Maarten Vandenbroucke is Co-founder and CEO of Timefold, a Belgian PlanningAI platform delivering enterprise-grade scheduling and routing optimization for global operations.

A theoretical physicist by training with a Master's degree from the University of Ghent, Maarten transitioned into entrepreneurship and led several ventures to successful exits, including as CEO of Realo and VP Corporate Development at RightCrowd.

Maarten is a serial tech entrepreneur who recognized that scheduling is a critical yet underserved layer of business infrastructure, bringing a rigorous analytical mindset from physics to solving complex operational constraints at scale.

Under his leadership, Timefold has attracted Fortune 500 clients including Deutsche Bahn, Palantir, NEC, and ADP, and raised a $13M Series A led by Alstin Capital with backing from Kompas VC, Lakestar, and Smartfin.

Timefold grew its annual recurring revenue fourfold in 2025 and is positioned to become the default platform for scheduling optimization infrastructure embedded across enterprise software applications worldwide.