DIVE

What DIVE does

DIVE bv is a privately held creative development studio headquartered at Zuidstationstraat 40, Ghent, Belgium (VAT BE 0682.803.091), operating since 2017 as a sub-50-person agency. The company delivers bespoke digital products across mobile applications (native iOS and Android plus React Native hybrids), cloud-based web applications built on ReactJS and Laravel (PHP) with OctoberCMS and Craft CMS for content sites, chatbots integrated with the Facebook Messenger Platform and physical installations, RESTful APIs with automated unit testing, AR/VR and wearables experiences (including custom Google Glass interaction layers and IoT integrations), prototyping (design click-throughs and minimum viable products), and user-centred UX design. Technical differentiators cited include a chatbot framework linking emotion detection to over 1,000 connected responses and a custom voice-and-touch interaction layer for Google Glass in industrial settings.

DIVE generates revenue through professional services engagements on a quote-based, project-by-project basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers, recurring SaaS contracts, or marketplace distribution. An adjacent revenue stream involves APIs delivered as licensable products to third parties, though no scale of this stream is disclosed. The customer base mixes mid-market and enterprise accounts (Saint-Gobain, Crelan, Sanoma, Heat/Deloitte Digital) with startups (ProSoccerData, Comeet, Proceedix), indicating a horizontal segmentation strategy rather than vertical specialisation. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: acquisition occurs via the website contact form ([email protected]), a portfolio of case studies, and direct client meetings at the Ghent studio, with no paid digital marketing, channel partners, or resellers disclosed.

The company's only documented in-house product, Ginto (a consumer gin-tracking app launched in 2016), was discontinued after roughly three years due to insufficient maintenance capacity, confirming DIVE's primary operating posture as a custom development services firm rather than a software product company. No equity funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership hires, patents, trademarks, certifications, or third-party alliances are disclosed in the available material, and ownership appears to remain founder/team-controlled.

Name

DIVE

Legal name

DIVE bv

Website

https://dive.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DIVE is a Ghent-based creative development studio delivering custom mobile, web, chatbot, AR/VR, API, and prototyping services to enterprise and startup clients. The agency operates on project-based professional services engagements with no disclosed recurring product revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ghent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Development Services: DIVE generates revenue through bespoke software development projects, including mobile apps, web applications, chatbots, AR/VR experiences, and prototyping services. Projects are tailored to client specifications and delivered from design through deployment.
2. API as a Product: DIVE offers APIs as standalone products that can be licensed to third parties, potentially creating recurring revenue streams from data or service access.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

DIVE is a small creative development agency that builds custom interactive digital products for clients, including native and hybrid mobile applications, cloud-based web applications, chatbots, RESTful APIs, AR/VR experiences, prototypes, and UX/UI design. Engagements span the full lifecycle from concept and prototyping through design, development, and deployment. Projects are tailored to client specifications rather than sold as packaged software.

Product overview

DIVE is a small creative development studio based in Ghent, Belgium, offering a portfolio of professional digital development services. Their core service offerings span Mobile Development (native Android & iOS and React Native hybrid apps), Web Development (ReactJS and Laravel/PHP applications), Chatbot Development, API Development, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Prototyping, and Design & UX. These services are complemented by client project case studies including Heatbot (emotional chatbot for Cannes Lions), Meetjes.land (heritage map application), dBstation (acoustic performance tool for Saint-Gobain), ProSoccerData (soccer team management apps), and Proceedix (Google Glass industrial application). Their sole in-house product was Ginto, a Gin&Tonic companion app that was discontinued after three years. DIVE operates as a custom development agency rather than a software product company, building client-specific solutions across mobile, web, chatbot, AR/VR, and wearable platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile Development Services DIVE builds native Android and iOS applications as well as hybrid mobile applications using React Native. Services include advising clients on native versus hybrid approaches based on use case and budget, following platform-specific guidelines for authentic user experiences.
• Web Development Services DIVE crafts cloud-based web applications powered by ReactJS and Laravel (PHP), including sales tools, enterprise workflow applications, startup products, and map/data visualizations. Also creates SEO-friendly websites using OctoberCMS or Craft CMS.
• Chatbot Development Services DIVE builds virtual assistants that automate customer care scenarios, handling common situations without opening hours constraints. Chatbot development includes integration with platforms like Facebook Messenger and coupling with physical installations, with over 1,000 connected emotional responses supported.
• API Development Services DIVE creates RESTful APIs that power applications and connect to other services and platforms. Includes unit testing with automatic pre-deployment validation, websocket support, and the ability to connect multiple services to act as one.
• Augmented & Virtual Reality Services DIVE develops AR applications that add digital layers on top of reality for productivity assistance, VR experiences for immersive environments, wearable applications for smartwatches, and IoT-connected solutions linking everyday life to the cloud. Custom interaction layers for hardware like Google Glass are also delivered.
• Prototyping Services DIVE offers design prototypes with clickable designs and technical prototypes as minimum viable products. Prototypes can be built for web, mobile, VR, AR, chatbot and blockchain technologies to test concepts with minimal investment before full market launch.
• Design & UX Services DIVE creates user interfaces that balance visual appeal with functional design. Their approach combines research and wireframes to establish structural experience, followed by visual refinement of colors, margins, and animations.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Digital: Global consultancy's digital arm and a known DIVE client (Heat at Cannes Lions), providing strategy, design, and large-scale digital product development for major brands.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global engineering and digital services firm providing custom software, AR/VR, and connected product development for large enterprises, often competing on RFPs at the top end of DIVE's addressable market.
• Valtech: Global digital agency with Belgian roots providing custom digital product development including mobile, web, and connected experiences; broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities.
• Dept: Large global digital agency offering end-to-end creative, technology, and marketing services with significant Benelux presence; competes for the same enterprise mandates but at much greater scale.
• Accenture Interactive: Global consultancy's digital experience arm providing end-to-end digital transformation, design, and custom development at enterprise scale; competes for large transformation mandates.
• AKQA: Global creative and digital agency offering design, mobile, and emerging technology development for major brands across multiple verticals with deeper resources.

Direct peers

• Bagaar: Belgian creative digital agency of similar size offering web, mobile, and emerging technology development for enterprise clients across Belgium; most direct comparable on scale, geography, and service mix.
• Mirahi: Belgian creative technology agency focused on web, mobile, and immersive digital experiences for enterprise clients, closely matching DIVE's mix of design and emerging-tech services.
• The Reference: Belgian digital experience agency specializing in web platforms, mobile apps, and connected digital products for mid-market and enterprise clients with overlapping service offerings.
• iO (formerly Intracto): Benelux digital agency with full-service digital product development capabilities spanning web, mobile, and content platforms, serving the same mid-market and enterprise customers as DIVE.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DiveAgency
• Facebookfacebook.com/DiveInteractive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diveinteractive

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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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