Meet OUR TEAM
We are entrepreneurs who have built, scaled, and exited. We offer hands-on, tailored support as seasoned founders turned investors, bringing lived expertise to every company we back.
Luc is an experienced entrepreneur with deep expertise in go-to-market strategy, product leadership, and data-driven customer experiences. He co-founded and led pioneering SaaS and Big Data companies, including Porthus (IPO, acquired by Descartes) and NGDATA, and chaired PieSync through its acquisition by HubSpot. He has held board roles across high-growth tech companies and currently advises Solventure, Hannecard, and Azumuta. At Miles Ahead, Luc brings decades of hands-on experience to help founders scale with focus and ambition.
Nele's expertise lies in coaching c-suite level executives and providing client organisations with strategic talent advice. She brings extensive international experience, having worked with Bain & Co and Heidrick & Struggles, both in London and Chicago. Nele loves connecting with people and businesses, enabling both to thrive - ready to connect with you.
Ruben is deeply passionate about entrepreneurship, dedicated to creating valuable services and products by identifying the intersection of real customer needs, technological opportunities, and business requirements. He led the Venture Studio at Belfius Bank and served on the leadership team of the high-growth Series A Belgian startup Credix, where he was responsible for finance and operations.
Pieter is a legally trained private equity and venture capital professional experienced in advising private equity and venture capital investors on their leveraged buy-outs, majority and minority investments and capital markets transactions. He is co-founder and partner at OCTO REEF, a small-cap deal-by-deal investment firm, where he is responsible for deal sourcing, structuring and execution. Pieter has made various early-stage angel investments and is passionate about facilitating and supporting people in pursuing their (professional) passions.
Ewout is a software engineer and tech entrepreneur who has built out his expertise in leveraging Inbound Marketing and Product-Led Growth strategies to scale SaaS businesses to millions of ARR. He is the co-founder of PieSync, a SaaS integration platform that was acquired by HubSpot. After the acquisition, Ewout joined HubSpot as product lead and played a pivotal role in establishing HubSpot’s official Belgium office, located in Ghent. Ewout is one of the co-founders of Wintercircus Gent and is active as an angel investor.
Previously active both in companies such as i2 Technologies as well as in research as the CEO of iMinds where he launched the iStart accelerator programme. Wim has extensive experience in coaching early stage ventures in the domains of AI and Data.
Lynn supports our leadership team with seamless operational and administrative excellence. With a background in management assistance and a proven ability to keep things moving, she ensures Miles Ahead runs focused and on point. A master of detail, Lynn enables our team to concentrate on what matters most: building remarkable companies.
As co-founder of companies such as Porthus and NGDATA and CEO of TrustBuilder, Frank combines the entrepreneurial mindset with experience of scaling organizations towards a successful exit. Frank loves innovation, technology and data.
