F abien Pinckaers is a Belgian self-made billionaire and the founder of Odoo, an open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company. A computer science enthusiast from a young age, Pinckaers founded his company, initially called TinyERP, in 2005. His vision was to create a comprehensive and affordable suite of business management applications that could challenge the dominance of expensive and complex software from giants like SAP.

Odoo provides a wide range of integrated applications, from accounting and inventory management to CRM and e-commerce, all on an open-source platform. This model allows for flexibility and a lower cost of entry, which has made it extremely popular with small and medium-sized businesses around the world. Pinckaers has grown the company with a unique, community-driven approach and has maintained a majority stake in the highly successful and rapidly growing software enterprise he founded.