Arthur Stockman
Belgian engineer and founder of BrewDock
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| Born | Belgium |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Education | M.S. Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven (2019–2021) |
| Known for | Founder of BrewDock; Co-founder of Broadkastr (sold) |
Arthur Stockman is a Belgian engineer who founded BrewDock, an AI-powered voice email assistant for commuters, and is part of the Canopy cohort at Founders, Inc. in San Francisco.12 He previously co-founded Broadkastr, a livestreaming company he sold to a Belgian AV group in January 2025, and Itempass, an AI hardware sourcing platform.1 Stockman holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in technology entrepreneurship from KU Leuven, both awarded with honors.1
Stockman completed a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science at KU Leuven between 2016 and 2019, majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Mechanical Engineering, graduating with honors.1 In 2017, as part of his undergraduate studies, he designed, 3D-printed, and programmed a wearable electric hand prosthetic, winning the yearly KU Leuven Engineering Award for a control system that used the wearer's opposite hand as a mirror input to operate the device intuitively at low cost.1
He pursued a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at KU Leuven from 2019 to 2021, specializing in Manufacturing & Management, and graduated with honors.1 His master's thesis modeled the impact of government support instruments, including production subsidies, on investor behavior in wind turbine projects, using the Julia/JuMP mathematical optimization framework to analyze how risk-aversion affected the grid-friendliness of private investment decisions.1 He then completed a postgraduate degree in Tech Innovations in Ventures and Teams at KU Leuven from 2021 to 2022, with honors, taking additional courses in Computer Networks.1
During his studies, Stockman became involved with Academics for Technology, a KU Leuven student organization connecting students with technology and entrepreneurship. In April 2019, he participated in a student startup trip to Singapore organized through the group.1 From 2019 to 2020, he organized the student startup trip to New York City.1 He served as President of Academics for Technology from August 2020 to July 2021, leading a team of 26 members.1 After completing his term as president, he became Chairman from August 2021 to July 2024, coaching the student board as an alumnus.1
In 2023, Stockman co-founded and directed Leuven Slush'D — since renamed Tectonic — in collaboration with Slush Helsinki as part of its global Slush'D initiative.1 He led a team of 20 people to establish the event in Belgium; it has since grown into Belgium's leading startup festival.1
From October 2021 to April 2022, Stockman completed a seven-month university program as an Investment Intern at Plug and Play Tech Center, reviewing more than 700 startup pitches and decks as part of the firm's investments team.1
In August 2021, Stockman co-founded Broadkastr, a Leuven-based livestreaming company serving businesses, international conferences, webinars, corporate events, live sports, and broadcasting clients.1 The company grew to a team of 15 freelancers with clients in multiple countries.1 In January 2025, Stockman sold Broadkastr to a local Belgian AV group.1
In July 2024, Stockman co-founded Itempass as CTO, building an AI-powered database and assistant for hardware component sourcing that the company described as capable of freeing up $60 billion worth of engineering time.1 He left the company in August 2025.1
From August 2025 to January 2026, Stockman worked as a freelance full-stack developer and AI engineer under the name Stockman Codes, based in Brussels.1 During this period he worked with three companies: Exhibitly.ai, Macadamia (a Y Combinator W25 company), and Fyndera.1
Stockman founded BrewDock in early 2026 after relocating to San Francisco.1 The company was built on the premise that the average commuter spends 40 minutes driving each way — more than three hours per week — during which email continues to pile up.2 BrewDock connects to Gmail or Outlook and lets users process their inbox hands-free; the AI reads emails aloud in priority order, users reply by voice, and the AI drafts replies in their tone without requiring a screen.34 As of April 2026, the service had handled more than 14,204 emails and held a Product Hunt rating of 4.8 out of 5.3
BrewDock is part of the Canopy cohort at Founders, Inc. in San Francisco.1 Stockman is active on X (formerly Twitter) under the handle @StockmanArthur.5