Hype: Web development agency
HYPE is een development bureau dat andere bedrijven helpt met complexere technische projecten.
The content of this factsheet is in Dutch.
Hype is een digitaal bureau (web & platform) uit Leuven, actief sinds 2008. De bezetting ligt rond 4 VTE. Het bureau is toegespitst op webdevelopment en ux/ui design. Sectorieel richt het bureau zich vooral op sectoroverschrijdend b2b en tech/saas. Uit de publiek bekende klantenlijst: Vitamins, Generatie Rookvrij, Integrated Performance Training en Equicycle.
HYPE is jouw development bureau dat andere bedrijven helpt met complexere technische projecten. Concreet gaat het om zaken als:
Platformen & webapplicaties: op maat gebouwde platformen die verder gaan dan een standaard website, denk aan dashboards, portalen of SaaS-achtige oplossingen.
Apps: mobiele of web-apps ontwikkelen voor klanten die een specifiek probleem willen oplossen of hun dienstverlening digitaal willen aanbieden.
Websites met meer onder de motorkap: niet zomaar een brochuresite, maar sites die datasynchronisaties, koppelingen of verwerkingslogica nodig hebben.
Datasynchronisaties & integraties: systemen aan elkaar knopen, data laten stromen tussen tools, API-koppelingen bouwen zodat alles vlot samenwerkt.
Dataverwerking: oplossingen waarbij data binnenkomt, verwerkt, getransformeerd of geanalyseerd moet worden.Odoo: volledige implementaties met de nadruk op custom development (modules op maat, maatwerk-flows, specifieke bedrijfslogica)
Klanten:
Gemiddelde KMO
B2B
Sector onafhankelijk
Marketing bureaus
KMO's die geen technische kennis in huis hebben.
Zelfomschreven cultuur:no-nonense, hecht team, leergierig, ambachtelijk, aangenaam
Team:
1 ceo, 1 cto, 1 accountmanager, 1 project manager / developer, 3 developers
Referentieklanten: Fietsersbond, Generatierookvrij, Totoya Boshuko, Publicis Groupe
Tech Stack: Odoo, Wordpress, Drupal, Webflow, php, laravel, nuxt, tailwind, nodejs, fastify, scss, ...
Gepercipieerde concurrenten: vector bross, wieni, statik
Ondernemingsnummer: BE0899.235.629
Gemiddelde klantgrootte: 30k
How this agency makes money
Revenue, margin and what an hour of work brings in. Everything on the earning side sits together here.
Can the agency take a hit
Buffer, cash position and payment behaviour side by side, so you can see where they disagree.
Signals and strengths
Events from the CBE and the Official Gazette over the past 24 months, plus positive markers derived from the figures.
Continuity
Points to ask about- Zichtbaarheid verschoven · 1 Nov 2026 · Google Autocomplete
- Loss-making year · 31 Dec 2025 · NBBOne financial year closed at a loss. The size is not shown here: it can be a few thousand euros, a one-off settlement, or a deliberate investment. Ask the agency what was behind it.
- Low value-added coverage · 31 Dec 2025 · NBBEvery euro of payroll generates less than 95 cents of added value. That happens in a build-up year, with a lot of subcontracting, or under pressure on rates. Ask what explains it here.
- Sharp headcount decline · 31 Dec 2025 · NBBAverage headcount fell by 15% or more in a year. That can be contraction, and just as easily a deliberate choice for fewer but more experienced people. Ask who left and who came in their place.
- Late filing · 20 Aug 2025 · NBBThe annual accounts were filed after the statutory deadline. Over a third of the sector does this, usually because of the accountant's calendar. Rarely a story in itself.
What this agency does well
- Strong buffer: 6,9 months of payroll in equity
- Healthy working capital (current ratio 2,44)
- Turnover below the median (23,3%)
All the figures
Reference material, not a starting point. Expand it if you want to read the series yourself.
5 financial years, 2021 to 2025Result, staff and balance sheet
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | |||||
| Gross margin | € 307.156 | € 275.247-10,4% | € 278.649+1,2% | € 339.482+21,8% | € 163.541-51,8% |
| EBITDA | € 100.686 | € 68.936 | € 12.115 | € 42.636 | € -94.151 |
| EBITDA margin | 32,8% | 25% | 4,3% | 12,6% | -57,6% |
| Staff | |||||
| FTE | 6,0 | 5,0-16,7% | 5,5+10% | 5,2-5,5% | 4,3-17,3% |
| Gross margin per FTE | € 51.193 | € 55.049 | € 50.664 | € 65.285 | € 38.033 |
| Payroll cost per FTE | € 34.168 | € 41.063 | € 47.679 | € 56.206 | € 56.006 |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Equity | € 230.044 | € 221.761 | € 205.980 | € 224.481 | € 147.475 |
| Cash | € 97.838 | € 173.189 | € 97.704 | € 15.414 | € 31.506 |
| Liquidity ratio | 2,87 | 2,93 | 1,85 | 2,60 | 2,44 |
Payroll cost per FTE comes from the social report where available, otherwise from the Remuneration line. Both are gross costs including employer contributions.
What this factsheet does not know
- How good the work is. Figures do not measure creativity, strategy or chemistry.
- How the client portfolio is spread. Concentration is not in the accounts.
- Freelancers and subcontractors are not in the FTE figures. An agency with 40 staff may in practice run with 70 people.
- The figures cover financial year 2025, filed on 07/05/2026. At a fast-moving agency reality today may differ.
Based on publicly filed annual accounts (NBB) and official records (CBE, Belgian Official Gazette). An indication, not financial advice. Sector medians calculated on 2 Nov 2026. Sector medians based on financial year 2024: the last year for which nearly all accounts have been filed.
What the agency actually does 2 services
Sector focus
Publicly known clients
Based on IKAg research and public sources. Incomplete or outdated? Let us know.
People 7 people mapped
This is first a build crew — 4 of 7 are developers. Within that core, Full Stack and Projectleiding stand out. A specialist, not a generalist: the expertise is narrow but deep.
Based on public profiles. Something wrong? Let us know.
Seniors or juniors?
Payroll cost per FTE is the best public proxy for a team's experience level. Higher is not automatically better, but it says something about who sits at the table.
Will your team stay?
Inflow and outflow from the social report. This series only counts people on the payroll: freelancers who invoice do not appear in it. A low figure therefore means two very different things, a stable permanent team or a small core with heavy outsourcing. A high figure usually points to short contracts. Compare only within the same type of agency.
Source: annual accounts and social reports (NBB), collected by IKAg. Financial year 2025. Calculations by IKAg; an indication, not financial advice. Sector medians based on financial year 2024: the last year for which nearly all accounts have been filed.
Frequently asked questions about Hype
- When was Hype founded?
- In 2008.
- Where is Hype located?
- In Leuven, Belgium.
- What is Hype specialised in?
- Website development, Website strategy & UX, Web platform, Web development, App development, Digital product studio.
- How big is Hype?
- Around 4 full-time equivalents (financial year 2025).
- Which sectors does Hype work for?
- Technology & software.
- Who are the clients of Hype?
- Among others Fietsersbond, Generatierookvrij, Totoya Boshuko, Publicis Groupe.
Figures from the annual accounts up to financial year 2025. Company details checked against the CBE register on 2026-10-13.