# Victor Dewulf

> Victor Dewulf is a Belgian engineer and Recycleye co-founder based in London. After working at Goldman Sachs, he returned to Imperial College London to research computer vision for waste recognition and left his PhD to build Recycleye with Peter Hedley. Their work received joint first place in the inaugural EPO Young Inventors prize in 2022. CP Group acquired a majority stake in Recycleye in April 2026; its October 2026 announcement identifies Dewulf as Vice President of Recycleye.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Vice President at Recycleye
- **Organizations:** Recycleye, CP Group / CPG Sorting Technologies, Goldman Sachs
- **From:** Brussels, Belgium
- **Nationality:** Belgian
- **Education:** MSc Environmental Engineering with Business Management, Imperial College London, PhD research applying computer vision to waste; left to focus on Recycleye, Imperial College London, International School of The Hague
- **Known for:** Co-founded Recycleye to commercialise AI-based waste recognition and sorting., Joint first place, EPO Young Inventors prize, 2022, with Peter Hedley., Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe, Social Impact, 2021, with Peter Hedley.

## Career timeline

- **2018** — Graduated from Imperial’s MSc in Environmental Engineering with Business Management; received the Letitia Chitty Centenary Memorial Prize and Black & Veatch Prize.
- **2018-2019** — Worked at Goldman Sachs before returning to Imperial for doctoral research.
- **2019** — Co-founded Recycleye with Peter Hedley; appointed a Recycleye Ltd director on 23 September.
- **2021** — Named with Hedley in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe, Social Impact.
- **2022** — Dewulf and Hedley received joint first place in the inaugural EPO Young Inventors prize.
- **2023** — Recycleye announced a $17 million Series A led by DCVC and a North American partnership with MSS.
- **2026** — CP Group acquired a majority stake in Recycleye on 14 April; October company material identifies Dewulf as Vice President.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Recycleye to commercialise AI-based waste recognition and sorting.
- Joint first place, EPO Young Inventors prize, 2022, with Peter Hedley.
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe, Social Impact, 2021, with Peter Hedley.
- Letitia Chitty Centenary Memorial Prize and Black & Veatch Prize at Imperial College London, 2018.
- Led Recycleye as CEO through its February 2023 $17 million Series A and April 2026 majority acquisition by CP Group.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — CP Group’s 14 October POINT announcement identifies Dewulf as VP of Recycleye. POINT is under development, with early adopter installations planned for Q1 2027.
- **2026-10** — Listed as a speaker for AI in the MRF: Practical Applications at the MRF Operations Forum in Chicago, 26-27 October 2026; upcoming as of this research.
- **2026-04** — CP Group announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Recycleye, with leadership and the team remaining in place.

## Links

- Website: https://recycleye.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-dewulf/

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