Ghent’s Alkmist raises €1.8M to streamline collaboration in finance, audit, and legal sectors

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Alkmist, the Ghent-based collaboration platform for financial and legal professionals, has raised €1.8M in a round led by Network Venture Partners, with participation from senior executives of Belgian tech unicorn Lighthouse.

The capital will fuel product development, European expansion, and the launch of AI-powered agents designed to automate document handling and communication in conservative industries.

Fixing the inefficiency problem

In audits, M&A, tax, and legal work, nearly a third of time is lost chasing updates, requesting documents, or sending reminders. A single audit can generate up to 2,000 emails, while 74% of professionals admit they don’t know where critical data ends up.

Alkmist aims to fix this by providing a centralized platform that brings together tasks, approvals, and status updates into one clear overview. The platform uses behavioral science principles like loss aversion and positive reinforcement to nudge teams toward smoother collaboration—cutting turnaround times by as much as 30%.

“The way organizations collaborate on audits, acquisitions, or tax files is still stuck in old habits,” said Dr. Mathias Celis, co-founder. “With Alkmist, we’re replacing email chaos with clarity and structure.”


Smart agents and secure workflows

Alkmist is building AI agents that automatically check, link, and fetch documents, connect data dumps to requests, and pull files directly from systems like OneDrive. Since June, the platform has been ISO 27001 certified, meeting top data security standards.

The company has already supported audits for clients with over €1B in revenue and serves more than 5,000 users across 28 countries.

Founders and traction

Founded in 2024 by Mathias Celis and Toto De Brant, who previously sold their automation tool Ad Astra Industries, Alkmist currently employs seven people. Demand has been so high that the startup has introduced a waiting list for new customers.

“Within five years, we want to be the global standard for multi-party collaboration,” said Toto De Brant, co-founder. “Our goal is to become the default workspace where professionals gain clarity and control over complex processes.”

Investor perspective

“I’m impressed by how Alkmist’s AI agent vision tackles inefficiencies in one of the most conservative markets,” said Ivo Minjauw, Chief Product Officer at Lighthouse. “The strong demand, with major pilots and a waiting list of dozens of companies, shows just how scalable this product is.”

Source: FoundersToday