# Relu

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/relu

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Leuven, Belgium
- Website: www.relu.eu
- Total disclosed funding: $3.9M
- Latest round: Seed (Aug 3, 2026)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Based in Leuven, Belgium, and founded in 2019 by CEO Holger Willems, CTO Adriaan Van Gerven, CPO Thomas Beznik, and COO Antoine Coppens, Relu BV, a.k.a. Relu is a software company creating an AI software component to automatically convert 3D medical images into a virtual patient. In August 2026, Relu BV raised USD 1.75 million in Seed  funding led by Dental Innovation Alliance.

The company provides a health-tech platform with a business-to-business software development kit and application programming interface (API) for enterprises to automate virtual patients for dental treatment. Relu also offers a virtual patient creator that enables dentists to create 3D anatomical models using this AI-assisted segmentation software.
Every essential dental appliance, from a routine night guard to a complex crown, relies on the precise work of a dental laboratory. But a deepening shortage of skilled dental technicians is creating a bottleneck that limits how much labs can produce and how fast. 
The company plans to utilize the August 2026 funding to strengthen its presence in the US market.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Aug 3, 2026, $1.8M — Dental Innovation Alliance
- Seed, May 12, 2023, $2.2M — Dental Innovation Alliance

## Investors

- Dental Innovation Alliance (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dental-innovation-alliance) — Seed