Top 20 Hardware Angel Investors in Belgium in January 2025
A list of 20 angel investors that invest in Hardware startups based in Belgium. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Hardware companies from Belgium. We update this investor list every month.Top 20 Hardware Angel Investors in Belgium in January 2025
Investor | Hardware Belgium investments |
---|---|
Lorenz Bogaert | 6 |
Toon Coppens | 6 |
Jonas Dhaenens | 3 |
Olivier Coune | 2 |
Boris Bogaert | 2 |
Annie Vereecken | 1 |
Pierre Drion | 1 |
Wim Vernaeve | 1 |
Wim Vanhaelemeesch | 1 |
Emmanuel Dewitte | 1 |
Pieterjan Bouten | 1 |
Dr. Cornelius Boersch | 1 |
Jonas Deprez | 1 |
Louis Jonckheere | 1 |
Mike Vandenhooft | 1 |
François Van Uffelen | 1 |
Patrick Keereman | 1 |
Wim Derkinderen | 1 |
Thomas Dewitte | 1 |
Johan Smeyers | 1 |
Lorenz is co-founder and CEO Ghent-based start-up studio StarApps. He also co-founded early stage investment fund Pitchdrive. He previously created Netlog, Twoo (exit to Tinder), Realo (exit to Axel Springer), Delta (exit to eToro) and Rydoo (exit to Sodexo).
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Belgium, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- FixForm — At FixForm, we aim to keep spaces and buildings in good, safe and clean condition. Our platform allows everybody to report problems with just the snap of a picture. Simplify your maintenance today and become part of the FixForm community.
- Otamiser — Otamiser Booster® is an automated solution that helps hoteliers and revenue managers secure bookings by improving a property's online presence on major OTAs such as Booking.com, Expedia, Trips.com, Kayak, Airbnb, and VRBO. It maximizes occupancy rates and revenue through optimizing 951 essential parameters, ensuring continuous optimization,full automation, seamless integration with CMS, PMS, and RMS systems, dedicated customer support, integrations with Cubilis and Hostaway, and a customized API for Revenue Management software.
- Accurat — Accurat provides real-word shopper insights to support retail decision making with unprecedented accuracy. Our proprietary technology, platform and algorithms understand behaviour in high detail.
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)
Show more
Investment focus
- SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Belgium, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Bizzy — Bizzy is the B2B intelligence platform helping you discover, qualify and engage with companies, smarter than ever.
- Accurat — Accurat provides real-word shopper insights to support retail decision making with unprecedented accuracy. Our proprietary technology, platform and algorithms understand behaviour in high detail.
- StarApps — StarApps is a boutique venture builder, turning game-changing ideas into breakthrough companies, managed by rockstar entrepreneurs.
Jonas Dhaenens - Group CEO @ team.blue Denmark
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Qollabi — Make partner and account plans work with Qollabi BRM (Business Relationship Management) for professionals managing indirect sales channels like agents, branches, distributors, dealers, brokers, resellers etc.
- Leadcamp — Leadcamp offers software solutions for email tracking, lead scoring, pipeline management, sales analytics and automation.
- Cardify — Cardify redefines the way the fastest growing companies enable their sales team to deliver a more effective and personalized buyer/seller experience. The company was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Olivier Coune
Show more
Investment focus
- Outdoors, Software, Lifestyle
- Seed
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Fishtripr — Fishtripr is on a mission to bring more people to the outdoors, fostering a deeper connection with nature. We want to change the story of recreational fishing through purveying the market's essential storytellers, brands, destinations, and resources, displayed in a way that magnifies the beauty of this extraordinary lifestyle and modernise itsperception. With Fishtripr, now you can easily discover the best fishing experiences worldwide. From private fisheries to guides and lodges, we're the most comprehensive guide to travel fishing in Europe. Connect local fishing guides with anglers online is an entirely new way to experience recreational fishing and Fishtripr is at the forefront of the movement.
- Big Bad Wolf — Big Bad Wolf is a brand-tech agency employing 30 digital experts. We help innovative businesses shape the future of their brand experience through digital transformation of their services, products and communication. We see Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Natural Interfaces as new opportunities to redesignand improve business-to-consumers interactions.We believe in a future where customer to brands relationships are redefined by the value they will create for each other through a meaningful use of technology.With more than 10 years of cutting-edge audiovisual know-how and emerging media expertise, we leverage on 3D digital content and spatial computing to help organizations release their full potential.
