# Zhong Xu

> Zhong Xu is the Belgian co-founder and CEO of Deliverect, a restaurant technology company founded in 2018. Raised between Shanghai and Ghent, he helped in his father’s restaurant software business, co-founded POSIOS and became Lightspeed’s global director of hospitality after its 2014 acquisition. His work centres on connecting digital ordering channels with restaurant operations.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Deliverect
- **Organizations:** Deliverect, POSIOS, Lightspeed Commerce, EVS Broadcast Equipment, Siruna, XudoX
- **From:** Shanghai, China
- **Nationality:** Belgian
- **Education:** Bachelor’s in computer science, Ghent University, Master’s in software engineering / computer science engineering, Ghent University
- **Known for:** Co-founded POSIOS, acquired by Lightspeed in 2014., Led Deliverect through its 2022 Series D financing., Earned 19/20 for the university thesis supervised by future co-founder Jan Hollez.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Founded XudoX IT Solutions.
- **2009** — Completed his master’s at Ghent University and joined Siruna.
- **2010** — Joined EVS Broadcast Equipment as a senior software engineer.
- **2011** — Co-founded POSIOS with Jan Hollez; Ghent University and Crunchbase date the company to 2011.
- **2014** — Lightspeed acquired POSIOS; Xu became global director of hospitality.
- **2018** — Co-founded Deliverect with Jan Hollez, Jelte Vrijhoef and Jérôme Laredo.
- **2022** — Deliverect announced Series D funding above $150 million at a valuation above $1.4 billion.
- **2023** — Deliverect acquired ChatFood.
- **2024** — Deliverect acquired Tabesto.
- **2026** — Presented September figures of 1.6 billion processed orders and 110,000 committed locations, signed and rolling out.

## Achievements

- Co-founded POSIOS, acquired by Lightspeed in 2014.
- Led Deliverect through its 2022 Series D financing.
- Earned 19/20 for the university thesis supervised by future co-founder Jan Hollez.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Little Caesars extended its agreement with Deliverect and added Guatemala to its third-party ordering deployment.
- **2026-09** — At the Digital Ordering Club in Barcelona, Xu presented 1.6 billion processed orders and 110,000 committed locations, including signed locations still rolling out.
- **2026-03** — Discussed manual early order processing, partner distribution and AI strategy on The SaaS Podcast.

## Links

- Website: https://www.xudox.be
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhongyuanxu
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/zhxu

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Last updated: 2026-10-25