Ghent-based Dytto raises €1.5 million pre-Seed to “free the accountant” using AI | EU-Startups

Dytto, a startup from Ghent building an AI assistant for accounting and bookkeeping firms, has secured €1.5 million in pre-Seed financing to accelerate product development, expand across Europe, and scale its team.

What Dytto does

Dytto is designed to help accountants reclaim time from repetitive administrative work so they can focus on client advisory. The platform connects to client data, firm knowledge, and the practice tools firms already use, supporting day-to-day workflows from within existing systems. It emphasizes a human-in-the-loop approach: nothing is sent or executed without the accountant’s approval, and firms can embed their own expertise and ways of working to stay differentiated.

Co-founders Niels Van Driessche (CEO) and Jorne De Blaere (CTO) launched the company in 2025 with the goal of “freeing the accountant.” After speaking with many practitioners who wanted practical, near-term applications of AI, they set out to build a solution that is simple to adopt, avoids costly implementations or lock-in, and delivers value from day one.

Funding and investors

The €1.5 million pre-Seed round was co-led by Entourage and Fortino Ventures, with participation from the founders of Aikido Security, Tally, and several accounting firm partners. The capital will be directed toward deepening the product, growing within Europe, and hiring across engineering, product, and customer success.

Investors highlight professional services as a major sector poised for AI-driven productivity gains, and point to Dytto’s approach—meeting accountants inside the tools they already use—as a key to adoption and real-world impact.

Early traction

Dytto is already used by firms in the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands, ranging from solo practitioners to multi-team organizations. Early customers report saving up to an hour per team member per day by streamlining routine tasks with the AI assistant while keeping expert oversight where it matters.

Key takeaways

• Financing: €1.5 million pre-Seed to propel product development, European expansion, and team growth.
• Product approach: Works inside existing accounting tools, with no expensive implementations or lock-in.
• Human-in-the-loop: Accountants retain full control—nothing is executed without approval.
• Differentiation: Firms can encode their own knowledge and processes to maintain their unique edge.
• Traction: Active across the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands; early users report up to one hour saved per person per day.

With fresh funding and a focus on practical adoption, Dytto aims to help firms move beyond experimentation and start realizing tangible efficiency gains from AI—today, not someday.