Startup Enabler & Angel Investor. In 2011 I co-founded Cardwise that later became Xpenditure NV an innovative product for managing expenses. Which was acquired by Sodexo Group (EURONEXT:SDXOF) in March 2017 after a very succesfull growth phase with more then 6000 customers globally (eg. Deloitte, Henkel, PWC,....) Reinvested partly in the newventure with Sodexo & iAlbatros. We launched this new corp-up venture in June 2018 under the name of RYDOO and I'm acting COO and board member.. Next to that I'm also investing in promising early stage startups with Tumbzup bvba.In the early 90ies I've been involved in commercialisation of the first Internet solutions. My passion has always been making new innovative products marketable towards B2B markets. I've pioneered in the internet sector and have been involved in the launch of Europe's first Internet service providers PING (Eunet) and Yucom (JV BT & ING), now both part of Belgacom (BELG:BB).Later, I became Chief Commercial Officer at SpaceChecker and after the acquisition by Punch Telematix, I became Country Manager. Punch Telematix is now owned by Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB). In 2007, I joined Massive Media (publishers of Netlog & TWOO), a leading European on-line community that has recently been acquired by IACI (NASDAQ:IACI). As Director of Business Development, I successfully set-up the complete business development strategy and team from scratch.
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Belgium, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Oper — Oper is the mortgage platform that helps lenders and brokers digitise and streamline their mortgage distribution.
- Cardify — Cardify redefines the way the fastest growing companies enable their sales team to deliver a more effective and personalized buyer/seller experience. The company was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
- Hotel Manager — Hotel Manager is the platform for delivering modern experiences to guests, wherever they are. Launch and build your hotel app in no time and manage your growth easily. All in one platform with zero technical knowledge required.
Annie Vereecken
Show more
Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Medical, Hospital
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Ziphius — Ziphius Vaccines is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing next-generation vaccines for the prevention of infectious diseases.
- Sensolus — Introducing our smart, industrial-grade tracking solution. With battery life of up to ten years, and no additional infrastructure needed.
- Allegro Biotech — Allegro has developed the world’s-first custom-tailored, durable, biocompatible, anisotropic, regenerative meniscus cartilage, providing immediate support while also leverage the body’s own healing potential to regenerate human cartilage (proliferation and differentiation of fibrochondrocyte cells).
Pierre Drion - CEO @ Petercam
Show more
Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Health Care, Life Science
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- A-Mansia Biotech — A-Mansia Biotech is a developer of products based on the properties of the Akkermansia muciniphila (A. muciniphila) bacterium. The company's nutritional supplement based on a gut bacterium called Akkermansia, the population of microorganisms housed in the gastrointestinal tract. A. muciniphila is located in the mucus layer covering theintestinal epithelium, which allows the bacterium to establish a close cross-talk with the host.
- Novadip Biosciences — Novadip Biosciences, an advanced biopharmaceutical company focused on new generation of therapies from adipose stem cells adapted to hard and soft tissues reconstruction.
- Santero Therapeutics — Santero Therapeutics seeks to provide novel medications with fresh modes of action that combat diseases with high resistance. Santero develops antimicrobials with novel modes of action to combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.
Wim is a founding partner of Green Park Investment Partners, a private equity investor in the BeNeLux. He also personally invests in early stage startups. Previously he was co-founder of Bragster.com, a social network for daredevils that was sold to Guinness World Records. Before that, he worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in London.Wim received a MSc. in Aerospace Engineering.
Show more
Investment focus
- SaaS, CRM, Apps
- Seed, Funding Round
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Dripl — Dripl revolutionizes the supply chain for flavored water and soft drinks by doing away with bottles and needless water transportation.Using natural chemicals and carbonation, the Refill Points turn tap water into a respectable low-sugar substitute for soft beverages. By 2030, Dripl hopes to save up to 1 billion packing units.
- SweepBright — SweepBright is a new generation CRM for forward looking real estate agencies.
- Cardify — Cardify redefines the way the fastest growing companies enable their sales team to deliver a more effective and personalized buyer/seller experience. The company was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Wim Vanhaelemeesch
Show more
Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Customer Service
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- TechWolf — TechWolf uses AI to bring you an automated, continuous and objective view on the workforce skills you have, the skills you need and the gap in between.
- Hello Customer — Hello Customer is the end-to-end customer feedback platform to deliver on customer expectations by knowing which process, product or performance to improve
Emmanuel Dewitte is an individual investor.
Show more
Investment focus
- Computer, Online Games, Virtual Reality
- Seed
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Oisoi Studio — Oisoi Studio is a virtual reality gaming studio focusing on interactive multi-player experiences and creativity.
Pieterjan Bouten is the Co-Founder - Chairman of the board at In The Pocket. Pieterjan Bouten attended KU Leuven.
Show more
Investment focus
- SaaS, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Belgium, France, Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- introw — We help B2B sales, marketing & partnership teams to unlock warm referral leads in their partner ecosystem through AI. Allowing them to discover & co-sell on these leads from within their sales tools.
