# Top 50 Marketplace Startup Investors in Belgium in May 2026

## PMV
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care

Do and dare company

## Inventures SA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology

Inventures is a European venture capital fund that builds a better world through a portfolio of investments in sustainable businesses.The firm has two funds: Inventures I & Inventures II.Inventures was created to support early stage smart and innovative European businesses, to support sustainable job growth and empower entrepreneurs.Inventures empowers citizenship co-investments through a crowdfunding platform, MyMicroInvest.

## Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology

Oxygen for growth - LRM

## Toon Coppens
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Sales Automation, Artificial Intelligence

Toon Coppens (Belgium, 1981), graduated as a Master of Science in Informatics at the University of Ghent.In june 2000, during his first year at university, he successfully launched the first Belgian social networking site, which later became Redbox.be.He is the co-founder of Massive Media, the social media company behind the successfuldigital brands Netlog.com and Twoo.com. Massive Media enables members to meet nearby people instantly. Today, Over 80 million people have joined our sites on web and mobile.Toon lives in Ghent (Belgium) and London (UK), loves snowboarding and used to deejay and play volleyball a lot.>> Toon's personal Netlog (dutch)>> Twoo.com (dutch)

## Lorenz Bogaert
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence

Lorenz Bogaert is the Founder and Director of FixForm.

## E-Merge
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce

Find out if E-Merge is the right fit for your future career! Explore jobs, salary, equity, and funding information. Read about work-life balance, perks, benefits, and the company culture!

## Qbic Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Belgium, Wisconsin, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care

The Qbic Fund is a multi-sector fund supporting spin-off companies of the Ghent, Brussels and Antwerp university associations and of VITO. Through its strategic partnership with the universities of Ghent, Brussels and Antwerp, and VITO, the Qbic Fund has early and privileged access to promising research projects at these partner universities. Ourinvestment approach is based on early in-depth and independent review and analysis followed by hands on involvement and support.In May 2012 the Qbic Fund held its first close and currently it has over € 30 million under management. The Qbic Fund is backed by several public and private investors and managed by Qbic Venture Partners.

## Spreds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Food and Beverage

We empower high-potential entrepreneurship and democratize venture capital. Discover promising start-ups & SMEs and invest alongside business angels.

## S.R.I.W.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Liège, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing

The S.R.I.W. Group is an institution at the heart of the financial market that assists entrepreneurs in creating and developing businesses in the Walloon region. It reflects the effort of Wallonian industry in facing the challenges of the creation of economic value in the 21st century.
Since its creation in 1979, the Société Régionaled’Investissement de Wallonie has continuously been expanding its abilities to adapt and anticipate as well as its flexibility in order to meet the requirements of its partners who are confronted with the evolution of the world economy. The principles of good governance, a strong business culture and shared values at the heart of the Group constitute important assets to capture the changing realities of the market and progress in a sustainable development perspective.

## Ventures Platform
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet

Ventures Platform Fund is a discovery fund that invests early in mission-driven founders that are building capital-efficient platforms that democratise prosperity, plug infrastructural gaps, connect underrepresented communities, solve for non-consumption, and improve livelihoods in Africa.

## Saffelberg Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gooik, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Fashion, E-Commerce

Saffelberg Investments is an independent investment company with a 250 million EUR capital base. We focus on long term investments by taking both majority stakes and substantial minorities in fast-growing ventures through risk-bearing capital.

## ING Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Renewable Energy, Energy

ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services. They serve more than 85 million private, corporate and institutional customers in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Australia. They draw on our experience and expertise, their commitment to excellent service andtheir global scale to meet the needs of a broad customer base, comprising individuals, families, small businesses, large corporations, institutions and governments.

## High-Tech Grunderfonds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is a seed investor that finances high-potential, tech-driven startups. With EUR 895.5 million in total investment volume across three funds and an international network of partners, HTGF has already helped forge more than 500 startups since 2005. Driven by their expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion, its teamof experienced investment managers and startup experts help guide the development of young companies. HTGF’s focus is on high-tech startups in a range of sectors, including software, media, internet, hardware, automation, health care, chemistry, and life sciences.To date, external investors have injected over EUR 2 billion into the HTGF portfolio via about 1,400 follow-on financing rounds. HTGF has also successfully sold interests in more than 100 companies. Investors in this public-private partnership include the Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs and Energy, the KfW Banking Group, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V., as well as the companies ALTANA, BASF, BAYER, B.Braun, Boehringer Ingelheim, Robert Bosch, BÜFA, CEWE, Deutsche Post DHL, Dräger, Drillisch AG, EVONIK, EWE AG, FOND OF Haniel, Hettich, Knauf, Körber, LANXESS, media + more venture Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, PHOENIX CONTACT, Postbank, QIAGEN, RWE Generation SE, SAP, Schufa, Schwarz Gruppe, STIHL, Thüga, Vector Informatik, WACKER and Wilh. Werhahn KG.

