Belgian AI startup Tekst raises €11.5 million to tackle the process…

Team S · 2026-05-07T14:24:47.000Z

Ghent-based Tekst has closed an €11.5 million Series A led by US venture firm Elephant, with participation from existing investor Entourage. The company was founded in 2022 by Wouter Janssen (CEO) and Tiebe Parmentier (CTO) and is targeting what it sees as the biggest unsolved problem in enterprise AI: the absence of process intelligence. While companies are pouring money into AI, most are struggling to see returns at scale — not because the technology doesn't work, but because AI can read data without grasping the context employees rely on to make decisions. The processes that actually run a business, Tekst argues, aren't written down anywhere. They live in email threads, PDFs, and institutional knowledge. Without surfacing them, an AI agent remains an expensive assistant rather than a genuine automation layer. Tekst's platform reconstructs these processes automatically from the digital trail employees leave behind every day — revealing which messages trigger which actions, and how work actually flows end to end. Rather than spending months with consultants, enterprises get this picture in weeks. The platform integrates directly with systems companies already use, including SAP, Salesforce, and Microsoft, and lifts repetitive back-office work — quotes, orders, claims, customer service — off the table. Customers include Daikin Europe, Colruyt Group, Securex, and Becton Dickinson. The funding will go toward product development and international expansion. Tekst currently has 35 employees and plans to double headcount by the end of the year, with hiring focused on engineering and go-to-market roles.

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