Ghent Startup Alkmist Raises €1.8M To Streamline Collaboration In Complex Processes

The startup plans to expand beyond audits into accounting, finance, insurance, tax, and legal, while developing AI agents to simplify collaboration in traditional industries.

In financial and legal workflows, inefficient communication consumes a third of professionals’ time. Chasing updates, sending reminders, and requesting documents adds up one audit can generate around 2,000 emails. Data security is also a concern, with 74% of auditors and finance professionals unsure where their information ultimately resides.

“The way organizations collaborate today on audits, acquisitions, or tax files is still stuck in old habits,” says co-founder Dr. Mathias Celis. “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.”

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Alkmist allows teams and external partners to collaborate clearly and efficiently. The platform consolidates planning, tasks, and approvals into a single overview. Using behavioral science, features like loss aversion and positive feedback encourage timely follow-ups and smoother interactions, boosting collaboration speed by up to a third.

The platform is fully independent and offered as a white-label solution, letting organizations maintain their own brand identity. Alkmist is creating a central knowledge base to preserve all information even as staff change. ISO 27001 certification ensures top-tier data security. Smart AI agents automatically verify, link and retrieve documents from systems like OneDrive, giving clients instant clarity on completed tasks.

Alkmist was founded by Mathias Celis and Toto De Brant, who previously sold their automation tool Ad Astra Industries to a global company. The startup now has seven employees and over 5,000 users, and its platform was recently used to conduct an audit for a client generating more than €1 billion in revenue.

“With Alkmist, we’ve built a modern tool that radically simplifies collaboration in complex processes,” says co-founder Toto De Brant. “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.”

With the €1.8 million funding, Alkmist plans to enhance its platform, boost marketing efforts, and speed up its European expansion. The round was led by Network Venture Partners and included investors Ivo Minjauw, Peter De Moor, and Eva Metsu, senior leaders from tech unicorn Lighthouse.

“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,” concludes Ivo Minjauw, Chief Product Officer at Lighthouse.

About Alkmist

Alkmist centralizes document collection and automates client communication, from intelligent requests to secure file sharing. The platform streamlines every client touchpoint, accelerating workflows and ensuring a smooth, consistent experience that reflects your brand, making interactions faster, smarter and more efficient across all engagements.