What Flanders Technology & Innovation does

Flanders Technology & Innovation (FTI) is a non-profit organization founded in 2023 and based in Brussels, Belgium, that operates as an innovation ecosystem connecting startups, scaleups, corporates, researchers, and public partners. Its primary productized offering is Elli, a data-powered HR analytics solution that uses AI/ML to provide HR leaders with insights on workforce well-being, hidden stressors, and evidence-based policy design, hosted at a separate website (elli.be). Beyond Elli, FTI runs a community platform where members explore data collaboration opportunities and co-create solutions across health, mobility, energy, and learning sectors. Revenue is generated through community membership, consulting services, and data collaboration engagements on a subscription-recurring basis, though no pricing tiers are publicly disclosed; the go-to-market motion is community-led, emphasizing co-creation and trust-building rather than traditional sales-driven acquisition.

Name

Flanders Technology & Innovation

Legal name

FTI Vlaanderen, Inc.

Website

https://fti.vlaanderen

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Flanders Technology & Innovation is a Belgium-based non-profit innovation ecosystem connecting startups, scaleups, corporates, researchers, and public partners to co-create data-driven solutions, with Elli as its AI-powered HR analytics product.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Ecosystem and HR Analytics Platform

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Engineering, Integration & ETL/ELT Services (BPAEAHAB)

Keywords

• Innovation ecosystem
• HR analytics platform
• Data collaboration services
• Community platform
• Workforce analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussel

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Community Membership & Services: FTI generates revenue through community membership, consulting services, and data collaboration engagements. The ecosystem connects organizations for data-driven co-creation projects across health, mobility, energy, and learning sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Flanders Technology & Innovation operates the FTI Community, a network-based innovation ecosystem that connects startups, scaleups, corporates, researchers, and public partners to enable data collaboration and co-creation of solutions across health, mobility, energy, and learning. Its flagship product is Elli, a data-powered HR analytics solution that delivers AI/ML-driven workforce insights to HR leaders to strengthen HR strategy, improve employee well-being, and measure ROI.

Product overview

Flanders Technology & Innovation (FTI) operates as a network-based innovation ecosystem rather than a traditional product company. Its primary offering is the Elli platform — a data-powered HR analytics solution that provides insights on employee well-being and HR strategy. FTI complements its product portfolio with a community platform connecting startups, scaleups, corporates, researchers, and public partners for data collaboration and co-creation of data-driven solutions across domains including health, mobility, energy, and learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elli: A data-powered solution that gives HR leaders the insights they need to strengthen their HR strategy, improve employee well-being, and drive measurable ROI. Elli is FTI's flagship product for HR data analytics.

Products and services

• Elli Elli is a data-powered HR analytics solution that provides HR leaders with insights to strengthen HR strategy, improve employee well-being, and drive measurable ROI by uncovering hidden workplace stressors and enabling evidence-based HR policy design. It leverages AI/ML for workforce analytics and is intended for HR leaders and People Analytics functions within enterprises.
• FTI Community Membership FTI Community Membership provides organizations with access to a trusted multi-stakeholder innovation ecosystem. Members join to connect around shared goals, explore data collaboration opportunities, and form partnerships that drive innovative use cases across health, mobility, energy, and learning.
• Data Collaboration & Co-Creation Services Data collaboration and co-creation services for member organizations, enabling them to work with FTI and other ecosystem partners to develop data-driven solutions that address complex sector challenges.

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ProximusminorOthersBelgian telecommunications company visible in the FTI partner ecosystem. Nature of partnership is community membership and ecosystem participation.
• KBCminorOthersBelgian banking and insurance group participating in the FTI partner ecosystem. Nature of partnership is community membership and ecosystem participation.
• BasecampminorOthersProject management software company visible in the FTI partner ecosystem. Nature of partnership is community membership and ecosystem participation.
• HelpperminorOthersCare and assistance services company participating in the FTI partner ecosystem. Nature of partnership is community membership and ecosystem participation.
• Golazo EnergyminorOthersEnergy company visible in the FTI partner ecosystem. Nature of partnership is community membership and ecosystem participation.
• Madison PartnersminorOthersConsulting/advisory firm participating in the FTI partner ecosystem. Nature of partnership is community membership and ecosystem participation.
• SpinewiseminorOthersTechnology company visible in the FTI partner ecosystem. Nature of partnership is community membership and ecosystem participation.
• telentguideminorOthersTalent-related service company visible in the FTI partner ecosystem. Nature of partnership is community membership and ecosystem participation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agoria: Belgian technology industry federation that connects companies, startups and policymakers to drive innovation, similar to FTI's ecosystem-bridging role across Flanders. Comparable as a sector-wide convener operating in the same Belgian/Flemish market.
• Visier: Workforce analytics platform providing HR leaders with insights on talent, retention and people strategy. Directly comparable to FTI's Elli product as a data-driven HR analytics solution for enterprise HR decision-making.
• HiBob: Modern HR platform serving mid-market and enterprise HR leaders with people analytics and workforce insights. Comparable to Elli as a contemporary HR analytics offering targeting HR leaders with data-powered decision support.
• imec: Belgium-headquartered R&D and innovation hub that convenes industry, startups and researchers around deep-tech collaboration. Comparable to FTI as a Flemish-rooted innovation orchestrator that connects corporates with emerging-technology partners.
• Sirris: Belgian collective center for the technology industry that runs innovation programs and supports companies in adopting emerging technologies. Comparable to FTI as a Belgian innovation enabler working at the intersection of research, corporates and SMEs.
• Voka: Flemish employers' network and business community that connects entrepreneurs, corporates and policymakers. Comparable to FTI as a regional network operator supporting entrepreneurship and cross-sector collaboration in Flanders.

Regional players

• Techleap.nl: Dutch innovation ecosystem organization that supports startups and scaleups and connects them with corporates. Comparable to FTI as a neighboring regional innovation hub pursuing a similar startup-to-corporate bridge model.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Global enterprise HCM and people analytics platform with deep workforce insights capabilities. Comparable to Elli as a broader HR analytics incumbent whose scope dwarfs FTI's sub-scale analytics product.
• Deloitte: Global consulting firm with large innovation, transformation and HR advisory practices. Comparable to FTI as a broad incumbent that also runs corporate-innovation programs and workforce analytics consulting at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Startup Genome: Global innovation ecosystem research and data platform mapping startup activity and partnerships. Comparable to FTI as a data-driven ecosystem intelligence player, though Startup Genome is research-oriented while FTI emphasizes hands-on co-creation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xbsky.app/profile/fti.be
• Facebookfacebook.com/flanderstechnologyinnovation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flanders-technology-innovation
• Instagraminstagram.com/fti_vlaanderen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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