Holmes
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About
Holmes is a Belgian startup automating software testing for the AI-coding era, founded by Robin Praet, Robbrecht Delrue, and Sofie Buyse 12. Rather than relying on engineers to manually write and update tests, Holmes learns how a product works and how people use it, focusing on whether the product holds up in real use rather than only whether the code is correct 1. Praet and Delrue previously co-founded Smartendr, a hospitality-ordering startup acquired by OrderBilly in September 2025 12. The company is working with around 30 design partners ahead of broader availability 1.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-05-12 | Pre-Seed | €1.1M | Syndicate One | Roeland Delrue (Aikido), Willem Delbare (Aikido), Louis Jonckheere (Showpad), Thomas Van Overbeke, NewSchool, RDY, 100IN 12 |
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EU-Startups, “Belgium’s Holmes launches with €1.1 million pre-Seed to catch software bugs before they reach users,” May 12, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/05/belgiums-holmes-launches-with-e1-1-million-pre-seed-to-catch-software-bugs-before-they-reach-users/↩↩↩↩↩
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Tech Funding News, “Aikido founders back €1.1M pre-seed for Holmes to build autonomous QA for AI code,” May 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techfundingnews.com/holmes-1-1m-pre-seed-syndicate-one-aikido-autonomous-qa/↩↩↩