What Node1 does

Node1 BV is a Dutch automation and AI consultancy headquartered in Amsterdam that delivers applied AI, robotic process automation (RPA), and business process automation (BPA) solutions to mid-market and enterprise business and financial service providers in the Netherlands. Operating for more than ten years, the firm focuses on six primary verticals: financial-lease companies, accountancy and tax advisory firms, detacheerders and uitzendbureaus, facility services companies, legal advisory bureaus, and energy trading houses. Named customers on its logo wall include Brunel, Deloitte, Eneco, Acolad, Asito, GITP, VanOers, Timing and ADG. Node1 BV is a private Dutch limited company (Besloten Vennootschap) led by three partners—Gerald Been (Managing Partner), Servan Huegen (Master Toolsmith & Partner), and Jordy Egging (AI Enterprise Architect & Partner)—with a delivery team of approximately nine named professionals plus associates and a delivery presence in Romania.

The company's offering is structured in three layers. The first is an AI capability stack of AI Tools (extensions on existing applications such as email and document processing), AI Assistants (virtual domain experts for research, Q&A and document drafting), and AI Agents (autonomous end-to-end process automation such as helpdesk handling and employee onboarding), built on Microsoft Foundry/Azure OpenAI and orchestrated with Microsoft Power Platform. The second is a custom-software line of Front-ends, Add-ons and Replacements produced with AI coding agents such as Claude Code, designed to fill gaps in or replace expensive elements of clients' application landscapes. The third is RPA and BPA implementation on Microsoft Power Automate Desktop/Cloud and the UiPath platform, often using UI-level automation to reach closed legacy Windows applications (Carwise, RDW, Freshdesk, internal ERP/CRM shells) where APIs are absent. These solutions are integrated with a long tail of client systems including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP, Salesforce, AFAS, Zendesk, Twinfield, Loket, Caseware, Unit4 and SharePoint.

Node1 generates revenue exclusively through professional services: bespoke consulting and end-to-end implementation projects scoped per client, delivered under multi-year contracts and fronted by a free, no-obligation advisory consultation. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm uses a sales-led, direct consultative go-to-market with content-led demand generation (vertical case studies, a Dutch-language newsletter, Mailchimp) and no self-serve product, marketplace listing or reseller channel. The company is self-funded beyond a small 2013 seed round (~$130K from Atisco and associates) and has not disclosed any acquisitions, secondary transactions or subsequent fundraising. In 2025, Node1 extended an RPA/AI hours-processing automation from a Dutch detacheerder client to the same client's offices in the United States and Germany, its first disclosed international delivery.

Name

Node1

Legal name

Node1 BV

Website

https://node1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Node1 BV is a Dutch automation and AI consultancy that delivers AI tools, assistants and agents, RPA bots, and custom business applications to mid-market and enterprise business and financial service providers across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automation and AI Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Experience Monitoring & Management (DEX/DEM, AIOps for EUC) (BPAEAIAF)

Keywords

• Robotic process automation
• AI consulting services
• Business process automation
• Digital transformation consulting
• Microsoft Power Platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional services (consulting + implementation): Primary revenue stream. Node1 sells bespoke automation/AI consulting and end-to-end implementation projects to Dutch business and financial service providers. Engagements include AI vision & roadmap programs with management teams, architecture design, and full delivery of bots, assistants, agents, add-on apps and backoffice automation — supplemented by support during operation. Pricing is quote-based, scoped per project, and offered via a free advisory consultation ("gratis en vrijblijvend adviesgesprek").

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Node1 is a Dutch automation and AI consultancy that designs and delivers bespoke AI tools, AI assistants and AI agents, custom business applications, and RPA bots for Dutch business and financial service providers. Engagements span AI vision & roadmap advisory, application landscape design, end-to-end implementation on Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate Desktop/Cloud, Microsoft 365, Azure, Microsoft Foundry) and UiPath, and ongoing operational support, with a particular focus on automating legacy/closed systems where APIs are unavailable.

