Vlerick Business School Backs DidactLabs' Vision for AI in Education

We're incredibly happy to announce that DidactLabs just secured funding from Vlerick Business School's Student Entrepreneurship Fund. This funding represents a shared vision for education's future—one built on transparency, pedagogy, and preparing students for an AI-integrated world.

Why This Partnership Matters

Vlerick didn't invest in us because AI in education is trendy or because we have a good idea. They invested because they recognize what we've been saying all along: the current approach to AI in classrooms is fundamentally broken.

Right now, schools are trapped in an exhausting cycle: deploying unreliable AI detectors, implementing restrictive policies that push AI use underground, and ultimately failing to prepare students for a world where AI is everywhere. It's reactive. It's ineffective. And it's not sustainable.

As a leading business school that lives by "Live, Learn, Leap," Vlerick understands that you can't leap into the future while fighting yesterday's battles. They see what we see: the solution isn't more surveillance. It's transparency, pedagogy, and trust.

When Institutions and Innovators See Eye to Eye

This support from Vlerick signals something bigger than capital. It's institutional recognition that ethical, pedagogical AI integration isn't optional. It's urgent.

Vlerick trains tomorrow's business leaders. They know the students sitting in classrooms today will be navigating AI-powered workplaces tomorrow. If we don't teach them to think critically about AI, to understand its limitations, and to use it ethically now, we're setting them up to fail later.

This alignment matters. When a forward thinking institution like Vlerick backs this approach, it sends a clear signal to other schools: this is the direction education needs to move.

What We're Building With This

Scaling Our Impact: The fund accelerates our partnerships with schools ready to move beyond detection and embrace transparency-first solutions. We're proving this approach works at scale.

Making It Work for Your School: Every school is different. This support lets us provide a solution that fits your schools specific needs, tools, and teaching approach.

Connecting with Education Leaders: Find us at events like SETT Mechelen, where we're connecting with digital leaders and schools ready to lead the change.

The Bigger Picture

EdTech isn't just about digitizing what already exists. It's about reimagining what learning can be when we treat AI as a pedagogical partner, not a threat to be policed.

The future demands people who can think critically, use AI effectively, and make ethical decisions about its application. That capability develops in classrooms where students learn with AI transparently, not despite it or around it.

With Vlerick's support, we're accelerating toward that future.

Let's Talk

We're actively partnering with institutions that want to be pioneers in responsible AI adoption. If your school is ready to stop playing defense and start building the future of learning, let's talk.

Reach out: contact@didactlabs.com

The conversation around AI in education is changing. We're here to make sure it changes in the right direction.