Andres De Jonge

TLDR

Andres De Jonge is co-founder and CTO of Driven, an AI-Native sales compensation automation platform that raised EUR 1.5M from Pitchdrive in September 2025.

Overview

Andres De Jonge co-founded Driven alongside Tom De Kooning and Ludovic Diercxsens. The company builds an AI-Native platform that automates and personalizes sales compensation management, connecting directly to CRM systems to deliver real-time targets, transparent incentives, and performance insights.

In September 2025, Driven raised EUR 1.5M in seed funding led by Pitchdrive, with additional backing from NewSchool and a network of Belgian SaaS founders. The investment confirms Andres and the Driven team's connection to the Netlog/Rydoo/StarApps founder orbit that backs Pitchdrive.

Andres serves as CTO, handling the technical architecture and platform development for what is positioned as a replacement for complex Excel-based commission tracking that burdens sales operations teams in growing companies.

Career History

• Co-Founder & CTO at Driven (2025 - present), AI sales compensation automation

Connections

Closely tied to Tom De Kooning and Lorenz Bogaert's StarApps studio, which provided early support to Driven. Backed by Pitchdrive and the broader Antwerp-based early-stage ecosystem.