stores. Other named customers include Standaard Boekhandel, x2O, Tuincenter Claes, Jan Maes, Twice As Nice and KRC Genk Fanshop. In December 2021 Tilroy announced the acquisition of Adsoft of Kasterlee, a software supplier for bicycle shops. On 27 April 2023 AXI, a Willebroek-based software and IT group active in Belgium and the Netherlands, announced it was acquiring Tilroy, bringing the combined headcount to over 450 while keeping the Tilroy brand. It was AXI's first acquisition after Strada Partners invested in late 2022. Tilroy is now part of the Reconneqt group, headquartered in Breda. Tilroy operates from Dijkstraat 6 in Aartselaar and Stadionstraat 27 in Breda.

Funding history

• 2023 Acquisition: Acquired by AXI (Willebroek), announced 27 April 2023; terms not disclosed

Stated facts & numbers

• Founded: 2013 (as Prosteps since 1999)
• Headquarters: Aartselaar, Antwerp
• Employees: 11-50
• Founder and CEO: Peter De Ranter
• Parent: Reconneqt (acquired by AXI, April 2023)
• Customers: A.S.Adventure, Standaard Boekhandel, x2O, Runners Lab, Twice As Nice
• Acquisitions: Adsoft, Kasterlee (announced December 2021)
• Certifications: ISO 27001, NF525