- Henchman — Effortlessly find the clauses you’re looking for by applying our AI to your existing contracts.
- Growblocks — Driving revenue growth is complicated. Teams need to collaborate, work with data and keep everyone on track in order to succeed.Growblocks strives to apply our winning formula to the B2B Scale-Up community helping our customers reach their revenue growth dreams - faster.We believe that when enough brains are applied, every problem is solvableand our team of brains is world class.Founded by a team of business leaders who have helped start, scale and exit some of the most successful SaaS companies in Europe. Funded by leading European VCs and Angel Investors.
Dr. Cornelius (“Conny”) Boersch is an entrepreneur, business angel and founder of numerous technology companies. Conny is considered one of the bestconnected networkers in the tech and start-up scene. He is the founder of the global company builder Mountain Partners as well as the global co-investment company Conny & Co. Conny initiated theEntrepreneurs Day at the Tegernsee, one of the most exclusive conferences in Europe and regularly holds speeches at universities or tech events all over the world. As a business angel, he has invested in more than 300 companies since 1995 and was voted “European Business Angel of the Year” in 2009. He is a European Investment Fund (EIF) - certified super angel, which means that, subject to certain restrictions, the EIF matches all of his startup investments 1 to 1.As an entrepreneur, Conny previously founded the stock-listed RFID-based companies ACG, Smartrac and Identiv as well as the cashless payment systems provider Sandpiper. For his activities he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2000. Politically, Conny acted as advisor to Dr. Guido Westerwelle, former president of the German Liberal Party, FDP, Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany from 2009 to 2012.He studied at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Essen with a thesis on venture capital and investing. He later also acted as honorary professor and held lectures at the University of Essen.
Show more
Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, Switzerland, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- Faarms — FAARMS is a new age digital platform catering to the needs of farmers.
- Lingoda — Learn a new language effectively with our online language courses! English, German, French and Spanish online, in live video group & private classes.
- Flash Coffee — Flash Coffee is a tech-enabled coffee chain that customers use their app to order and pay online, choosing to pick up orders from one of the Flash Coffee’s storefronts or order for delivery through major platforms in each market. Flash Coffee was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.
Jonas Deprez - Founder and CEO @ Daltix
Show more
Investment focus
- Seed
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Bizzy — Bizzy is the B2B intelligence platform helping you discover, qualify and engage with companies, smarter than ever.
- StriveCloud — Transform web and mobile apps with interactive features that enhance engagement, retain users, and build loyalty.
- Accurat — Accurat provides real-word shopper insights to support retail decision making with unprecedented accuracy. Our proprietary technology, platform and algorithms understand behaviour in high detail.
Louis Jonckheere is the Co-Founder and Board member at In The Pocket. Louis Jonckheere attended Vlerick Business School.
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Belgium, France
Portfolio highlights
- Henchman — Effortlessly find the clauses you’re looking for by applying our AI to your existing contracts.
- Leadcamp — Leadcamp offers software solutions for email tracking, lead scoring, pipeline management, sales analytics and automation.
- Aikido Security — Easily discover and track all your security issues in one place with Aikido's all-in-one AppSec product.
Mike Vandenhooft - CMO and Co-Founder @ Newpharma
Show more
Investment focus
- Internet, Marketing, Advertising
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Belgium
François Van Uffelen - Founder and Managing Director @ Babelway
Show more
Investment focus
- Information Technology, SaaS, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Smartbeam — Smartbeam is a construction-tech startup solving construction problems with technology solutions. We are developing a budget management application for construction that helps every site stakeholders (general contractors, subcontractors, architects and developers) to work together from the tendering phase to the end of the project. Our team is madeof Construction, Business and Software Engineers and we are currently working with experienced construction partners to co-develop the software and create a modern vision of construction budget management 2.0.
- Sortlist — Discover the most relevant agencies for your project based on your own specific requirements.
Patrick Keereman
Show more
Investment focus
- Medical, Hardware, Software
- Seed
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- MOLECUBES — MOLECUBES is a Ghent University spin-off started with the support of iMinds. Springing from the MEDISIP research group and the preclinical INFINITY lab, a team of young hardware and software engineers with hands-on experience grouped together to make a difference in their and your daily imaging practice.We build preclinical imaging cubesallowing you to combine SPECT, PET and CT imaging in almost any lab space. Modular systems leave full flexibility at your side while ensuring full mice and full rat imaging. Intuitive wireless acquisition and reconstruction software allow the systems to be used almost anywhere by anyone. Being built by end-users we also understand the importance of good servicing.
Wim Derkinderen is the Founder, Director, and Board member of FixForm.
