# Top 20 Sports Startup Investors in Belgium in May 2026

## Pierre Rigaux
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ougrée, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Sports, Medical Device

Pierre Rigaux

## Meusinvest (Noshaq)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Liège, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

Noshaq offers financial services to help businesses develop.

## WING by Digital Wallonia
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Liège, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet

W.IN.G by Digital Wallonia invests in SAAS, advanced tech and deep tech startups (AI, drones, medtech, IOT,...). W.IN.G brings smart money by helping startups by bi-weekly interactions and providing an operating teams (seasonal entrepreneurs being hands-on with the portfolio).

## LeanSquare
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Liège, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Music, Internet

New Economy Startups Investor & Accelerator

## Freshmen Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Sports, Finance

Fueling B2C ventures in Urban Mobility, Consumer AI, and Progressive Niche Brands. With a distinct network of advisors & investors, and over 30 years of experience in brand-building, go-to-market and growth hacking, we support exceptional entrepreneurial teams with smart capital.

## Xavier Dewulf
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cycling, Manufacturing, Transportation

Xavier Dewulf, G&V Energy Group.

## Gemma Frisius Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

Gemma Frisius Fund KU Leuven is a seed capital fund that aims to stimulate the creation and growth of university related spin-off companies.

## Kima Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

Kima Ventures is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world; providing founders with funding, network, and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey.The firm invests from seed to Series A, mostly as lead investor but also working alongside other investors;backing ambitious founders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use everyday. The company helps them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth.Kima takes pride of itself in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs. They claim to understand that fundraising is only one step in the company’s journey, that’s why they take quick decisions and make the fundraising process as smooth as possible so the founders can get back to the work of building their business. Kima considers itself not only an investor, but a network of founders and experts sharing a pay it forward mindset.Headquartered in Paris with an office in London, the company was founded and backed by Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad and supporter of entrepreneurs through such projects as 42, Station F and 101projets. Over the last 5 years Kima has invested in over 400 startups in 24 different countries.

## Sambrinvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gosselies, Hainaut, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology

Sambrinvest is an active venture capital player in the region of Charleroi - Thuin.

## Lean FUND
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Louvain, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Internet, Apps, Software

Startups, increase your value by 3 within 9 months thanks to Power 3 by Leanfund (www.leanfund.com)!

## Elysian Park Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Sports, Software, Health Care

We invest where sports intersect with life.

## Mark De Smedt
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cycling, Manufacturing, Transportation

Mark De Smedt, Director at Plan International, Plan Belgium, SD Worx, Copus Group, SVR consult and Youth Start.

## Be Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Louvain-la-neuve, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Early stage Entrepreneurs Coaching and FinancingOne of Europe's leading Business Angels Networks. We connect innovative growth companies to equity finance and coaching by experienced angel investors.
The network is 250 members strong and has been assisting innovative entrepreneurs to find financing for more than 10 millions Euros in thelast 4 years.

## The Faktory Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Liège, Liege, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

The Faktory is a hub for business ideas based on any disruptive technology with a high potential in international niche markets: ICT, Health, Environment, Media, Broadcast and more.

## Eldridge
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Growing businesses to stand the test of time.

## PMV
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care

Do and dare company

## Steven Buyse
- Type: Angel
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Private Equity
- Focus: Cycling, Marketing, Advertising

Partner, joined CVC in 2001. Steven is a member of the CVC Belgium team and is based in Brussels.
Prior to joining CVC, he spent five years at ING Investment Banking and four years as CFO of Corialis.
Steven holds a commercial engineering degree from KU Leuven and an MBA from Vlerick School for Management, Belgium.

## Pleiade Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence

Pleiade Venture is a French Ventrue Capital Company. It supports innovative companies from all sectors, except biotech.

## Bob Verbeeck
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cycling, Manufacturing, Transportation

Bob Verbeeck, Founder & CEO at Golazo.

## Olivier Coune
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Outdoors, Software, Lifestyle

Olivier Coune

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