Overview
Julien is an experienced entrepreneur in geospatial data and cartography. Before joining Sourse, he was a co-founder of La SMALA and served as COO of Nomics. He took over operational leadership of Stratos Solution (commercially rebranded as Sourse) in summer 2022, succeeding co-founder Benjamin de Broqueville in the CEO seat.
As CEO, Julien runs commercial deployment of Sourse's Horizon platform, which applies AI to aerial imagery for pipeline, road, and rail infrastructure operators. He led the company through its January 2025 round of 3.65 million EUR and the follow-on April 2026 raise of 2 million EUR with Namur Invest and Ethias Ventures.
Career history
In the news
- Last Tuesday, we welcomed Anne-Catherine Dalcq, Walloon Minister for Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Forestry and Nature, at Sourse.eu . What struck me most were her questions. Not only about what the technology can do, but about how it can help society evolve, and where we should set the cursor with these new tools. This is a question we have been asking ourselves from the start. Monitoring thousands of kilometers of pipelines has taught us to spot a risk before it becomes an emergency. Applying the same approach to our forests,
- That was a pretty cool moment indeed! And I love it when a team can pause and just enjoy time together! Thanks Sourse team!
- Merci NAMUR INVEST pour cette mise en valeur de ce que nous faisons! Merci Nicolas Delahaye pour ton implication et ton support!
- Sourse innovative way to reduce risk for pipeline operators is explained in the latest Pipeline Technology Journal - ptj. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about us !
- Une belle mise en lumière du travail de Sourse et de comment nous garantissons la sécurité des infrastructures énergétiques critiques jour après jour! Merci Vincent Desguin.
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