Konligo

Konligo 🇧🇪 manufacturer of multi-use mobile stage roofs. Based in Brussels, Konligo operates across Belgium with a global network of partners and distributors.

Konligo designs re-usable eye-catching structures (stands or tents) that can be installed in minutes instead of days.

It's cliché to say that without them Konligo would be nothing. But that's the simple truth. 🙏As part of a 10-week series...
10/06/2026

It's cliché to say that without them Konligo would be nothing. But that's the simple truth. 🙏

As part of a 10-week series, I'm sharing the stories of the people who made this company real. Because in a world full of fear and noise, I'd rather focus on what generosity, trust and belief can build.

Post 10: the people who chose to dance with me.

A few weeks ago I shared a video of someone dancing alone at a festival. One person joins. Then another. Then everyone.

I was that first person dancing alone. Without the others joining, I would still be dancing alone. Or I would have stopped altogether.

But people believed in the dance.

The first to join was Lara Alegria Mira. She left a stable, well-paid job for a risky, not-so-well-paid one. A big move. A big act of trust. To be honest, also a big pressure on me.

After Lara, Simon Bothof and Arnaud Dessily jumped in. And then many more followed.

People don't come for the money. They come for the adventure, for the vision, to make a difference. There were moments where the future of Konligo was genuinely uncertain, moments where leaving would have been the rational choice. Instead, they doubled down. They chose the project over their own security. That kind of loyalty is not something you can ask for.

Not everyone who joined is still here today. But we will never forget who was there first. Who sold products still in the prototyping phase. Who managed to produce structures without a proper manual or ERP system. The early adopters built the foundation that everything else stands on.

And to all the interns along the way: you are part of this story too.

Today we are preparing to scale. With a team I am genuinely grateful for every single day. 🤍

Arnaud, Damien, Bertrand, Hamed, Quentin, Alexandre, Niels and Tine. Thank you for your perseverance, your hard work, and your trust.

Aushim

She tends to stay in the shadow about her real impact on myself and Konligo. But without her, I don't know if Konligo wo...
03/06/2026

She tends to stay in the shadow about her real impact on myself and Konligo. But without her, I don't know if Konligo would still be here today. 🙏
As part of a 10-week series, I'm sharing the stories of the people who made this company real. Because in a world full of fear and noise, I'd rather focus on what generosity, trust and belief can build.
Post 9: my sounding board, the person who makes me better at everything I do.
Recently, during a due diligence with a potential new investor, I told him that if he wanted to complete the full due diligence, he should meet my wife, Camille.
I won't turn this into a post about our private life. But if I'm writing about the people who made Konligo real, Camille cannot be missed.
Being a founder without a fully dedicated co-founder is lonely. There is no one to share your doubts, your ideas and your stress with.
What I have however is Camille.
Almost every day I share my challenges with her. She listens deeply, with a level of empathy that still surprises me, asks the right questions, and helps me think further without telling me what to think.
She boosts my confidence when I need it and puts my feet back on the ground when I start flying too high. She does both with the same calm and the same love.
She is also Konligo's biggest fan. Because she believes in this project as much as I do, she never makes me feel guilty about the long evenings or the weekend work.
But she also knows when to slow me down. She sees the warning signs before I do, and reminds me that life is not a sprint. That sometimes you need to stop, take a breath, and enjoy what you've built.
She does it in the shadow. She does it only as an act of love. 🤍
Thank you Camille.
Aushim

Sometimes the stars align at exactly the right moment. In our case, it saved the company. 🙏As part of a 10-week series, ...
27/05/2026

Sometimes the stars align at exactly the right moment. In our case, it saved the company. 🙏
As part of a 10-week series, I'm sharing the stories of the people who made this company real. Because in a world full of fear and noise, I'd rather focus on what generosity, trust and belief can build.
Post 8: the investors who kept their faith when everything stopped.
I have always believed in organic growth. Growing at the pace of what your company can afford.
But sometimes, raising money is the only way to match your vision with your reality.
In late 2019 we raised our first seed round. 400k€, investors aligned with our values, a crowdfunding with Lita and Trividend.
In just two weeks we had already reached our limit. Family, friends, and people we had never met choosing to believe in us. That was a bigger boost than any number on a spreadsheet.
Then 2020 happened.
Our sector closed first and reopened last. I genuinely thought we were going bankrupt. Not just because of the money, but because so many people had trusted us with theirs.
But they kept believing.
Not a single shareholder put pressure on us. They kept their faith and showed nothing but understanding.
We are still here because we raised just before covid. A few months later and we would not be there anymore.
Sometimes the stars align at exactly the right moment. This was one of those times. 🤍
Thank you to my board members representing Lita & Trividend: Nico Huybrechts, Yves Van Ingelgem, Jesse Dubois, Lara Alegria Mira, and to all investors of Konligo. You kept our heads high when it was hardest.
Aushim

The impact of Brussels on our circular journey is not to be neglected. 🙏As part of a 10-week series, I'm sharing the sto...
20/05/2026

The impact of Brussels on our circular journey is not to be neglected. 🙏

As part of a 10-week series, I'm sharing the stories of the people who made this company real. Because in a world full of fear and noise, I'd rather focus on what generosity, trust and belief can build.

