# Top 10 Publishing Startup Investors in Belgium in May 2026

## Peak
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce

We're the early-stage venture capital fund backed 100% by founders. Pre-Seed and Series A for SaaS, Marketplaces & Platforms.

## Pieter Casneuf
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, SEO, SaaS

Pieter Casneuf

## Toon Coppens
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence

Lorenz Bogaert is the Founder and Director of FixForm.

## The CoFoundry
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Network Security, SaaS

The CoFoundry helps entrepreneurs transform their ideas into sustainable companies. Some say we cut through the funding hype and work hard to give your business a sustainable future.

## Bart Claeys
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Content, Publishing, Digital Media

Bart Claeys - Product Designer @ Meta

## Frank Bekkers
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Content, Publishing, Digital Media

Frank Bekkers

## Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology

Oxygen for growth - LRM

## Koen Desmedt
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Content, Publishing, Digital Media

Koen Desmedt - COO @ CityLive

## Hera Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Analytics, Social Media

Hera Capital is a Monetary Authority of Singapore Registered Fund Management Company, which focuses on growth capital investments in small-to-mid sized companies within the South-East Asian region. Our portfolio companies enjoy high growth potential and are either established, or looking to accelerate, in South-East Asia.

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