Vaultspeed Comes Out of the Data‑Vault and Lands €3.6 Million in Funding
FinTech headline: the Belgian startup Vaultspeed, which turns data‑warehouse chores into a gentle stroll, has just closed a Series A round worth €3.6 million. The money came from Fortino Capital Partners, with the company’s original backers, The Cronos Group, still cheering from the sidelines via its CoFoundry seed fund.
Who’s Behind the Vault?
- Piet De Windt (CEO) and Dirk Vermeiren (CTO) are the brains that built Vaultspeed two years ago.
- They set out to make the complex life of a data warehouse as easy as a Saturday brunch.
What Does Vaultspeed Do?
Think of a Data Vault as a gigantic, centralised storage unit where all bits of corporate information are kept tidy and ready for analysts. Vaultspeed’s software steps in to:
- Automate the whole life cycle – from design, to build, to upkeep.
- Pull data from a sea of source systems, whether they’re in the cloud or on‑premise.
- Ensure everything is consistent and high‑quality, so leaders can dive into real‑time insights.
Dirk Vermeiren explains it with a dash of flair: “By marrying speed with rigor, our tool stitches data from everywhere into a single, usable fabric. It’s exactly what modern business leaders need to shorten time‑to‑market, reduce headaches, and keep projects low‑risk.”
Who’s Using It?
- From the Department of Health of Santa Clara County in California, to European firms, to Japan’s Olympus.
- As microservices proliferate and data pours in from the cloud, the appetite for automated warehousing is at an all‑time high.
- In 2024, Olympus signed a global pact to let Vaultspeed stitch together their regional and worldwide data – a job that used to feel like herding cats.
Gold‑nugget Quotes from Investors
Duco Sickinghe, partner at Fortino, called the money a “springboard” for Vaultspeed: “We’ve watched data vaults rise with momentum and are thrilled to help Piet and Dirk leap forward.”
Meanwhile, Wim Bijnens of CoFoundry reflected on the journey: “Starting with an idea, Vaultspeed grew into a credible prototype that beat the odds in Belgium. Now we’re ready for global scale, and we couldn’t be happier to support the next chapter.”
What’s Next?
The fresh capital will let Vaultspeed pile on talent, polish its best‑of‑breed product, and broaden the bar for international customers. Piet adds, “Our cloud‑based solution is platform‑agnostic and integrates with top data‑integration tools. With Fortino on board, we’re set to launch the next development sprint.”
Bottom line: Vaultspeed is sprinting ahead in the data‑automation race, turning a complicated beast into a user‑friendly ride. And with the new cash injection, who knows where they’ll be headed next?
