Rombit
Rombit sells industrial IoT safety and efficiency software for heavy industries like logistics and construction. The Belgian company has raised $48M, most recently in a Series B in February 2022, and employs 72 people.
The growth story
Rombit grew from 46 to 72 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $48M along the way, most recently a Series B in February 2022.
About
Rombit develops IoT software that monitors workplace safety and equipment efficiency for industries like maritime services, manufacturing and construction. Its platform integrates with customers' existing systems and provides analytics to reduce operational costs.
The company has raised $48M, including a Series B in early 2022. Its 72-person team includes 14 engineers, with talent sourced from local tech firms like QuadMinds and Drixit Technologies.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Rombit's largest function with 14 staff. Leadership includes investors Michel Akkermans and Vic Swerts, who have backed the company alongside EIT Digital Accelerator and Investlink.
The Rombit org chart
Jorik Rombouts (CEO) leads 20 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 17 (-15% YoY), Community and Social Services 9 (+13% YoY), Operations 7 (-12% YoY), Business Development 5 (-17% YoY), Sales 5 (+25% YoY), Product Management 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Rombit hires heavily from Argentine universities, with Universidad Tecnológica Nacional and University of Buenos Aires being top sources. Alumni often move to local tech firms like Made and dataroots, with median tenure at 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Rombit staff: QuadMinds Technologies S.A. (3), Drixit Technologies (3), Mural (3), LMTerm (3), Gitcolony (2), Rombit LATAM (2). Former Rombit employees most often moved to Made - A Global Innovation Studio (3), dataroots, a Talan company (2), SEAFAR (2), OMP (2), KBC Bank & Verzekering (2), SoftAtHome (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Rombit mafia
Rombit alumni have founded 17 companies, including Peripass (78 staff), Timeseer.AI (20 staff) and Tresco Engineering (20 staff). Several startups focus on industrial tech, continuing Rombit's IoT specialization.
17Bert Baeck, was Director Board Of Directors until 2021Evert Bulcke, was CEO until 2024Brecht Thijs, was Sales Director - Europe until 2022Arne Peleman, was Execution Director until 2022Jean de Crane, was Chief Orchestration Officer (a.i.) until 2017Nils Heyman-Dewitte, was Embedded Software Engineer (IoT) until 2017
Jonathan Dierckens, was React Native Mobile Development until 2017
Bram Verdyck, was Freelance Web Developer until 2018
Denis Leysen, was Business Development Intern until 2016
Paul Navez, was Business Development Manager Wallonia (Subcontractor) until 2018
Anntje Schevernels, was Test Engineer until 2019
Jochem Hoes, was Intern at Romware until 2020
Bram Cobben, was Thesis Internship until 2017
Joris D., was Solutions & Delivery Manager until 2022
Ruven de Groote, was Full Stack Developer until 2021Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Rombit: Project Management (19), Microsoft Office (17), Teamwork (16), Microsoft Excel (12), English (12), Customer Service (11), Management (11), Team Leadership (11).
Where the team actually sits
Rombit people are concentrated in Flemish Region, Belgium (15), Argentina (10), Antwerp Metropolitan Area (8), São Paulo, Brazil (6). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
Rombit attracts about 1 organic search visits a month. It gained 0 ranking keywords and lost 0 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Rombit has 72 employees as of September 2026.
Rombit has raised $48M in total, most recently a Series B round in February 2022.
Jorik Rombouts (CEO) sits at the top of Rombit's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Rombit staff are QuadMinds Technologies S.A. (3 people), Drixit Technologies (3 people), Mural (3 people).
Former Rombit employees most often move to Made - A Global Innovation Studio (3), dataroots, a Talan company (2), SEAFAR (2).
At least 17 companies have a founder who previously worked at Rombit, including Peripass, Timeseer.AI, Tresco Engineering.
Rombit attracts about 1 organic search visits a month.
The most common skills among Rombit staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Microsoft Excel, English.
Rombit staff are concentrated in Flemish Region, Belgium (15), Argentina (10), Antwerp Metropolitan Area (8).
Rombit has about 17 people in Engineering, down 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Rombit has about 9 people in Community and Social Services, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 49 current and 147 former Rombit profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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