Brussels, February 19, 2026 - SOLV, the Belgian stakeholder management company and KU Leuven spin-off, has raised capital from the Gemma Frisius Fund (GFF) and KU Leuven. The company structures complex stakeholder dynamics in large-scale projects and policy processes through a combination of technology and guidance. SOLV doubled its revenue in 2025 and will use the new funding round to accelerate growth in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States. Financial details are not disclosed.
SOLV builds a digital twin of a human environment surrounding a project or policy process. The platform structures stakeholder information and dynamics and reveals how different scenarios relate to positions, interests, and tensions. This allows decision-making to be prepared transparently and traceably before formal decisions are made.
SOLV is active in infrastructure, public affairs, and urban development, including Werken aan de Ring and the Balanced Approach procedure for Brussels Airport.
From license to investment
The investment follows an exclusive licensing agreement and a joint R&D accord that SOLV signed with KU Leuven in the summer of 2025. This gave the company exclusive rights to integrate advanced models for influence modeling, developed by the team of Prof. Wouter Verbeke at KU Leuven, into its platform.
“This investment confirms our ambition to set an international standard for de-risking complex decision-making processes. The participation of GFF and KU Leuven strengthens both our R&D foundation and our international growth strategy.”
Alexander D'Hooghe, CEO and founder of SOLV
Scientific foundation
“SOLV combines advanced modeling, AI, and a clear methodology to make complexity in decision-making transparent,” says Paul Van Dun, on behalf of the GFF and KU Leuven consortium. “The platform connects to research at our university in influence modeling and decision analytics. International demand for evidence-based and reproducible decision-making is growing, and SOLV is well positioned to deliver impact in that space.”
Growing ecosystem
Beyond direct client projects, SOLV is building partnerships with engineering and advisory firms. In April 2025, the company partnered with Antea Group, an engineering and consultancy firm with more than 275 experts in Belgium. SOLV’s stakeholder approach is combined with Antea’s sector expertise in permitting processes and environmental management.
The founding team and existing private investors also participate in the round and continue to support the company strategically.
About SOLV
SOLV is the stakeholder management company for complex projects in infrastructure, public affairs, and community development. The company combines technology and guidance to make stakeholder risk visible, measurable, and manageable.
SOLV was founded in 2021 by Alexander D’Hooghe, former tenured professor at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and co-founder of the MIT Center for Advanced Urbanism. The company is a spin-off of KU Leuven and is active in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States.
About the Gemma Frisius Fund (GFF)
The Gemma Frisius Fund (GFF) is a seed capital fund, established in 1997 as a joint venture between KU Leuven, KBC Bank and BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity. It combines the university’s expertise in research and technology transfer with the financial and investment knowledge of both financial partners.
GFF provides seed capital in the early development stages of innovative, research-driven companies across all technology domains based on KU Leuven technology, and supports them through their growth process.
More information: https://lrd.kuleuven.be/spinoff/gemma-frisius-fonds
Contact
SOLV
Roeline Ham, COO
r.ham@solv.world
+32 478 76 53 25