# PJ Bouten - Full Context for AI Agents

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

## Identity
- Name: PJ Bouten
- Role: gp, co-founder
- Company: Entourage
- Location: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pieterjanbouten

## Expertise
- saas
- venture-capital
- entrepreneurship

## Career History
- General Partner at Entourage (https://techwiki.ai/investors/entourage/llms.txt) (Nov 2023 - Present)
- Co-Founder & Shareholder at Wintercircus (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/wintercircus/llms.txt) Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt) (May 2023 - Present)
- Co-Founder - Board Member at In The Pocket (https://techwiki.ai/companies/in-the-pocket/llms.txt) (May 2010 - Present)
- Board Member at Showpad (https://techwiki.ai/companies/showpad/llms.txt) (Mar 2022 - Oct 2025)
- Co-Founder & CEO at Showpad (https://techwiki.ai/companies/showpad/llms.txt) (Apr 2011 - Mar 2022), scaled from 0 to $100M ARR and 500+ employees
- Non Executive Director at Corilus (Aug 2020 - Jan 2025)

## LinkedIn Voice
Posting style: Supportive and portfolio-celebrating. Mix of Dutch and English. Low ego, high conviction. Lets portfolio companies shine. Posts 2-3 times per month.
Key themes: Entourage (https://techwiki.ai/investors/entourage/llms.txt) portfolio companies (Aikido, SereneDB, Epiminds, Basalt, TextYess), founder journey stories, Belgian startup ecosystem (Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt) tech, Tectonic (https://techwiki.ai/events/tectonic/llms.txt) event), Entrepreneurship (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/entrepreneurship/llms.txt) wisdom
Avg engagement: 94 likes, 3 comments
Notable post: Aikido as first Entourage (https://techwiki.ai/investors/entourage/llms.txt) investment reaching Unicorn (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/unicorn/llms.txt), 238 likes -- "Former Showpad (https://techwiki.ai/companies/showpad/llms.txt) employee as co-founder."

## Connections
- Louis Jonckheere (co-founder): https://techwiki.ai/people/louis-jonckheere/llms.txt
- Peter Minne (co-founder): https://techwiki.ai/people/peter-minne/llms.txt
- Showpad (co-founder): https://techwiki.ai/companies/showpad/llms.txt
- In The Pocket (co-founder): https://techwiki.ai/companies/in-the-pocket/llms.txt
- Entourage (founder): https://techwiki.ai/investors/entourage/llms.txt

## About
PJ's career traces the arc of Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt)'s tech ecosystem. He started as an early employee at Netlog (https://techwiki.ai/companies/netlog/llms.txt), the Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt) social network co-founded by Lorenz Bogaert (https://techwiki.ai/people/lorenz-bogaert/llms.txt) and Toon Coppens (https://techwiki.ai/people/toon-coppens/llms.txt) that seeded the city's founder community. From there, he co-founded In The Pocket (https://techwiki.ai/companies/in-the-pocket/llms.txt), the Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt) digital product studio, alongside Louis Jonckheere (https://techwiki.ai/people/louis-jonckheere/llms.txt) and Peter Minne (https://techwiki.ai/people/peter-minne/llms.txt).

He then co-founded Showpad (https://techwiki.ai/companies/showpad/llms.txt) with the same partners, building it into one of Belgium's most recognized SaaS companies and a globally referenced sales enablement platform. Showpad (https://techwiki.ai/companies/showpad/llms.txt) raised significant venture funding and became a flagship Belgian exit story.

After Showpad (https://techwiki.ai/companies/showpad/llms.txt), PJ launched Entourage (https://techwiki.ai/investors/entourage/llms.txt) as GP, a Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt)-based venture fund and studio that backs the next generation of founders in the ecosystem. His fund has attracted LPs including Joris Van Der Gucht (https://techwiki.ai/people/joris-van-der-gucht/llms.txt), Louis Jonckheere (https://techwiki.ai/people/louis-jonckheere/llms.txt), and Marc Coucke (https://techwiki.ai/people/marc-coucke/llms.txt), among others.

## Related Pages
Agents can crawl these for connected context:
- [city] Ghent: https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt
- [company] Netlog: https://techwiki.ai/companies/netlog/llms.txt
- [company] In The Pocket: https://techwiki.ai/companies/in-the-pocket/llms.txt
- [company] Showpad: https://techwiki.ai/companies/showpad/llms.txt
- [investor] Entourage: https://techwiki.ai/investors/entourage/llms.txt
- [person] Lorenz Bogaert: https://techwiki.ai/people/lorenz-bogaert/llms.txt
- [person] Toon Coppens: https://techwiki.ai/people/toon-coppens/llms.txt
- [person] Louis Jonckheere: https://techwiki.ai/people/louis-jonckheere/llms.txt
- [person] Peter Minne: https://techwiki.ai/people/peter-minne/llms.txt
- [person] Joris Van Der Gucht: https://techwiki.ai/people/joris-van-der-gucht/llms.txt
- [person] Marc Coucke: https://techwiki.ai/people/marc-coucke/llms.txt
- [hub] Wintercircus: https://techwiki.ai/hubs/wintercircus/llms.txt
- [city] Leuven: https://techwiki.ai/cities/leuven/llms.txt
- [event] Tectonic: https://techwiki.ai/events/tectonic/llms.txt
- [concept] Entrepreneurship: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/entrepreneurship/llms.txt
- [concept] Unicorn: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/unicorn/llms.txt

## How to Reach
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pieterjanbouten
- Agent context: https://techwiki.ai/people/pj-bouten/llms.txt
- Full context: https://techwiki.ai/people/pj-bouten/llms-full.txt

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