A roofing contractor in Belgium can now get a quote for a job without ever leaving their desk. Spotable, a startup founded by three students in Ghent, takes a building address and uses AI to generate a 3D model, measure surfaces, and calculate material requirements [Spotable, "About"]. The promise is to replace ladders, drones, and manual spreadsheets with a software workflow that spits out a professional estimate in seconds [Spotable, "Roof Solutions"]. The company reports it has already processed more than 10 million square meters of roofing for 350 customers, primarily in the Benelux region [quasa.io, retrieved 2026].
The Wedge: From Address to Invoice
Spotable's core bet is digitizing the first, and often most labor-intensive, step in a contractor's sales process: the site survey and quote. For small and midsize roofing and facade specialists, this typically involves a physical visit, manual measurements, and time-consuming calculations to produce a material list and price [Construction Industry AI, October 2026]. Spotable's platform ingests geospatial and 3D data to create a digital twin of a property. It then layers in integrated catalogs from material distributors and manufacturers, allowing a contractor to generate a detailed, itemized quote [Construction Industry AI, October 2026]. The company launched its first platform version just three months after its September 2024 founding and began commercial sales about a year later [Tech.eu, September 2026].
A Team Built for the Climb
The founding trio combines domain exposure, commercial grit, and technical depth. CEO Sebastien Vandendriessche is described as an experienced entrepreneur with construction-sector experience, having previously run businesses in related trades [The Harbour, October 2026]. CRO Julie Dumoulin leads sales and is credited with closing deals above €200,000 while building the company's commercial team [The Harbour, October 2026]. CTO Pieter-Jan Philips, a full-stack AI engineer with a degree in architectural engineering, built the technical foundation [The Harbour, October 2026]. They started the company while still students, working from Ghent's Wintercircus [Tech.eu, September 2026]. This blend appears to have resonated with investors, who have backed the team through multiple early financings.
| Round | Date | Amount | Key Investors / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Financing | Before Jan 2026 | €1.25M | Convertible loan, Belfius credit, and PMV co-financing [The Harbour, October 2026] |
| Growth Capital | January 2026 | €1.2M | NewSchool investment fund and entrepreneur families [Spotable, September 2026] |
| Seed | September 2026 | €4M | Led by The Harbour; participants include Jonas Dhaenens (team.blue), Christophe Morbee (NewSchool.vc), and family offices [Tech.eu, September 2026] |
Traction and the Expansion Map
With €6.65 million in total disclosed funding, Spotable is scaling quickly. The company says it now has 30 employees and serves 350 customers [Spotable, "About"]. The capital is earmarked for an ambitious geographic push beyond its home turf. The September 2026 seed round is explicitly intended to fund expansion into France, Germany, and the United States [Tech.eu, September 2026]. This international playbook will test whether a workflow honed on European rowhouses and gabled roofs translates to other construction cultures and regulatory environments. The company's careers page lists open roles for strategic sales, growth marketing, and multilingual content, signaling a focused build-out of its commercial engine [Spotable Careers].
The Liability Question
No technology is infallible, and in construction, measurement errors have real financial consequences. Spotable's own terms of service include a significant disclaimer: customers remain solely responsible for verifying the platform's results, as the company gives no guarantee as to their correctness [Spotable, "Terms"]. This is a standard, if stark, limitation of liability for a software tool. The commercial risk for Spotable is that this caveat could become a barrier to adoption for larger, more risk-averse contractors or for projects with complex geometries. The company's answer likely rests on proving consistent accuracy at scale,its cited 10 million square meters is a start,and building a reputation for reliability that makes the disclaimer a formality rather than a deal-breaker.
The Next Twelve Months
The coming year will be defined by Spotable's international rollout and its ability to move upmarket. The seed round provides the fuel. The question is whether the product's automation can capture market share in new regions as efficiently as it has in Belgium and the Netherlands. Key investors like Jonas Dhaenens of team.blue and Christophe Morbee of NewSchool.vc are betting that digitizing this niche is a venture-scale opportunity [Tech.eu, September 2026]. For now, the model is simple: more addresses in, more quotes out. The real test is whether a contractor in Cologne or Kansas City will trust a 3D model from Ghent enough to send the invoice.
Sources
- [Spotable, "About"] About Spotable | https://spotable.com/resources/company/about
- [Tech.eu, September 2026] Belgian construction tech Spotable raises €4M for international expansion | https://tech.eu/2026/09/29/belgian-construction-tech-spotable-raises-eur4m-for-international-expansion/
- [Construction Industry AI, October 2026] Spotable Raised €4M to Turn a Roofer’s Address Into a Sendable Quote | https://www.constructionindustry.ai/funding/spotable-4m-seed-roof-facade-measurement-quotes/
- [The Harbour, October 2026] Funding Case: Spotable - How Spotable raised €1.25M to accelerate AI quotes in construction | https://www.theharbour.be/en/cases/spotable
- [quasa.io, retrieved 2026] Spotable company profile | https://quasa.io/companies/spotable
- [Spotable, "Terms"] Spotable Terms & Conditions | https://spotable.com/resources/company/terms
- [Spotable Careers] Spotable Careers Page | https://spotable.com/resources/company/careers