Ghent-based Highsail, a startup that utilises AI for field operations, has officially launched with pre-seed funding from Entourage, a venture Studio and early-stage VC that invests in the early-stage B2B and SaaS sectors.
The startup will use the funds to accelerate product development and global expansion from Highsail’s base in Ghent, Belgium.
Highsail will utilise the capital to expand its team quickly, specifically in engineering, product management, and the marketing department.
About Highsail
Co-founded by Jonas Maeyens (former founder at Cronos Group) and Lance De Waele (former founding engineer at Tekst), Highsail is on a mission to bring AI-powered efficiency to service professionals in the field. While AI is reshaping enterprises and boosting office productivity, Highsail now brings that same power to the real economy.
“We believe frictionless data capture is the foundation for transforming field service efficiency,” said Jonas Maeyens, co-founder and CEO. “Our customers see immediate ROI – better data quality translates into faster job completion, reducing administrative overhead by over 70% and directly improving their margins and customer satisfaction.”
Customers including Climagroup, Elneo, and Firma Beel already see measurable impact across industrial maintenance, field service, and inspections, with global field service companies now onboarding.
What does Highsail solve?
Highsail is building for the heartbeat of the economy – the people that keep buildings running, machines working, and working environments safe.
Building on this urgency, Highsail has a bold vision: to become the intelligence layer for field operations**.** The next wave of AI won’t live in dashboards or chatbots. It won’t be another tool to manage, but will be built into the way people work, eliminating friction from the frontline to the backoffice.