Show more
Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Belgium, Spain, United States
Portfolio highlights
- FixForm — At FixForm, we aim to keep spaces and buildings in good, safe and clean condition. Our platform allows everybody to report problems with just the snap of a picture. Simplify your maintenance today and become part of the FixForm community.
- RiftPay — Banking and finance done with others. Introducing a social banking, finance, and mobile payment platform. The financial industry is designed to cater to the individual. RiftPay puts groups first, making us truly unique.
- Hotel Manager — Hotel Manager is the platform for delivering modern experiences to guests, wherever they are. Launch and build your hotel app in no time and manage your growth easily. All in one platform with zero technical knowledge required.
Thomas Dewitte is an individual investor.
Show more
Investment focus
- Computer, Online Games, Virtual Reality
- Seed
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Oisoi Studio — Oisoi Studio is a virtual reality gaming studio focusing on interactive multi-player experiences and creativity.
Johan Smeyers joined Arkite NV CEO & Founder in 2015.
Show more
Investment focus
- Electronics, Architecture, Information Services
- Funding Round
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Arkite NV — Improve your operations with operator guidance for automotive, aerospace, aviation, and military solutions.
Investors by industry
Consumer
Hardware
Climate
Proptech
Gaming
Google
Marketplace
Biotech
Impact
Community
Energy
FinTech
Artificial intelligence
Health Care
EdTech
Sustainability
Venture Capital
Real Estate
Retail
Clean Energy
Food and Beverage
B2B
Video Games
Web3
Photography
Education
Big Data
Finance
Financial Services
Payments
Beauty
Publishing
Infrastructure
Organic Food
Social Network
Social Media
Digital Media
Art
Medical
Android
Franchise
Mobile
Local
Music
Legal
Enterprise Software
eSports
Construction
Sports
Internet
Wellness
Email
Manufacturing
Recruiting
Mobile Advertising
Travel
Hospitality
Cannabis
Fitness
Biotechnology
Platforms
Wine And Spirits
Automotive
Social
Medical Device
Crowdfunding
CleanTech
Transportation
Mobile Apps
InsurTech
Enterprise
LGBT
Fashion
Oil and Gas
Life Science
Film
Theatre
Non Profit
Renewable Energy
SaaS
Sporting Goods
Restaurants
Social Impact
Software
Celebrity
Cryptocurrency
Agriculture (agtech)
Media (entertainment)
Facebook
Blockchain
Investors by country
Germany
United Kingdom
Canada
United States
New Zealand
South Korea
Ireland
India
Australia
Africa
Sri Lanka
Europe
Middle East
China
Qatar
Vietnam
Armenia
Oceania
Brazil
Indonesia
Asia
South Africa
Spain
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Singapore
LATAM
Estonia
Bermuda
Gibraltar
Belarus
Croatia
Ethiopia
Belize
Egypt
Georgia
France
Denmark
Costa Rica
Greece
Czech Republic
Hungary
Ecuador
Faroe Islands
Chile
Ghana
Finland
Bahrain
Algeria
Hong Kong
Belgium
Bulgaria
Barbados
Liechtenstein
Mauritius
Lithuania
Italy
Philippines
Mali
Liberia
Jersey
Malaysia
Israel
Malta
Lebanon
Norway
Myanmar
Morocco
Peru
Nicaragua
Mexico
Panama
Kuwait
Senegal
Uruguay
Puerto Rico
Sweden
El Salvador
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Slovenia
Taiwan
Togo
Seychelles
Dominican Republic
Zambia
Venezuela
Bahamas
Tajikistan
Zimbabwe
Iceland
Russian Federation
Namibia
Nigeria
Azerbaijan
Turkey
Iraq
United Arab Emirates
Tunisia
Uzbekistan
Thailand
Rwanda
San Marino
Serbia
Tanzania
Ukraine
Jamaica
Honduras
Portugal
Isle of Man
Bolivia
Poland
Luxembourg
Albania
Pakistan
Jordan
Bangladesh
Argentina
Romania
Grenada
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Cayman Islands
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cyprus
Latvia
Oman
Austria
Switzerland
Guatemala
Colombia
Marshall Islands
Angel Investors in Belgium by industry
Biotechnology
Marketplace
Food and Beverage
Financial Services
Big Data
Finance
Life Science
Medical
Medical Device
Internet
Social Media
Manufacturing
Software
Sports
Enterprise Software
Mobile Advertising
Hospitality
Automotive
FinTech
Enterprise
Health Care
Biotech
Climate
SaaS
Community
Gaming
Real Estate
Publishing
Transportation
Retail
Platforms
Payments
Proptech
Artificial intelligence
Hardware
Media (entertainment)
Construction
Mobile