Our History

BUILDING PIONEERING AI SINCE 2013.

We are the AI engineering and AI strategy company that helps market leaders turn vision into reality with advanced AI. With over 10 years of AI-native experience, we focus on delivering the best, most stable solutions for you. Technologically, we look at what’s coming in the following years, not at what’s hyping right now. 

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ML6 in numbers

10+

Over ten years of AI-native expertise

150+

Clients across multiple industries

400+

Projects delivered

100+

AI Experts at ML6

11

Weeks of average time-to-value

17%

Of engineer time dedicated to R&D

  • How it started

    ML6 has been driving progress with technology and innovation since 2013.

  • Global partnerships

    Recognized early on as a Google ML launch partner and later building partnerships with AWS, Azure, and OpenAI, ML6 quickly grew into the leading European AI engineering company.

  • European DNA with global customer base

    With offices across Ghent, Amsterdam, Berlin and, Münich, and four consecutive Deloitte Fast 50 awards. In 2023, we were added to the FT1000, a list of the 1000 fastest-growing European companies, as compiled by the Financial Times. ML6 continues to pioneer real-world applications of AI—helping businesses and society accelerate innovation.

OUR Visionary

Founders.

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Nicolas Deruytter
CEO & Founder

Nicolas is the founder and CEO of ML6, where he has transformed a pioneering idea into one of Europe’s leading AI companies. Since its creation in 2013, Nicolas has steered ML6 through 10x growth and four consecutive Deloitte Fast 50 recognitions, proving the power of his vision for sustainable innovation.

At the intersection of business, technology, and society, Nicolas thrives on creating meaningful impact. He is a sought-after speaker on entrepreneurship, innovation, and the practical value of AI, and he shares his expertise as a guest lecturer in Vlerick Business School’s AI & Big Data programme. Beyond the business world, Nicolas actively shapes the Belgian AI landscape as a member of the AI4Belgium think tank, advising the government on national AI strategy. His leadership has been recognized with nominations as IT Person of the Year (2021 and 2022).

Matthias is the driving force behind technical innovation at ML6, ensuring that clients not only keep pace with the future but help define it. As CTO/Q, he bridges cutting-edge research with real-world applications, shaping ML6’s technology strategy, building the right partnerships, and ensuring every project delivers maximum impact.

A passionate mentor and ecosystem builder, Matthias coaches the next generation of AI talent, fuels the ML community through meetups and initiatives, and serves as a trusted advisor for startups, universities, and the Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Matthias Feys
CTO/Q & Founder