## Microtraction
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

We invest in Africa's most remarkable teams with technical founders at the earliest stage of their venture

## Terra Drone
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Drones, Robotics, Software

Terra Drone Indonesia provides drone services for various industry sector such as mining, construction, oil & gas, energy, and utilities.

## Internet Attitude
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Waremme, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Auctions, E-Commerce, Financial Services

Internet Attitude provides financial and strategic support to companies focused on web and new technologies.

## Jonas Dhaenens
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software

Jonas Dhaenens - Group CEO @ team.blue Denmark

## Namur Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Namur, Namur, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Auctions

Namur Invest Group provides companies with financing solutions in various forms adapted to their needs, to strengthen their financial.

## Fortino Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zaventem, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

We partner with exceptional B2B Software entrepreneurs across Northwestern Europe.

## Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence

Basic and applied research fund of the Flemish regional government in Belgium

## Wim Derkinderen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Wim Derkinderen is the Founder, Director, and Board member of FixForm.

## Buysse & Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Cloud Computing, FinTech

Buysse and Partners is a private equity investment group based in Antwerpen that offers smart equity, a growth fund, and partnerships.

## Tioga Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Headquartered in Belgium, we provide our investors with exposure to the growing European blockchain ecosystem, with a focus on early-stage opportunities.

## Akiles
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rhode-saint-genèse, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Wellness

Akiles is a Belgian Evergreen Investment Company focussing on Growth Capital. Managed by Christophe Rousseaux, Kurt Huyghe, Laurent Puissant Baeyens and 

## Grégory Hédo
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Internet, Shopping, E-Commerce

Grégory Co-founded Mac Line SA in 1991 with Laurent .
Before creating E-Merge, both of them were also early stage investors in Internet Access Provider Skynet, which fast became the leading access provider in Belgium and was later acquired by Belgacom.

## TheClubDeal
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Uccle, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology

TheClubDeal is a Brussels-based Venture Capital-Private Equity fund manager investing in scale-ups and SMEs located in Belgium and northern France.

## Powerhouse Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oakland, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Energy, Solar

Powerhouse Ventures
backs entrepreneurs building the digital infrastructure for rapid decarbonization.

## ABN AMRO Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

Regel bij ABN AMRO uw bankzaken zoals u dat wilt. Persoonlijk, met de app of online.

## The Craftory
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Consumer Goods, Health Care, Retail

The alternative growth equity and consumer venture capital fund based in London and San Francisco. We invest in consumer brands with a positive social impact. We are Cause Capital.

## Ventech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Biotechnology

On-the-ground expert investors in early-stage digital. Ready to meet you, wherever you are.

## LeadBlock Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services

LeadBlock Partners is a european venture capital fund investing in B2B blockchain/digital assets solutions. We focus on start-ups solving concrete digitization challenges across industries. At LeadBlock Partners, we invest in Blockchain entrepreneurs building the next phase of the Data Economy. Similarly to how the Internet reinvented the waywe transact goods and services through e-commerce, Blockchain will transform how industries own, share and harness data. Our industry focus includes HealthTech, Food/AgTech, FinTech, PropTech, EnergTech.. All of these fields are facing rising digitization challenges where Blockchain properties have an essential role to play.

## Courtside Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Gaming, Sports, Fitness

Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming. We invest in passionate entrepreneurs.

## GoBeyond
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Medical, Software

GoBeyond is a FinTech company transforming angel investing into a new scalable asset class for small and large, novice to experienced investors. It offers a unique deal platform, portfolio tools, syndication/pooling, due diligence, investment monitoring services, training and certified deal leaders.Its clients are individuals, familyoffices, professional groups and corporations. It is active in the EU, Switzerland and the US. GoBeyond also offers educational training modules for angel investors in 11 categories.

