Koen Stevens

TLDR

Koen Stevens is CEO and co-founder of Ambassify, a Belgian employee advocacy platform that acquired competitor Social Seeder in 2024 to lead the category.

Overview

Koen co-founded Ambassify in 2017 alongside Bert Celis and Wim Mostmans. The platform helps companies activate employees as brand ambassadors, amplifying company visibility and social media reach through authentic employee voices. Ambassify is the category leader in Belgium and expanded its position in 2024 by acquiring Social Seeder, a direct competitor also founded in 2017.

He holds an IT bachelor's degree from Hogeschool PXL, a Software Engineering degree from Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, and a Master in e-Business from the University of Antwerp Management School. Before Ambassify, he served as Managing Director of E-KON.

Career Highlights

• Co-founded Ambassify in 2017; led acquisition of Social Seeder in 2024 to consolidate the Belgian employee advocacy category
• Raised EUR 2M in 2022 to reinvent employee engagement features
• Former Managing Director at E-KON before founding Ambassify
• Master in e-Business, University of Antwerp Management School

Connections

Based in Flanders, Ambassify operates in the Belgian HR Tech and employer branding ecosystem alongside companies like SD Worx and MobieTrain. The Social Seeder acquisition made Ambassify the dominant Belgian employee advocacy platform.