Ghent-based HR tech company Talentguide has announced €1.3 million in funding to support the European expansion of its AI-driven skills intelligence platform. The goal is to help organisations manage workforce upskilling and reskilling amid shifting labour market demands.

The investment comes as organisations face increasing challenges related to skills mismatches and workforce planning. Rapid automation is accelerating changes in required competencies, and many companies lack clear visibility into the skills they already have, particularly among blue-collar workers.

Platform Features

Talentguide's AI-driven SaaS platform supports primarily mid-sized and large organisations in understanding, developing, and planning workforce competencies. Using AI and natural language processing, the platform structures skills based on tasks, traits, and knowledge domains. It enables personalised employee development, performance management, and strategic workforce planning.

The platform uses existing unstructured company data, including CVs, job descriptions, work instructions, evaluations, and system integrations, to create a skills-based job architecture and assess current employee competencies. It also forecasts future skill requirements and supports employee growth through AI-generated personal development plans.

Expansion Plans

The new funding will be used to expand Talentguide's revenue, product, and engineering teams, with the hiring of software and AI engineers, as well as customer success professionals.