Product overview

Node1 is a Dutch automation and AI consultancy delivering a portfolio of integrated, AI-augmented automation services — rather than a single off-the-shelf product. The portfolio combines three AI capability layers (AI Tools, AI Assistants, and AI Agents), custom software modules (Custom Front-ends, Add-ons, and Replacements) built with AI coding agents like Claude Code, RPA implementations based on Microsoft Power Automate Desktop/Cloud, and Business Process Automation implementations on the UiPath platform. These offerings are delivered together with consulting services (AI Vision & Roadmap Program, Application Landscape Design & Back-office Automation, Digital Transformation Program Management, and IT Platform Implementation & Supplier Selection) and are aimed at business services firms in the Netherlands — accountants, lease companies, staffing agencies, facility services, energy traders, and translation agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Vision & Roadmap Program A multi-session advisory program delivered jointly with the client's management team to develop a vision and roadmap for applying AI as a concrete enabler of business goals, including 'no regrets' next steps and a high-level AI architecture design built on the client's current core applications. Target buyer: management teams of Dutch business and financial service providers.
• AI Tools Development Smart AI extensions built on top of clients' existing applications and processes, such as tools that process emails or review documents, integrating seamlessly with the current application landscape. Target buyer: Dutch business and financial service providers with established Microsoft 365 / ERP / CRM estates.
• AI Assistants Development Virtual domain experts (conversational assistants) that answer questions, perform research, and help review or draft documents, built on the client's knowledge base and integrated with existing applications. Target buyer: Dutch business and financial services teams needing domain-expert Q&A and research support.
• AI Agents Development Autonomous agents that automate complete business processes end-to-end (e.g., helpdesk handling or onboarding of new employees), built with guardrails, checks and filters. Target buyer: Dutch business and financial service providers seeking hands-off automation of full workflows.
• Custom AI Software Development (Front-ends, Add-ons, Replacements) Bespoke custom software built using AI coding agents such as Claude Code, comprising role-specific front-ends on existing business applications, satellite add-on applications (e.g., for calculations, contract management, planning) and replacement applications that deliver the same functionality as expensive SaaS without the licence cost. Target buyer: Dutch business and financial service providers with gaps in their application landscape or high SaaS licence costs.
• Power Automate Desktop RPA Implementation RPA solutions built on Microsoft Power Automate Desktop and Power Automate Cloud, deploying 'digital colleague' bots that interact with existing Windows applications (Carwise, Salesforce, RDW, Excel Online, Teams, Freshdesk, Zendesk) via mouse/keyboard emulation to automate repetitive administrative tasks without changing underlying systems. Target buyer: Dutch business and financial service providers with closed legacy applications.
• UiPath Business Process Automation Implementation Implementation of the UiPath Business Process Automation platform to orchestrate end-to-end processes, using UI Automation for legacy/hermetically closed applications and APIs for modern systems, combined with AI components such as Microsoft Foundry. Target buyer: enterprise Dutch business and financial service providers needing orchestration across multiple heterogeneous systems.
• Application Landscape Design & Back-office Automation Detailed design of the target IT landscape and processes (including backoffice/midoffice automation) for clients undergoing mergers or large-scale transformations, paired with concrete automation implementations around the chosen ERP/CRM platform. Target buyer: facility services and other Dutch business services firms undergoing mergers or consolidation.
• Digital Transformation Program Management Program-level steering for digital transformations — defining target IT architecture and organisation, building the transformation roadmap and investment plan, standing up the delivery team, and recruiting the new IT director. Target buyer: Dutch business and financial service providers undertaking enterprise-wide digital transformation.
• IT Platform Implementation & Supplier Selection Full-cycle IT platform implementation for new online marketplaces — from requirements and supplier selection through business case and investment planning to delivery of front-end, back-end and integrations, supported by Node1 business analysts and UI specialists. Target buyer: new Dutch online marketplace platforms in HR/staffing and other verticals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lease contract bot processes ~1,880 contracts/month, saving 251 hours/month (3,012 hours/year) and ~€150,400/year
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration35 records

AI capability10 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• MicrosoftflagshipTechnology or IntegrationDeep, multi-product technology relationship. Node1 builds the majority of its solutions on Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate Desktop for UI-level RPA, Power Automate Cloud for orchestration), Microsoft 365 (Teams, Excel Online, Outlook), Microsoft Azure (hosting and AI via Microsoft Foundry / Azure OpenAI) and Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Business Central, CRM). A senior consultant is annually re-certified across PL-600, PL-500, PL-200, PL-100, PL-900 and AI-900 credentials. Power Automate Desktop is a dedicated landing page on Node1's site.
• UiPathflagshipTechnology or IntegrationUiPath is Node1's Business Process Automation (BPA) platform of choice for complex end-to-end process automation. Used together with Microsoft Foundry for AI in the international detacheerder hours-registration case and as the orchestration platform for energy trade settlement across SAP, Dynamics 365, EBASE and Aligne. UiPath is featured as a core "involved IT application" across multiple enterprise case studies.
• AFAScoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAFAS (ERP/HRM/CRM/payroll) is the central system in several Node1 engagements, including the facility services merger backoffice redesign where delivery was done as a "blended team - aangevuld met experts van AFAS." Node1 also builds add-on applications for AFAS (e.g., the Schiphol aircraft-cleaning consolidation app for a large cleaning company).
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationSalesforce is integrated as part of end-to-end ERP/CRM automations for a leasemaatschappij: order intake, contract opmaak and contract dissolution bots read/write Salesforce, with contract management handled in Windows applicatie Carwise and confirmations sent via MS Teams. Also referenced in the "uitbetalingen voor verhuur van apparatuur" case (Salesforce + Carwise + RDW + Mollie).

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bizzomate: Dutch Microsoft Power Platform specialist delivering Power Automate, Power Apps and Dynamics 365 implementations for mid-market Dutch firms — the closest direct peer in stack, geography and customer profile to Node1.
• Valid: Dutch IT consultancy with deep Microsoft and digital-transformation practices serving Dutch enterprise and mid-market clients, frequently competing for Microsoft-stack automation work.
• Rockfeather: Dutch Microsoft-focused consultancy building business applications and automation on Power Platform and Dynamics, with comparable customer segments and project-based delivery.
• Rapid Circle: European Microsoft partner specialising in Microsoft 365, Power Platform and Azure Modern Workplace implementations for mid-market and enterprise clients across the Benelux.
• Betabit: Dutch Microsoft partner focused on Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and Azure, delivering custom business applications and automation for Dutch business services customers.
• iDalko: Belgian UiPath partner delivering RPA and business process automation services across Belgium and the Netherlands, directly comparable to Node1's UiPath BPA work.
• Atrim: Dutch digital-transformation consultancy working on Microsoft, low-code and business process automation for Dutch mid-market clients, similar project-based delivery model.

Emerging players

• Uw Robot: Dutch UiPath-focused automation boutique offering RPA consulting and bot development to Dutch SMEs, a smaller-scope but technically overlapping peer in the Dutch RPA market.

Broad incumbents

• Xebia: Larger Dutch-origin IT consultancy with Microsoft, cloud, data and AI practices; competes with Node1 for the same Dutch enterprise digital-transformation mandates but at a broader scale.
• Cegeka: European IT services provider with a strong Benelux Microsoft business applications and automation practice, frequently competing for multi-year Dutch digital-transformation programmes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/node1com
• Facebookfacebook.com/node1com
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/node1-com

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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