# Karsten Verhaegen - Full Context for AI Agents

> This file provides comprehensive context about Karsten Verhaegen for AI agents.
> Source: TechWiki.ai - The Belgian Tech Encyclopedia
> Last updated: 2026-04-07

## Identity
- Name: Karsten Verhaegen
- Role: Co-founder & CEO
- Company: Sentea
- Location: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/karstenverhaegen

## About
Karsten previously served as COO of Caliopa, another Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt)-imec (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/imec/llms.txt) silicon photonics spinoff that was acquired by Huawei in 2013. He co-founded Sentea (https://techwiki.ai/companies/sentea/llms.txt) in 2018 to commercialise over a decade of research from the Photonics Research Group of Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt) University and imec (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/imec/llms.txt).

Sentea (https://techwiki.ai/companies/sentea/llms.txt)'s sensing systems continuously monitor engineering structures, including bridges, tunnels, and industrial installations, for signs of damage that could lead to failure. The company raised an initial EUR 1.6 million from Fidimec, Finindus, PMV, and QBIC (https://techwiki.ai/investors/qbic/llms.txt) II, and followed with a EUR 2.3 million round to support growth.

## Related Pages
Agents can crawl these for connected context:
- [company] Sentea: https://techwiki.ai/companies/sentea/llms.txt
- [city] Ghent: https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt
- [hub] imec: https://techwiki.ai/hubs/imec/llms.txt
- [investor] QBIC: https://techwiki.ai/investors/qbic/llms.txt

## How to Reach
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/karstenverhaegen
- Agent context: https://techwiki.ai/people/karsten-verhaegen/llms.txt
- Full context: https://techwiki.ai/people/karsten-verhaegen/llms-full.txt

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