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The Ghent-based startup streamlines financial and legal workflows, bringing clarity and efficiency to collaborative processes
Alkmist, a platform designed to bring structure and clarity to disorganised documents and communication, has raised €1.8 million to further develop its platform, strengthen its marketing, and accelerate its European expansion.
In financial and legal workflows, inefficiencies in communication consume nearly a third of professionals’ time. Hours are lost chasing updates, sending reminders, and requesting documents, with a single audit generating, on average, 2,000 emails. Data security and transparency add to the concerns. Seventy-four per cent of auditors and financial professionals say they are unsure where their information actually ends up.
With Alkmist, teams and external partners can finally work together in a clear and efficient way. The platform brings everything into one overview, from planning and tasks to approvals. Behavioural science plays a key role. Insights such as loss aversion and positive feedback nudge users towards timely follow-up and smoother interactions. Collaboration speeds up by as much as a third.
The system is independent and available as white-label, allowing organizations to keep their own identity. The team is also building a central knowledge base where all information is bundled and preserved, even when staff change. Since June, Alkmist has been ISO 27001 certified, confirming the highest standard for data security and management.
Dr. Mathias Celis, co-founder of Alkmist, shared:
The way organizations collaborate today on audits, acquisitions, or tax files is still stuck in old habits. Crucial documents drift around in inboxes, status updates vanish, and processes are barely automated. That lack of oversight and efficiency weighs heavily on everyone involved.
Alkmist is also building smart agents that automatically check, link, and fetch documents. They verify information, connect data dumps to the right requests, and pull files directly from systems like OneDrive. Clients instantly know which documents are already taken care of.
Toto De Brant, co-founder of Alkmist, said:
With Alkmist, we’ve built a modern tool that radically simplifies collaboration in complex processes. Interest from abroad is growing fast. Demand is so high that we’ve even had to start a waiting list. This capital injection allows us to meet that demand. Within five years, we want to be the standard for multi-party collaboration, the default workspace where everyone has clarity and control.
The round is led by Network Venture Partners, with additional participation from Lighthouse executives Ivo Minjauw, Peter De Moor, and Eva Metsu.
Ivo Minjauw, Chief Product Officer at Lighthouse, commented:
I’m impressed by how Alkmist’s AI agent vision manages to streamline complex collaboration in one of the most conservative markets. It’s rare to see such an innovative solution that not only brings technological progress but also helps transform an entire sector through psychological insights. The strong demand from the market, with major pilots and a waiting list of dozens of interested parties, shows just how relevant and scalable this product is.
With this funding, Alkmist plans to expand its platform beyond audit into broader domains such as accounting, finance (M&A, PE, banking), insurance, tax, and legal. At the same time, the startup is developing smart AI agents to streamline collaboration in conservative markets.
Source: https://tech.eu/2025/09/09/alkmist-raises-eur18m-to-streamline-collaboration-in-complex-processes/