Wil-Low BV is a Belgian company founded by the Lowagie-Willaert family. The owners have founded several companies in the IT sector. They are active as board member, C-level officer, investor, and advisor in different start-ups and scale-ups.
Over the years, we have won several awards:
- Writing awards and publications:
- 2021
- Published the books Reflection Infection and Entreprenerd: Building a Multi-Million-Dollar Business with Open Source Software.
- The story "Objectief Natuur" / "Destination Nature" won Third place in the IIVII contest by Consouling Sounds
- The story "Zolang de schapen blaten" made the long-list of 36 stories in a contest by Godijn Publishing.
- The story "Sakura" made the short-list of 24 stories in a contest by Godijn Publishing and was published in the book "Morietur In Armis."
- The story "De ex-minnaar" made the short-list of 13 stories in a contest with as theme "Verlangen" (desire) organized by Marceline De Waard. It was published in the book "Verhalen van verlangen" released by the Ambilicious.
- 2020
- Published the books Gebeten and Nijlpaard voor Kerstmis.
- The story "Omwille van Melrose" made the short-list of 24 stories in a contest by Godijn Publishing and was published in the book "Een roos op het plein."
- The story "Het land van de vrijheid" made the short-list of 25 stories in a contest by Godijn Publishing and was published in the book "Et In Ventum."
- The story "Waar het verstand niet bij kan" made the selection of 13 "Sunday" stories in the contest Het gebeurde op een zondag.
- The stories "De alchemist" and "Spiegelpunt" were nominated for the SciFi&Fantasy Award in Arnhem. "Spiegelpunt" made the short-list and was published in the book "Zonderlingen" by Godijn Publishing.
- The story "Reflection Infection" made the long-list in the March edition of the Furious Fiction contest by the Australian Writers' Centre.
- 2019
- Belgium's Cutting-Edge Entrepreneurs: Contributed the chapter "what being an entrepreneur is about" (p 22-29) in the section entitled "flagship"
- Gorcumse Literatuurprijs: winner in the category "prose" (20+) with the story "Opa 75"
- Schrijvenonline contest "Weg": winner with the story "Afscheid van een heldin"
- Summer writing contest "Die ene zomer" organized by De Wereldwijven in cooperation with the Editio Online Schrijversacademie: winner with the story "Rups-wordt-pop-wordt-vlinder"
- LetterRijn Publishing: the story "De houdbaarheid van rattenvergif" was selected for publication in "Met de beste bedoelingen" ("With the best intentions")
- Godijn Publishing: the story "Jonker Galgenaas" was selected for publication in "Et Ille" (a selection of medieval stories)
- 18.02 Publishing verhalenwedstrijd: made the short-list with "De sterfelijke god", but the story didn't get published because we didn't come to an agreement regarding the license for publication
- Sweek's #MicroBoot contest: finalist with the story "Oceaanwees" (published in an anthology released by Sweek)
- Sweek's #MicroPalace contest: finalist with the story "The Empty Palace" (published in an anthology released by Sweek)
- 55 woorden schrijfwedstrijd: publication of the very short story "Robots aan de macht" in the fourth edition of the "Nederlandstalige 55 woordenverhalenbundel" released on the occasion the "week of the book" (March 23 to 31).
- 2021
- BelCham Entrepreneurship Awards: iText Group NV: "Most Promising Company of the Year 2014"
- Deloitte's Fast 50: iText Group NV
- 2013: 3th place in Belgium; 10th place in the Benelux; 53rd place Fast500 EMEA
- 2014: 1st place in Belgium; 28th place Fast500 EMEA
- 2015: 2nd place in Belgium; 143rd place Fast500 EMEA
- 2016: 40th place in Belgium
- Stevies:
- American Business Awards: iText Software Corp.
- Bronze Stevie 2015: Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year (up to 100 employees)
- Bronze Stevie 2016: Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year (up to 100 employees)
- Bronze Stevie 2017: Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year (up to 100 employees)
- Bronze Stevie 2018: Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year (up to 100 employees)
- International Business Awards: iText Software BVBA
- Silver Stevie 2016: Most Innovative company of the Year
- Silver Stevie 2017: Most Innovative company of the Year
- Silver Stevie 2018: Most Innovative Company of the Year - Up to 100 Employees
- American Business Awards: iText Software Corp.
- European Business Awards (for Belgium)
- 2015/16: Ingeborg Willaert and Bruno Lowagie: National Public Champion "RSM Entrepreneur of the Year"
- 2016/17: iText Group NV: National Champion "Business of the Year with turnover of 0 - 25M euro"
- 2017/18: iText Group NV: National Champion "ELITE Award for Growth Strategy of the Year"
- Flanders Investment & Trade, Lion of the Export: nominee 2016, iText Group NV
- JavaOne Rockstar Award 2015: Bruno Lowagie: "IANAL: What Developers should know about IP and Legal"
- Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival 2019: Electric Girl (credited as executive producers), Official Selection (in competition)
- Miscellaneous: nominations for
- Trends Business Tour (2014, 2015),
- Data News Awards for Excellence (2015),
- Entrepreneur Awards (2016),
- Computable IT Person of the Year (2016, 2017),
- and many more (you can't win them all).