About Voortsprong
Software is human work.
Behind Voortsprong is Paul te Riele, co-owner of several software companies and builder of Mercendo, among others. Voortsprong is deliberately small and close by: you talk to the person who actually builds your software.
Why Voortsprong exists
Too many SMEs are stuck: with spreadsheets and off-the-shelf tools that almost fit, or with their own software from years ago that nobody dares touch. Custom software always seemed like something for big companies — too expensive, too slow, too risky.
Not anymore. We build custom software in weeks instead of years, at a fixed price, and you see it working before you decide. That's why this firm is called Voortsprong — "the head start that keeps going": software that keeps growing with your business instead of braking it.
Our own proof: Mercendo
The best way to see how we build is to look at what we built for ourselves. Mercendo is our own business platform — it handles relations, projects and marketing for small teams, with AI that proposes and people who decide. It runs in production every day, gets better every week, and is built on exactly the foundation your software will get.
What we stand for
AI may propose, fill in and prepare — people decide. In your software and in our work.
Your data lives in Europe and stays yours. No fine print.
Working software convinces better than a good story — which is why everything starts with a prototype.
We build nothing we wouldn't want to maintain ourselves for years.
Curious what this means for your business?
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