Post 7: how .brussels helped Konligo become a serious circular company.

Last week I praised .brussels. Today one specific service that helped us in terms of impact, expertise and finance.

That service is the Circlemade.brussels cluster.

When we started Konligo we wanted our technology to have a positive impact. We had something in mind around modular and adaptable design, but it only really took shape through conversations with Anthony Naralingom, who pushed us to join Circlemade. Not fully knowing where it would lead, we embarked on that journey. We are still part of it today.

Most sustainable startups have great ideas but struggle to grow. We were no different. Circlemade understood that tension and helped us navigate it.

Two BeCircular fundings, co-financed by Bruxelles Economie et Emploi and Bruxelles Environnement, helped us scale production, have a much better ecodesign, tackle the hard conversations about sustainability and scalability, meet changemakers facing the same challenges, and have a direct voice in the Brussels ecosystem through the Circlemade board.

But what stays with me most is something simpler. Patricia and Nicolas Van den Eynde are just one phone call away. And when you call, they do everything possible to answer immediately, or at the very least the same day.

This picture — Patricia and me having a rather funny conversation it seems , was taken during one of the networking events at Circularium. 🤍

Thank you to the entire Circlemade team, and most especially to Patricia Foscolo and Nicolas Van den Eynde.

Aushim

Free advice from public organisations is never as good as paid consultants. That's what I thought at least. 🙏As part of ...
13/05/2026

Free advice from public organisations is never as good as paid consultants. That's what I thought at least. 🙏

As part of a 10-week series, I'm sharing the stories of the people who made this company real. Because in a world full of fear and noise, I'd rather focus on what generosity, trust and belief can build.

Post 6: the incredible service offered by hub.brussels.

When we were at Greenbizz we were quickly put in contact with hub.brussels. My first reaction was honest: I already had a network around me and I had this wrong idea that government-linked organisations were run by inexperienced people with little skin in the game.

I was so wrong that I decided to write two posts about them.
Hub.brussels is, for me, the most comprehensive center of expertise for entrepreneurs in Brussels. At every stage. From the very first days of Konligo to where we are today raising our second round.

Four names stand out.

Gauthier Hecq screened our business and financial plan for our first capital raise in 2019. Detailed, relevant, honest. Always there when I had a question. Fabrice Dury took it over after that with the same level of engagement.

David Azaerts helped us find subsidies we wouldn't even have known existed. From consultancy to digitalisation to export to hiring. Hard to find anywhere else, certainly without someone taking a success fee.

Simon Servais has been helping us with our second capital raise. Feedback on our deck, the right investor introductions for our niche market, and relentless follow up to make sure we get every chance possible.

Not just free. A level of expertise that simply does not exist in the private market. 🤍

In the picture: us with the superb team of Urbike, obtaining the Hub Award of 2022. Another great initiative from hub.brussels.

Next week: Circlemade.

Thank you Gauthier, Fabrice, David and Simon.

Aushim

06/05/2026

There is something magic about entrepreneurs who want to give back. 🙏

As part of a 10-week series, I'm sharing the stories of the people who made this company real. Because in a world full of fear and noise, I'd rather focus on what generosity, trust and belief can build.

Post 5: the community of entrepreneurs who guided me from day 1.

When I started Konligo I thought successful entrepreneurs were selfish. That if they gave you their time, there was always something behind it. A consultancy fee. Shares. A favour to collect later.

I couldn't have been further from the truth.
Two people stand out in particular.

Yves Van Ingelgem, CEO of Zensor, has been a firm believer in Konligo and in me from the very beginning. Always there, always ready with the right advice at the right moment. What makes Yves special is his ability to come up with ideas that make you think "how did he even think about that", combined with a no bu****it approach to business that cuts through complexity faster than anyone I know.

Nico Huybrechts, CEO of Datashift, once showed a video I never forgot. A lone dancer at a festival, dancing alone until one person joined. Then another. Then everyone. The leader is the crazy guy dancing alone. But the real turning point is the first person who follows. Without that person, nobody moves. Beyond that insight, Nico has been a constant source of support. Down to earth, deeply rational, and yet remarkably vulnerable. Someone who keeps growing despite how much he already knows.

