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AI made simple.

SimpleAI is an AI enablement company in Amsterdam. We make companies AI-native: knowledge in one place, agents in the daily work, a team that knows how to use it and stays current.

I started SimpleAI because I kept seeing the same thing. Businesses knew AI was important. Nobody could tell them where to start. The market was full of promises, and short on people who had built anything themselves. I went the other way. I built AI systems for myself first. I ran my own business with them. Only then did I start showing other people how. Everything I teach is something I use every day. That is what SimpleAI is.

Ilia Vasko
Ilia Vasko

Founder

Product thinker, AI practitioner, and startup founder. Background in architecture and a degree in AI.

The story.

2020

Where it started

Started studying AI at VU Amsterdam. Met co-founders who shared the same frustration: academic AI was disconnected from the real world. We started exploring how to make AI practical for companies and people.

2021

First incubator

Joined our first startup incubator with an ambitious product combining computer vision, prediction, and machine learning. Got accepted, built fast, learned faster. The product was too complex, so we pivoted.

2022

Company founded

Founded our first AI company. Partnered with VU Amsterdam's computer science department to build AI solutions for education. Found our first real traction and proved that AI could transform how universities operate.

2023

Venture-backed

Secured capital from Antler, one of the world's leading venture funds. Doubled down on our product and prepared to scale.

2024

International expansion

Launched our product to over 10,000 users. Expanded operations across Europe and India. Raised additional funding rounds to accelerate growth.

2025

The workshop era

Scaled our AI workshops across the Netherlands. What started as occasional sessions became our core focus. Worked hands-on with professionals in recruitment, healthcare, education, and personal branding. Trained hundreds of people and saw firsthand how wide the AI gap had become.

2026

SimpleAI

Rebranded to SimpleAI. After years of building complex AI systems, we saw the real problem clearly: too many tools, too much noise, too much confusion. The answer was not more AI. It was simpler AI. That is what we do now.

WebelieveAIshouldbesimpleandtransparent.Itshouldbealayerthathelpsyoureachyourgoals,notareplacementforyourthinking.Youhaveanidea.Youhaveavision.AIsitsinthemiddleandhelpsyougettherefaster.Thatisit.Nothingmore,nothingless.

1,000+ professionals trained from

Deloitte
Accenture
Universiteit van Amsterdam
VU Amsterdam
Tommy Hilfiger
PwC
eBay
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