Luc Machiels
Luc, the Co-founder and CEO of Karomia, brings over 20 years of industry experience to his role. He has demonstrated excellence in leading innovative programs and guiding high-performing teams. With a PhD in applied mathematics, Luc is an expert in artificial intelligence applications, sustainability analytics, and data systems.
Simon Hiel
Simon is Co-founder and CTO at Karomia with a strong passion for data science, engineering and advanced analytics. With his data expertise, he drives digital innovation, establishes future-proof data architecture and introduces advanced analytical solutions to our clients. Simon is a visiting researcher at KU Leuven focusing on network analytics, network embedding and community detection.
Jens Verhiest
Jens is the Co-founder & COO of Karomia and has 12+ years of experience as a digital strategy consultant and entrepreneur. He’s driven to make a dent in the universe by finding pragmatic solutions to client problems. Jens has a MSc. in Business engineering.
Mai Tran Vu Ngoc
Mai is Karomia’s Growth Marketing Associate, driven by data and creativity to fuel rapid growth in customer acquisition, retention, and revenue. With a multicultural background, she speaks multiple languages and aims to deliver transparent, engaging messages that support customers on their sustainability journey.
Arne De Witte
Arne is a Software Engineer at Karomia. He is a highly skilled software engineer with deep expertise in Node.js. He excels at creating scalable, high-performance backend systems. With a strong track record of optimizing applications and building maintainable solutions, he effectively addresses a wide range of business challenges.
Gabriel Sevestre
Gabriel is Karomia’s AI Engineer. He is a former researcher in Mathematics, with a long-time passion for Machine Learning and AI, now dedicated to building useful and impactful Large Language Model applications. Gabriel is driven by a strong belief in the transformative potential of AI to create new and meaningful advancements in many areas.
Karel Verhaeghe
Karel is Karomia’s Product Manager. He has 7+ years in customer-focused roles in B2B startups, of which the last 5 as a product manager. He holds a master's in Bio-Engineering and European Policy and is passionate about building products that both create customer and business value while having a positive impact on the world.