Algiva builds apps, websites and smart tools for businesses and consumers, with the trading spirit of a family that has been in business since 1945.
What we do
From a first idea to a product people use every day. A small team, short lines, and we build it ourselves.
Our own products and custom apps, designed around what people actually need.
Websites, internal tools and automations that save time and prevent mistakes.
Working out together what you need digitally, what it costs and what it returns.
Our products
Next to client work, we grow products of our own. Each one goes from seed to sprout to harvest.
A personal finance app that shows your net worth, tracks spending and investments, and lets you save towards shared goals with friends.
meetpennie.app →A new product is in the ground. More soon.
A steel business card linked to an online profile. Tap it against a phone and your current role, background and video open. Update the profile any time, without reprinting.
namecard.world →Seed · an idea in developmentSprout · live in betaHarvest · publicly launched
Our story
Algiva is new. The name is not. It refers to Alva, the fruit and vegetable company our family ran in Hasselt for decades.
AlbertGillesVanstraelen Alva stood for Albert Vanstraelen. Algiva puts the next generation in the middle.
Jef Vanstraelen is born. He grows vegetables in Kozen, and his sons take them by bicycle and cart to the markets of Sint-Truiden and Hasselt.
On 3 May, brothers Jules, Camille and Albert take over the trade. Albert starts a fruit and vegetable wholesale business on the Zuivelmarkt in Hasselt.
The business grows into ALVA Verse Vruchten, trading as far as Spain. For years, a family company supplying Limburg with fresh fruit.
Years after Alva was sold, Algiva starts. Once again a Vanstraelen building a business from Hasselt, this time digital.
What we carry forward
Alva delivered fresh fruit. We deliver fresh solutions, built for the problem you have today instead of an off-the-shelf package.
The family motto: become happier together by making others happier. We only succeed when your customers and your team are better off.
From vegetable grower to wholesaler to digital, the family always moved with the times. Feet on the ground, and a fair price.
Every product starts as a small idea. Tell us what you want to build or improve. You get an honest answer within two working days, even if we are not the right partner.