Vincent De Smedt 👋

CEO at TERYA 🌳 A company purposed to regenerate forests & restore biodiversity. 
> we provide high quality voluntary carbon offset and compensation credits
> we provide a nature positive investment opportunity

🥇 Experienced in managing & building innovative businesses, climate focussed.
👨‍🏫 Startup Mentor, helping entrepreneurs not to make the same failures I did. 
🤖 Entrepreneur with a background in circular product & business design, strategic thinker & experience in B2B sales and ecosystem building. I co-founded several companies and projects in the fields of Biotech, SaaS and robotics. Eager to learn new skills, explore new ideas, and collaborate with others who are aligned.

☝️Build, test, improve! Keep iterating for better strategy & implementation! 
☝️Your network is your most valuable asset!
☝️Follow your passion, supported by ratio!

Climatetech Startup Mentor

Vincent Smedt

In4Matic

Supporting the growth of In4matic, creating impact through placing qualified IT personnel in a world of AI. With almost 100 people and 25 years in business, i4m is a trusted and experienced partner for all IT outsourcing needs.
AI Analyst and responsible for +AI to AI-first implementation.

Innovation Lead AI | Key Account Management

ITrade Services NV

+10 years in finance, banking and commodity trading industry. I worked at business side, at technical side and at the bridge of business and technology.

Director

Sayl

Sayl Resto - sold.

Infinity Mobile is the company behind Sayl, a customer relation and fan engagements platform integrating web3,crypto and loyalty. The Sayl platform helps brands to grow their visibility by better understanding their customers based on actionable data.

Co-Founder

Venly

Venly removes the complexity out of the blockchain. It helps businesses to embrace the possibilities that blockchain bring by offering a SOC-compliant suite of tools that helps them get up and running in a time and cost efficient way.

Blockchain Analyst

Infinity Mobile BVBA

Infinity Mobile helps businesses in retail, expo and hospitality with a mature mobile e-commerce solution. The clear focus on conversion and reduction of friction in the customer journey helps us achieve unseen results for our clients. We strongly believe in combining the Human factor with Artificial Intelligence, in a win-win combination.

Managing Partner

Eurotrading (I-trade) NV

Worked as a consultant in the financial department of corporates.

Managing Director

Independent

Majority of time worked for controlling department of ArcelorMittal, rolling forecast and budgeting.

IBS Belgium NV

Finance Consultant

Co-founder & CEO Sayl (next-gen customer engagement for hospitality & retail)

I love being at the intersection of technology and business. Throughout my career, I have navigated both sides - sometimes diving deep into technical aspects, other times leading business strategy. This dual perspective has given me a unique ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders, aligning their priorities and language in a way that even AI would not replicate. I don’t just solve problems - I identify and address the real needs behind them.

As an experienced entrepreneur I know how to manage clients, business partners, expectations and how to deliver products and results.  Achievements in the past years were signing deals with companies such as L'Oréal (FR, NL, Nordics), P&G, Brussels Airport, Mastercard global, ING, bpost group and others. I handled an investment round, I negotiated subsidies and grants, covering everything from legal to finance. 

I thrive best in a forward-thinking, innovative environment where things move quickly.

SKILLS:
Business development, biz dev, sales, negotiation and closing
Strategy build, KPIs, Data
Product management, product owner
Busines analist

DOMAINS:
Fintech, AI (LLM, SLM, Agents, LoRA), ecommerce, payments, crypto/defi, SAAS, finance (trading / controlling)

SPEAKING EXPERIENCE:
Multiple speaking gigs done (from 50 to +750 attendees)

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