Joren Vallaeys
Co-founder and operations lead bringing accessible 3D prosthetics to market
Brussels, Belgium
Summary
Social-impact entrepreneur focused on accessible prosthetics: As co-founder and operations lead at Ugani Prosthetics, he helps scale a digital 3D workflow for designing and locally producing affordable prosthetics and orthotics, with the goal of enabling clinics and hospitals to manufacture devices on-site and increase access in low-income settings. ugani+2
Startup operations generalist with cross-functional experience: His background includes freelance project management for startups and scale-ups across operations, finance, marketing, sales, HR and strategy, and he has held roles spanning internships to founding ventures, indicating breadth in operational and growth-oriented work. theorg+1
Engineer-by-training who applies technical skills to social projects: He holds degrees in industrial/electromechanical and mechanical engineering and completed a postgraduate in innovative entrepreneurship, combining technical grounding with entrepreneurship applied to projects like Humasol's humidity sensor and Ugani's engineering-driven prosthetics work. humasol+1
Practical, field-oriented approach to scaling solutions internationally: He leads business expansion activities (notably in Asia), travels for on-the-ground partnerships and helped bring in significant revenue in 2024 for Ugani, reflecting a hands-on approach to international operations and partnerships. spreds+2