Koortzz

What Koortzz does

Koortzz is a Belgian booking agency headquartered in Ghent, operating as a subsidiary of the Borgerhoff & Lamberigts publishing house. The company functions as an intermediary connecting a curated roster of 169 performing artists and professional speakers with event organizers across two primary verticals: cultural events — including theater performances, literary evenings, concerts, and children's shows — and corporate or business events — including keynote speeches, panel discussions, moderation, and customized presentations. The platform's product surface is a browsable website catalog comprising 125 performance productions, 177 lectures across themed categories (history, sustainability, science, politics, technology, culture, etc.), and a public agenda listing 657 upcoming events with dates extending into 2027.

The agency operates without a proprietary technology platform, API, or developer-facing tooling. Its underlying infrastructure is a conventional website with a Supabase-backed image rendering layer and standard contact/booking workflows. Distribution is direct: clients discover talent through the website, submit inquiries via a contact form, email ([email protected]), or phone (+32 479 92 63 66), and complete bookings through personalized, one-to-one communication. A 'NieuwZZbrief' email newsletter supports top-of-funnel engagement, and a 'Mijn Koortzz' portal hints at nascent client-account tooling.

Koortzz generates revenue through booking commissions on successfully placed engagements, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The business is privately held, employs approximately eight people, and is led by owner Martine. Geographic scope is limited to Flanders, Belgium, with no disclosed international footprint. There is no evidence of venture funding, M&A activity, public-market listing, certifications, patents, or AI/ML capability. The company's principal assets are its curated talent roster, the institutional backing of Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, and its relationships within the regional cultural and corporate events ecosystem.

Name

Koortzz

Legal name

Koortzz

Website

https://koortzz.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Koortzz is a Belgian booking agency that connects a curated roster of 169 artists and speakers with event organizers across cultural and corporate events in Flanders, earning commissions on placements under parent publisher Borgerhoff & Lamberigts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Booking and Event Representation Services

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (71141)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Artist Booking, Talent Buying & Agency Services (MPAGAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Talent Booking Agencies (Live Performance) (MPAIAGAB), Live Music Booking (Bands, Soloists, DJs) (HSACAHAA), Corporate Meetings & Conferences (Internal/External Business Events) (MPAGAHAA)

Keywords

• Artist booking agency
• Speaker booking services
• Cultural event programming
• Corporate keynote speakers
• Talent representation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ghent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Booking Commission: Koortzz acts as a booking agency/agency for artists and speakers, earning commission on bookings made through their platform. They connect artists and speakers with event organizers, cultural institutions, and companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Koortzz is a Belgian booking agency that represents a roster of performing artists and professional speakers and matches them with cultural institutions, theaters, festivals, and corporate event organizers. It provides two core services — artist booking (theater, concerts, literary evenings, children's shows) and speaker booking (keynotes, moderating, panel discussions, customized sessions) — and manages the entire booking process from initial inquiry through event execution.

Product overview

Koortzz is a Belgian booking agency that serves as a centralized platform connecting performing artists and professional speakers with event organizers. The company offers two primary booking services: artist booking for cultural events (theater, concerts, literary evenings, children's performances) and speaker booking for business events (keynotes, moderation, panel discussions). The platform maintains a portfolio of 169 artists/speakers and 125+ performance productions plus 177 lectures. Koortzz acts as a representative and intermediary, providing personal guidance from initial contact through event execution. The company is part of Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, a publishing house with over 30 years of experience in storytelling. The platform does not offer a unified software product but rather booking representation and event coordination services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artiestenboeking (Artist Booking) Booking service for cultural venues and event organizers to hire performing artists for theater performances, concerts, literary evenings, and children's shows.
• Sprekersboeking (Speaker Booking) Booking service for business events, congresses, sales kickoffs, and customer events, connecting organizations with professional keynote speakers, moderators, and panelists, including customized presentations.
• Voorstellingen (Performance Catalog) Catalog of 125 performance productions spanning theater, music, comedy, history, and children's entertainment available for booking through the agency.
• Lezingen (Lecture Catalog) Catalog of 177 lectures across categories including history, economics, sustainability, media, politics, sports, technology, science, crime, and culture.
• Evenementagenda (Event Calendar) Public event calendar listing 657 scheduled upcoming performances and lectures, with dates, venues, and ticket links for each event.
• Contact en Boekingsservice (Contact and Booking Service) Contact and inquiry service that allows cultural institutions, theaters, businesses, and artists to submit booking requests through a structured form capturing event details such as type, date, and venue.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Borgerhoff & LamberigtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKoortzz is a subsidiary/part of Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, a publishing house with more than 30 years of experience in storytelling. This parent company provides Koortzz with organizational backing and synergies in the cultural and storytelling domain.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA): Global talent and entertainment agency representing speakers, performers, and cultural figures across all major markets. Operates as a broad incumbent with overlapping speaker-booking capabilities but vastly larger scale and different specialism.

Direct peers

• Bureau Boitsin: Flemish booking bureau representing performers and speakers for cultural and corporate events in Belgium. Closely comparable niche player in the same regional market.
• Speakers Corner: Belgium-based speaking bureau offering keynote speakers, moderators, and entertainers for business and cultural events. Overlapping roster model and target customers with Koortzz.
• The Keynote Bureau: Belgian agency specializing in speaker booking for corporate events, congresses, and conferences. Directly comparable speaker-brokerage business model serving the same corporate client base.
• Sesam Talenten en Sprekers: Belgian speaking and talent bureau that books artists, speakers, and performers for cultural and corporate events in Flanders and beyond. Closely comparable niche, business model, and customer base to Koortzz.
• Zap Culture: Belgian agency booking artists and performers for cultural events, festivals, and theaters. Directly comparable artist representation and cultural-institution customer base.

Emerging players

• AHA Speaks: Smaller Belgian speaker bureau with a curated roster. Comparable booking-agency model but smaller scale and narrower focus than Koortzz.
• BookingAgents.com: Online marketplace platform connecting event organizers with speakers and artists. Represents the digital, marketplace-driven model that traditional agencies like Koortzz must compete against or partner with.

Regional players

• Maison du Speaker: French-speaking speaker bureau focused on French-speaking Belgium and France. Comparable speaker booking model but serves a different linguistic and geographic segment than Koortzz.
• CUE Creative Speakers: Netherlands-based speaking bureau with a similar curated speaker and artist booking model. Comparable business model and offerings, but primarily serves the Dutch market rather than Belgium.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/koortzz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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