AI Agency Veendam
Veendam is known as the Parkstad, the garden city, for good reason. Behind all that greenery sits a solid industry, from salt extraction to a railport. We help the SMEs around it work smarter with AI.
Why now, and why here
Veendam runs on manufacturing and logistics. Along the A.G. Wildervanckkanaal you find companies like Nedmag, Kisuma and Groningen Railport, and at Dallen, Zwaaikom and Tradepark a broad range of entrepreneurs. Many of them are drowning in quotes, planning and order admin.
We start with the process, not the technology. First understand where your time goes, then add AI. That way we build something that actually gets used instead of a gadget that gathers dust.
What we do for you
AI workshops
Teach your team to work with AI, practical and ready to use straight away. In-company at your location.
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AI implementation
From a single task to a working system, with an adoption plan so your team actually uses it.
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Bespoke software
Software built with AI. A working product fast, then made production-ready and secure.
Read moreExamples of what we build
Every business has its own headaches. This is the kind of thing we build. Examples, not off-the-shelf products. We always start with your process.
Every incoming order processed automatically
A logistics or trading firm receives orders by email, PDF and portals, each in its own format. An AI assistant reads them, checks them against your system and gets them ready for processing.
That saves retyping and errors. If the AI is unsure about a line, it sets it aside for your employee. The routine happens automatically, the exceptions stay with a human.
This is an example of what we can build for you, not an existing product.
Spots for a workshop in Veendam
Prefer to be at your own office? Fine. Otherwise these are reliable spots in Veendam.
Brouwhotel Parkzicht
Seven rooms, some of which can be combined, from 10 people to a large group, with air conditioning and daylight. Central in Veendam and easy to find.
Close by, from Groningen
From Groningen you reach Veendam in half an hour via the A7 and N33. We are happy to come to you on site, so the workshop matches your own work and systems.
All three of us live in Groningen. Short lines, and we just pop round when needed.
Leonard Springerlaan 35, Groningen
Frequently asked questions
Do we have to replace all our systems first?
No. We connect to what you already have and build around it. We only replace something if it genuinely makes things better.
How quickly do we see results?
Often within a few weeks on a concrete process. We break the project into small, measurable steps.
What about our data and security?
Your data stays yours. We arrange access and retention properly and apply AI in a way that suits your sector.
Meet Empathree
Empathree is an AI agency from Groningen. We help SMEs use AI not as a toy, but as something that genuinely takes work off your plate. Always with a human checking the output.
What we believe
AI is fast, but speed alone delivers nothing. The value sits in the last 30 percent: judgement, nuance, knowing which question to ask. So we never start with a tool. First we map your process, then we look at where most time leaks away, and only then decide what AI handles and what stays human work.
How we work
We work at fixed prices, no billing by the hour. You know where you stand up front. We often start with a workshop to get your team on board, then build a working system step by step, and make bespoke software where it pays off. In our own Empathree Studio we build in our developers' coding style, so everything ships secure and production-ready.
Who you get
Behind Empathree are Marc Cornelius, Maarten Oostland and René Vrieling. Marc and Maarten handle strategy, workshops and implementation, René is the lead developer who makes the software watertight. All three of us live in Groningen, so you deal with local people who build with AI every day. We only teach what we use ourselves.
Why humans in the loop
The world is filling up with automated AI slop. Our answer is simple: the human stays in the loop. With us, and with you. That is how you keep control, quality and trust, even as the technology keeps getting faster.