Fabien Pinckaers
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Software
- Industry
- Technology
- Residence
- Saint-Denis-Bovesse
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
Biography
Fabien Pinckaers created Odoo, his second company, when he was a 22-year-old student who needed a software to manage the flow of beer kegs in a student party room on campus.
Odoo operates in more than 10 countries including the U.S and Dubai, had revenue of 426 million euros in 2024 and has more than 13 million users.
Pinckaers read his first book on Toyota's business management at age 13 and didn't use the Internet until he was at university.
He developed his first business management software at 13 and sold it to the Belgian Writers' Association.
Tech entrepreneur and fellow billionaire Xaviel Niel owns a minority stake in Odoo.
About
Pinckaers became Belgium's youngest billionaire in 2023.
His company owns a lab on wheels, a truck called the "LabOdoo" that travels in Belgium to visit schools and universities to teach business management to students.