Wenite, a Ghent-based HR tech startup,
has raised €1.8 million in funding to accelerate its European expansion and
strengthen its position as an infrastructure provider for HR service firms. The
round includes €1.2 million in equity financing from Imec.iStart, and a group of
private investors from the HR sector.
Across Europe, HR service providers, including
strategic consultants and organisational advisors, play a central role in
supporting companies’ people strategies. Today, around 60 per cent of
organisations rely on such providers.
Despite this, many companies still
depend on fragmented tools like spreadsheets, documents, and form-based surveys
to manage employee data, track wellbeing, and oversee coaching or development
programmes. As a result, valuable insights remain scattered, limiting
efficiency and making it difficult to scale services or measure impact.
Founded in 2021 by Jasper Dezwaef,
Emiel Cracco, and Robin Vannieuwenhuijse, Wenite was created to address these
challenges. The platform provides HR consultants with a unified infrastructure
to manage client relationships and employee data.
It integrates tools for data
collection, CRM, workflow management, and AI-driven analysis, allowing
consultants to centralise insights and deliver measurable outcomes. Through
client-facing dashboards, end organisations gain visibility into progress and impact,
enabling more data-driven decision-making.
We want to become the backbone for
European HR service providers looking to scale their business and make it
data-driven,
says CEO Jasper Dezwaef.
Wenite’s approach focuses specifically
on the needs of HR service providers, enabling them to automate processes such
as surveys, reporting, and employee follow-up. By consolidating data into a
continuous, evolving client record, the platform helps consultants improve
efficiency while building longer-term client relationships.
The investment marks a significant
step in Wenite’s ambition to build a scalable, data-driven foundation for HR
services across Europe, as the company accelerates its commercial expansion,
grows its team, and targets a broader market of approximately 20,000 HR service
providers.