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Tinrate was founded in 2025 by Gunther Ghysels, previously the founder of mobility platform Get Driven.
Before Tinrate, Gunther Ghysels built and exited Get Driven, a Belgian mobility platform. The Get Driven experience gave him both operational scaling experience and the network of investors that backed Tinrate's rapid seed round. Tinrate launched in late 2025 from offices in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Ghysels has been public about why he started Tinrate. The free-advice economy that powered LinkedIn and Twitter for a decade is breaking — senior operators receive more inbound advice requests than they can possibly answer, and the buyers who need specific answers struggle to access the right person at the right moment. The fix is a clean payment mechanic that respects both sides.
Tinrate is a paid expert call platform that operates worldwide. Buyers — founders, SMB owners, senior professionals — book 1-on-1 video calls with operators who have specific lived experience of the problem they need solved.
Tinrate raised €1.6 million in seed funding in January 2026, one month after launch, with backing from Belfius and a group of angel investors. The seed round closed one month after launch, which is fast even by Belgian standards. Among the angel investors are Matthias Vandepitte (Strada Partners), Steve Rousseau (World of Talents), and Arne Vandendriessche (Signpost). Belfius led the institutional side.
Ghysels co-founded Tinrate alongside Tanguy De Brabandere (CTO) and Tanguy De Keyzer(CGO, who runs growth & product and brings prior experience as a Belgian growth marketing consultant). The platform now has over 2,000 registered experts spanning founders, lawyers, tax advisors, finance specialists, and coaches across Europe, North America, and Asia.