Kpler

TLDR

Kpler is a leading provider of real-time intelligence solutions for global commodity markets, founded in Brussels in 2014 by French engineers François Cazor and Jean Maynier. Headquartered in Brussels, the company operates as a high-growth scale-up with no publicly confirmed Unicorn valuation.

Overview

Kpler is headquartered in Brussels and provides real-time data and analytics for commodity trading across over 40 markets, including energy, shipping, dry bulk, and inventories. Despite reaching significant scale, the company remains largely unknown in public tech discourse, making it one of the Belgian ecosystem's least-covered success stories.

The company was bootstrapped from its founding in 2014 until a strategic growth round in which it raised USD 200M (approximately EUR 185M) led by Five Arrows and Insight Partners, bringing total funding to approximately USD 220M. By 2024, Kpler had surpassed USD 100M in annual recurring revenue and grown to over 800 employees across more than 35 nationalities.

Key People

• François Cazor - Co-founder
• Jean Maynier - Co-founder

Sources

• Omar Mohout, "How Brussels became Belgium's most surprising startup city" (Apr 2026)
• Silicon Canals, "Belgium-based Kpler secures EUR 185M from Insight Partners" (2022)
• Kpler.com, "Kpler reaches $100M ARR" (Jan 2024)