## Vendis Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Diegem, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity
- Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Manufacturing

Vendis Capital is an independent private equity firm that focuses on building and investing in small- to medium-sized branded consumer companies in Europe. Its flexible capital structure includes both development capital and buyout capital.Vendis Capital supports entrepreneurs and their companies through various stages of development. It helpsits clients in establishing strategic roadmaps, planning and facilitating management additions, evaluating and executing acquisitions, and establishing proper monitoring and reporting tools.Vendis Capital was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Diegem, Vlaams-Brabant.

## Alpaca VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Real Estate

Alpaca VC | Reshaping the Real World Alpaca VC is a New York based firm the leads early-stage investments in companies reshaping the physical and digital world.

## KPN Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet of Things, Information Technology

KPN Ventures is a corporate venture arm of KPN that aims to partner with innovative technology companies, providing access to capital, expertise, network, and customer channels. It focuses on early growth-stage European companies in networking technology, internet of things, smart home, digital healthcare, cyber security, mobile and video (OTT)services, cloud computing, data, and analytics. It began operation on June 1, 2015, with its headquarters in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

## Join
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B
- Focus: Drones, Software, Aerospace

JOIN is a new form of infrastructure investment fund that supports Japanese companies engaging in overseas infrastructure projects through the utilization of Japanese knowledge, technology and experience acquired over the long history of their business.

## TOKAI
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gifu, Gifu, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series C
- Focus: Eyewear, Medical, Robotics

TOKAI specializes in rental of dispensing pharmacies for hospital linen supplies and outsourcing of outsourced nursing care.

## Eutopia VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Retail, Food and Beverage, E-Commerce

Eutopia is a fund for consumer startups. We back founders who are rethinking the way we eat, shop, sleep and feel. We are backing 26 startups

## Ginion Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Rental, Car Sharing

Ginion Group is a mobility partner in Brussels.

## Laurent Drion
- Type: Angel
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, B2B, Manufacturing

Laurent holds a Business Engineering degree from Solvay Business School (ULB, Belgium). During his studies, he launched his first startup, Mac Line SA, together with Gregory. Before creating E-Merge, both of them were also early stage investors in Internet Access Provider Skynet, which fast became the leading access provider in Belgium andwas later acquired by Belgacom.

## Pitchdrive
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Pitchdrive is a pre-seed investor run by experienced tech entrepreneurs backing founders during their crazy startup ride. Buckle up.

## Nicolas Van Eenaeme
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Big Data, Internet, Classifieds

Nicolas Van Eenaeme - Co-Founder @ Realo

## LeanSquare
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Liège, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Music, Internet

New Economy Startups Investor & Accelerator

## Coinbase Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in seed-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

## BNP Paribas Fortis
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Logistics, Software

BNP Paribas Fortis is a bank that provides personal and business banking services.

## Plug & Play
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed

We connect the largest corporations to the world's best startups through industry-focused accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and beyond.

## Industrya
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seraing, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Industrial, B2B, SaaS

We are a hands-on investment fund that operates exclusively in the Industry 4.0, energy and new materials sectors. Industrya is an initiative of the John Cockerill industrial group, which joins together the investment funds of SFPI-FPIM, SRIW-WING, NOSHAQ and LRM.

## Patrick Spaulding Ryan Ph.D
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, FinTech, Mobile Apps

Patrick Spaulding Ryan PhD (X-Google, X-Bytedance) is an investor and advisor in early-stage businesses. Patrick invests through PSR Crypto, PRMM USA and is on the Investment Committee at Leawood Venture Capital. Patrick is fractional general counsel and investor in Turion Space, and legal advisor and investor at Bttn. Patrick previously workedat Google for 9 years as a Trust, Engineering & Strategy Principal, and for 2 years at Bytedance as lead TPM in security engineering R&D and as co-director of the web3 research program. Patrick received a PhD in law & economics from KU Leuven (Belgium) and is a graduate of University of St.Gallen (Switzerland), the University of Texas School of Law, and the MIddlebury Institute of International Studies.

## Seeder Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Anderlecht, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services

Seeder Fund is an early-stage financing and growth capital for digital startups. For young start-ups with a start in commercial traction it offers seed funding of up to EUR 100,000 in the form of a convertible loan is intended to validate their value proposition and product-market fit. For start-ups preparing for Series A it provides funding of upto EUR 200,000 in the form of a convertible loan aims to confirm the growth potential and move closer to break-even. For scale-ups, the Seeder Fund can also help finance the company's growth, this time in the form of a capital stake of up to 1,000,000 EUR.

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