Davy Kestens

Davy Kestens is an experienced entrepreneur and startup advisor based in Belgium. Currently serving as a start-up coach at Birdhouse since May 2021, Kestens provides guidance to various startups within the country's leading accelerator program. In addition, Kestens holds the position of advisor and shareholder at Aikido Security since December 2022. Previously, Kestens was the founder and CEO of Cake from October 2018 until its acquisition by Levenue in September 2023, and prior to that, Kestens founded and led Sparkcentral from August 2011 to May 2018 until it was acquired by Hootsuite. Kestens' career began after dropping out of college at age 22, resulting in the creation of the first enterprise customer service solution tailored for social media and digital messaging platforms.