Thursday 21st of May, Trends Datanews handed out its annual tech awards. And Spotable went home with the award for Most Promising Tech Startup of the Year, decided by public vote. Some recognition that feels like confirmation of something we have been seeing in the numbers for a while.

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A sector ready for change

The construction sector is currently one of the least digitised sectors in the world. For roofing contractors and facade specialists, a new job typically means: go on site, measure manually, return to the office, draw up a quote and send it to the client. Time-consuming, error-prone, and completely unnecessary.

What if you could simply enter an address and receive a complete 3D model of the building within 24 hours. With Spotable this is possible, after which you can draw up a quote in minutes. This without having visited the site, without measurement errors and without back-and-forth travel.

The concept is simple to understand, the execution is not. Training models on roof shapes and facade types, integrating with systems of distributors and manufacturers, ensuring that a contractor in Antwerp uses the same platform as someone in Paris or Amsterdam requires months of development, customer conversations and technical iteration. An effort that was richly rewarded with this award.

From promise to daily use

A year ago, Spotable was still largely a plan. Today, distributors, suppliers and contractors use the platform daily for measurements and quotes. Not as an experiment, but as a fixed part of their workflow.

The growth is not only national either. Spotable is actively expanding into other markets. Belgium, the Netherlands and France: the sector has the same pain points everywhere, and the platform works the same everywhere. We are building step by step what we call the digital sales standard for the sector.

About the award itself

The winner of this award was decided by public vote. That makes it different from a jury verdict: it is a signal that people outside our own sector and our own network understand what we are building and why it matters.

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About the award itself

The winner of this award was decided by public vote. That makes it different from a jury verdict: it is a signal that people outside our own sector and our own network understand what we are building and why it matters.

Aikido Security won the award for Scale-up of the Year that same evening. Two Belgian tech companies, two awards. A fine evening for the Belgian tech sector.

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