And to my advisory board, Bruno Desmet, Peter De Decker, Karl Boumans, Dan Vandevoorde, Andy Moors and Didier Streel: countless hours sharing ideas, being critical, and genuinely wanting Konligo to boom. That time is invaluable.

Entrepreneurs don't just create companies and jobs. The best ones pull others up with them. 🤍

Thank you all.

Aushim

I was fully wrong about what it means to be a leader. 🙏As part of a 10-week series, I’m sharing the stories of the peopl...
29/04/2026

I was fully wrong about what it means to be a leader. 🙏

As part of a 10-week series, I’m sharing the stories of the people who made this company real. Because in a world full of fear and noise, I’d rather focus on what generosity, trust and belief can build.

Post 4: the leader I thought I was, and the one I am becoming.

In 2020 I applied to Belgium’s 40 under 40 thinking it was an award. A proof I was a good CEO.
I was wrong. It was so much more.

I expected 39 successful people and a trophy. Instead I found a community of people who lead through the way they think and act, not through their title or their results.

True leadership lives at the intersection of courageous conversations, vulnerability, empathy and self-growth. Belgium’s 40u40 taught me that.

I thought I was a good leader before. I realised I was far from it. But for the first time I understood what direction to walk in. And that changed how I show up for my team every single day.

I am still on that path. I probably always will be. And that’s not a failure. That’s the point. 🤍

Thank you Laurent, Diane, Pierre & Gaetan. Thank you Piet Coltuy for your mentorship. And thank you to my incredible cohort.

Want to apply for the next cohort? https://40under40.be/

Aushim

23/04/2026

Building strong partnerships across borders 🤝

Last week, Arnaud Dessilly visited Poland to meet our new distribution partner, .They have been engineering stage technology for the past 25 years and were excited by our technology.

From hands-on demonstrations to meaningful conversations, we look forward to developing this partnership and creating new opportunities together. Thank you to the BSC System team!

Nobody becomes an entrepreneur alone.As part of a 10-week series, I’m sharing the stories of the people who made this co...
22/04/2026

Nobody becomes an entrepreneur alone.

As part of a 10-week series, I’m sharing the stories of the people who made this company real. Because in a world full of fear and noise, I’d rather focus on what generosity, trust and belief can build.

Post 3: from engineer to entrepreneur.

Huge difference between research and product. Even bigger between Aushim the PhD student and Aushim the CEO.

When we started Konligo I knew engineering. The business world was a different planet.
I wanted the Matrix solution. Plug in, wake up as Neo of the Business World.
It didn’t quite work out that way.

What I got instead was much richer: Start-it @ KBC. A cohort alongside Keyrock, Citizenlab and Seety, and entrepreneurs like Maxime Czetwertynski, Sam Boribon and others who proved that being a good human and a good entrepreneur are not mutually exclusive.

Office space, mentoring, training, events. A community of people figuring it out together. All for free. Simply to encourage the entrepreneurial landscape of Belgium.

We stayed 15 months. Then we left. But 8 years later I still draw from what I learned there.
Remember where you come from. Who we are today is thanks to programs that give without counting. 🤍

Thank you Laura Lumingu, Anna Thomlinson, Lisa Dewulf, Tom van der Roost & the one & only Lode Uytterschaut.

Aushim

Innoviris support was one of the most important catalysts in Konligo's growth. 🙏As part of a 10-week series, I'm sharing...
15/04/2026

Innoviris support was one of the most important catalysts in Konligo's growth. 🙏

As part of a 10-week series, I'm sharing the stories of the people who made this company real. Because in a world full of fear and noise, I'd rather focus on what generosity, trust and belief can build.

Post 2: a small startup still able to invest in the future.

Most small companies never invest in long term R&D. Not because they don't want to. Because they can't afford to.

Konligo was no different. But without that investment, we wouldn't be here today, nor tomorrow.

Innoviris came in not once, not twice, but three times. Each time funding the Konligo you don't see on the surface. The deep IP we are building day by day.

That IP is now our biggest asset. A layer of know-how and internal software that took years to build and would never have existed without them.

Without , we would be a tent builder. Easy to copy, no long term strategy.

Instead we are an IP-based company attracting stakeholders who will help transform the temporary structures sector.

That's what the right grant at the right moment can do.

Public funding doesn't cost the ecosystem. Cutting it does. 🤍

In the picture: one of our many brainstorming sessions for an Innoviris project application. On the right, the printed application itself. Every page was worth it.

Thank you : Aline Grosfils, Odile Vekemans, Vincent Martzloff , François Billen, Frédéric BARBOTIN and of course Stefaan Sonck Thiebaut

Aushim

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