dataroots

What dataroots does

Dataroots is a Belgian data and AI consulting firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Leuven, operating as the Data & AI accelerator within the Talan Group. The firm delivers end-to-end professional services across the full data lifecycle, including data strategy, data governance, analytics engineering, cloud-native data platform design and implementation, pipeline development, data quality, security and compliance, machine learning, MLOps, and generative AI. Service architecture is deliberately tool-agnostic across major modern data stack vendors — Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, dbt, Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, MLflow, Kubeflow, TensorFlow Extended, and SODA — enabling dataroots to assemble client-specific technology stacks rather than impose one. The proprietary layer centers on methodology: an as-is/to-be/roadmap data strategy framework, an in-house data quality diagnostic process, and a productionization-oriented MLOps framework covering CI/CD for ML, continuous training and evaluation, automated testing, and monitoring feedback loops.

Revenue is generated through project-based B2B consulting engagements billed by the hour or against milestones, with monthly invoicing following service provision and quote-based pricing in euros exclusive of VAT. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales into a broad Belgian and Dutch client base across banking and financial services (KBC, BNP Paribas Fortis, Bank Delen, Bank van Breda, Credit Agricole), media and broadcasting (VRT, DPG Media, Mediahuis, RVA), telecommunications (Proximus, Telenet, Orange Belgium), pharmaceuticals and life sciences (UCB, Univercells, BioStrand), energy and utilities (Fluvius, Elia, EDF Luminus, OVAM, CM), government (Belgian Police, City of Namur, Vlaanderen, MOW Vlaanderen), manufacturing and consumer (AB InBev, Nike, Toyota Belgium, Umicore, Puratos, Greenyard, Cosucra, Accent), and management consulting (Bain & Company), among others. The horizontal segmentation approach addresses organizations seeking to elevate data maturity, scale AI/ML production workloads, solve data quality issues at scale, and modernize data platforms across cloud migrations. As of January 2026, dataroots integrated Micropole Belgium teams under the Talan Group umbrella, expanding capability into SAP, Data Engineering, and Cloud, and positioning dataroots as one of Belgium's largest end-to-end Data and AI service providers, with 144 pre-merger team members spanning 27 nationalities and operating from offices in Leuven (two sites), Ghent, and Utrecht.

Name

dataroots

Legal name

DATAROOTS BV

Website

https://dataroots.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Dataroots is a Belgian data and AI consulting firm delivering end-to-end services — data strategy, governance, cloud-native platforms, MLOps, and generative AI — to enterprise clients across banking, media, pharma, energy, government, and manufacturing, operating as the Data & AI accelerator within the Talan Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data & AI Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Platforms & Modern Data Stack Services (Lakehouse, DW, MDM) (BPAEAHAC)

Keywords

• Data and AI consulting
• Cloud data platforms
• Generative AI services
• MLOps consulting
• Data governance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leuven

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. AI Consulting Services: Project-based consulting engagements covering the full data and AI lifecycle from strategy to platform design, engineering, and AI implementation. Revenue is generated through professional services billed by the hour or upon delivery of specific milestones, with invoicing done monthly following service provision or upon delivery of a product.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

dataroots is a Belgian data and AI consulting firm that delivers end-to-end professional services across the data lifecycle, including data strategy, data governance, analytics engineering, cloud-native platform design, pipeline development, data quality, and AI/ML services such as generative AI, MLOps, and predictive machine learning. Engagements are project-based, billed by the hour or per milestone, and span advisory consulting, hands-on implementation, and managed solutions for enterprise clients.

Product overview

Dataroots is a data and AI consulting company offering a comprehensive suite of professional services spanning the full data lifecycle. The core portfolio includes AI services (Generative AI, MLOps, Machine Learning), data strategy and governance, analytics engineering, and cloud-native data platform capabilities (platform design, pipeline development, data quality). Supporting modules include dbt support and training, data security & compliance services, and the DataTopics podcast. As of January 2026, dataroots integrated with Micropole Belgium under the Talan Group, becoming one of Belgium's largest end-to-end Data and AI service providers, combining Data & AI Strategy with Data Engineering, Cloud, and Generative AI Solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Generative AI Services End-to-end generative AI consulting services including use case identification, implementation, compliance, robustness, and scalability support for production-ready GenAI systems.
• MLOps Services Consulting engagement to streamline deployment and management of ML systems with CI/CD automation, workflow orchestration, reproducibility tools, continuous training, monitoring, and automated testing frameworks.
• Machine Learning Services Consulting service for building and deploying predictive ML models for trend decoding, risk management, and strategic decision support, with ongoing oversight and continuous model evolution.
• Data Strategy Consulting engagement that defines how data and data products help achieve business objectives, including as-is assessment, to-be analysis, and roadmap planning with guiding principles.
• Data Governance Consulting engagement to set up and run day-to-day data governance including processes, policies, standards, data cataloging, stewardship assignment, and compliance monitoring.
• Platform Design Consulting engagement to design modern, cloud-native data platform architectures including infrastructure-as-code, data ingestion, storage, AI workbench, and deployment layers.
• Pipeline Development Consulting engagement to build efficient and modern data flows combining data from operational and external sources, with flexible ingestion, durability, and integrity-focused design.
• Analytics Engineering Consulting engagement for data transformation, modeling, quality testing, warehousing/lakehouse management, dashboarding, and integration with the modern data stack including dbt expertise.
• Data Quality Consulting engagement with an in-house diagnostic process for assessing, strategizing, and addressing data quality challenges, including data refinement and ongoing quality monitoring.
• Data Security & Compliance Consulting engagement delivering custom security solutions, compliance audits (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA), advanced encryption, access management, security surveillance, incident management, and staff training.
• dbt Support Consulting engagement providing expert dbt support including architectural design, setup, configuration, proactive support, optimization, community engagement, and education tailored to client needs.
• dbt Training Training packages covering dbt fundamentals (models, sources, tests, documentation) and advanced topics (incremental models, snapshots, macros, packages) for teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% employee satisfaction score on the statement 'Overall, I can say this is a company where it's really good to work'

