Ghent-based Dytto has secured €1.5 million in pre-seed funding, co-led by Entourage Capital and Fortino Ventures, with participation from founders of Aikido Security, Tally, and several accounting firm partners.
As the team told TFN, “We’re not disclosing our valuation publicly at this stage.”
The funding will go towards product development, European expansion, and team growth across engineering, product, and customer success. The company’s mission is “Free the Accountant.” It does this not by replacing the role, but by giving firms the time to focus on their clients.
The company added, “We’re focused on enabling AI across the full workflow and tool stack accountants use every day. That means expanding integrations across the accounting stack and going deeper into the work firms actually do for their clients. We’re embracing the latest best practices in AI development and product design to move fast on this. Alongside that, we’re growing the team across engineering, product, and customer success to support European expansion.”
The challenge Dytto addresses?
The accounting world is shifting quickly. A decade of digitisation reshaped the basics, and another wave of technology is now redefining how firms operate. The startup believes the future won’t sideline accountants, but it will empower them.
Detailing more about this, the company said: “We’ve spoken with more than 100 accountants and the question we hear most is: ‘What can we actually do with AI right now?” Firms have spent years digitising their workflows, but the daily workload hasn’t really shrunk. Accountants still spend a large part of their day on admin like drafting emails, preparing client files, and searching through documents, leaving too little time for actual advisory work.”
They added, “Firms across Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK already use Dytto. Early customers report saving up to one hour per team member per day. Once a firm starts using Dytto, it quickly becomes part of their daily workflow.”
A practical assistant for modern firms
Founded in 2025 by Niels Van Driessche and Jorne De Blaere, Dytto is the AI assistant on a mission to free accountants from the daily grind so they can spend more time with their clients. It connects to client data, works with existing tools, and delivers value from day one. No expensive implementations, no lock-in.
The founders explained to TFN how the company began: “It started with Niels hearing the same frustrations from friends who weren’t happy with their accountant. When he dug into the root causes, he discovered that accountants aren’t the problem. They’re drowning in work, buried in admin, with too little time left for their clients. He saw a real opportunity to fix this with AI and started building. Then he met Jorne, who had been building AI products for accountants at Silverfin but kept hitting the ceiling of legacy software. The fit was instant. Jorne joined to build it from scratch, no legacy, no constraints.”
As Europe’s firms embrace new technology, Dytto aims to become the quiet engine behind the profession, removing friction, improving workflows, and giving accountants the space to do their best work.
What about diversity?
Revealing the diversity statistics, Dytto added, “We’re a small founding team, and 25% comes from diverse backgrounds. We don’t have gender diversity on the team yet, and that’s something we’re conscious of as we grow. It’s a priority in our hiring plans going forward.”
Built for the tools firms already use
Dytto’s appeal lies in its practicality. The platform connects directly to client data, firm knowledge, and everyday workflows without requiring new systems or lengthy onboarding. It operates quietly within the software firms already rely on, supporting daily tasks from inside the stack. Crucially, nothing moves forward without the accountant’s approval, ensuring full control over every action.
As Dytto told TFN, “Firms across Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK already use Dytto. Early customers report saving up to one hour per team member per day. Once a firm starts using Dytto, it quickly becomes part of their daily workflow.”
“We have talked to more than 100 accountants. They are all asking the same question: what can we actually do with AI right now? Not someday. Now. That is why we built Dytto,” says Niels Van Driessche, co-founder & CEO of Dytto. “For many businesses, the accountant is their only financial adviser. That relationship is not going anywhere. The challenge is whether firms can free up enough of the day-to-day work to actually serve it well.”
He adds, “The firms adopting AI today are already pulling ahead. And they will be first to benefit as the technology keeps improving. Accountants do not need another expensive software sold on long-term promises. They have had a decade of those. They need AI that is simple to adopt, works inside their existing tools, and delivers value from day one.”
“Our AI assists, but humans decide,” says Jorne De Blaere, co-founder and CTO, who previously built AI products at Silverfin, a leading accounting software platform. “We designed Dytto so firms can embed their own expertise and ways of working. That is how they stay differentiated. AI is not a feature you bolt onto existing software. It is a fundamentally different way of building. Today, products are being built that were not possible before. We are doing it for accounting,” Jorne De Blaere, co-founder & CTO of Dytto.
“Dytto is not chasing AI hype. It is solving a genuine problem for an industry that has been swamped with underperforming technology and disappointed in the promise of AI. Niels and Jorne understand both the accounting world and how to build great products with AI. That combination, plus the clear market demand we are seeing, made this an easy decision,” adds Pieterjan Bouten, Founder and Managing Partner at Entourage.
“Professional services is one of the largest sectors still waiting for AI to deliver real value. Dytto is tackling the adoption challenge by meeting accountants where they work, inside the tools they already use. We are excited to back Niels and Jorne as they build out the product and grow the team,” notes Filip Van Innis, Managing Partner at Fortino Ventures.