Named customers46 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Talan GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDataroots is a Talan company and serves as the Data & AI accelerator within the Talan Group. This integration provides dataroots access to Talan's global network of 4000+ experts across 12 countries with 500M EUR revenue. The partnership enables dataroots to complement Talan's strategy consulting, digital transformation, and SAP integration capabilities while accessing international mobility opportunities for employees.
• MicrosoftmajorTechnology or IntegrationDataroots is a Microsoft Solutions Partner. Microsoft is used as core infrastructure provider and dataroots has expertise in Microsoft Fabric for modern data platforms. The company has delivered Fabric & dbt migration projects.
• dbt LabsmajorTechnology or IntegrationDataroots is a dbt Labs Preferred Consulting Partner. The company provides expert dbt support services including architectural design, setup, configuration, ongoing support, optimization, and dbt training programs. Active contributor to the dbt community.
• AWSmajorTechnology or IntegrationAWS is a partner and cloud infrastructure provider referenced as part of dataroots' technology stack for building data platforms and AI/ML solutions.
• SnowflakemajorTechnology or IntegrationSnowflake is a technology partner used as the cloud data warehouse in dataroots' training programs and client implementations.
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)majorTechnology or IntegrationGCP is referenced as a cloud partner in dataroots' partner network for data platform and AI/ML implementations.
• imecminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerimec is listed as a research and technology partner, indicating collaborative engagement in data and AI research and innovation initiatives.
• KU LeuvenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKU Leuven is listed as an academic partner, indicating collaborative engagement in research, talent development, or educational initiatives.
• AgoriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgoria, the Belgian technology industry association, is listed as a partner, indicating membership and engagement in the Belgian technology ecosystem.
• Micropole BelgiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs of January 1, 2026, the teams from Micropole Belgium were integrated into dataroots and Talan in Belgium. This merger brought Data & AI and SAP expertise, making dataroots one of Belgium's largest end-to-end Data and AI service providers.
• Amazon (AWS)majorTechnology or IntegrationAmazon Web Services infrastructure used for data platforms and AI workloads. Listed as subprocessors for infrastructure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Devoteam: European technology consulting firm with a strong Data & AI practice across cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure). Highly comparable as a similarly sized IT-services firm offering data strategy, AI engineering, and platform delivery to enterprise clients in Western Europe.
• Xebia: Netherlands-headquartered consulting firm specializing in cloud, data, and AI engineering with a strong dbt community footprint. Directly comparable as a Benelux-rooted data/AI consultancy targeting enterprise modernization, with overlapping toolchain expertise (dbt, cloud data platforms, MLOps).
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy with deep data platform and engineering practices (including active dbt usage and modern data stack thought leadership). Comparable for its premium enterprise data-platform delivery, MLOps capabilities, and conference-driven developer brand.
• Data Minded: Specialist Benelux data consultancy focused on cloud data platforms, analytics engineering, and MLOps. Closest direct competitor in scale and positioning — boutique data engineering firm serving Dutch and Belgian enterprises with overlapping toolchain (dbt, Snowflake, Airflow).
• Inetum: European IT services group operating in Belgium, France, and Iberia with a data & digital practice. Comparable as a mid-sized European consultancy offering data engineering, platform modernization, and AI services to enterprise and public-sector clients.
• Sopra Steria: European IT consulting and digital services firm with operations in Belgium and a dedicated data practice. Comparable as a European peer with overlapping enterprise digital, data, and AI transformation offerings and a similar cross-border delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini: Global IT services leader with major Data & AI practices including Insights & Data and dedicated generative AI offerings. Larger incumbent competing for the same enterprise transformation budgets as dataroots, particularly with banking, pharma, and public-sector clients in Belgium.
• Deloitte (Belgium): Big Four consultancy with significant Analytics & AI and Engineering practices serving Belgian and pan-European enterprises. Overlaps with dataroots on data strategy, governance, cloud data platforms, and GenAI advisory engagements.
• KPMG (Belgium): Big Four advisory firm with a dedicated Data & AI service line including governance, advanced analytics, and AI engineering. Comparable as a broad incumbent with significant Belgian enterprise relationships competing for the same transformation mandates.
• Accenture (Belgium): Global IT services leader with deep data engineering, AI, and cloud practice serving Belgian enterprises. Overlaps with dataroots across data platform, AI/ML, and MLOps engagements, with a substantially larger delivery footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/datarootsio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dataroots
• Instagraminstagram.com/lifeatdataroots

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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