# Top 50 Machine Learning Startup Investors in Belgium in June 2026 ## Volta Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Volta Ventures is a venture capital firm that offers seed & early stage VC for internet & software companies in the Benelux.The fund’s team, with active support from some 30 business angels, expects to make a substantial impact on every company it invests in by working with the founders and management to identify new markets andcustomers, hire senior talent, provide ongoing guidance and arrange further financing rounds.Volta Ventures has offices in Ghent and Amsterdam. ## Lorenz Bogaert - Type: Angel - Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS 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). ## Pamica NV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Financial Services Pamica NV is the investment company of Michel Akkermans. ## Toon Coppens - Type: Angel - Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Software, Sales Automation 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) ## 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. ## BDO - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zaventem, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Software, Generative AI, Machine Learning BDO is a consulting agency. They providing services under audit and assurance, accounting and reporting, tax and legal, and advisory. ## KPN Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS 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, the 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. ## 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, Software Basic and applied research fund of the Flemish regional government in Belgium ## Point Nine - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage Internet investments in areas like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile.The fund and its managers, Pawel Chudzinski and Christoph Janz have backed a number of highly successful Internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio,Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk from their earliest stages. ## Saffelberg Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gooik, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, IaaS 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. ## SmartFin - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Venture capital fund focussing on European B2B technology companies. ## Capricorn Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care Capricorn Partners is a unique independent manager of venture capital, growth capital and quoted equity funds ## European Commission - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology The official website of the European Commission, providing access to information about its political priorities, policies and services ## Michel Akkermans - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance Michel Akkermans is the Chairman and CEO of Pamica NV. Attended University of Leuven. ## PMV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care Do and dare company ## Jonathan Cornelissen - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning Jonathan Cornelissen is an entrepreneur from Leuven, Belgium who focuses his work on education and data science. He holds an undergraduate degree in commercial engineering and a Ph.D. in financial econometrics. Both degrees were obtained from the Catholic University of Leuven. During his Ph.D. program, the data scientist created a non-profitorganization that matches tutors with students in a manner that prioritizes fit and affordability. The program is still used to this day and has connected over 1,000 student/tutor pairs since its inception.The entrepreneur is also known for his work as a co-founder and CEO of DataCamp, a company created to increase data science education and data literacy. The inspiration for the company came from the entrepreneur’s time as a teaching assistant when he was looking for a fun and engaging platform to help students struggling to learn the programing language R. Since no such platform existed, he decided to create his own. During his time as CEO, the data scientist oversaw company growth that reached over $30 million in annual revenue. During his tenure, the company workforce also at least doubled for five years straight while maintaining employee satisfaction in the top 10-15 percentile. To date, the company has served over 4 million learners. Jonathan Cornelissen also works as an angel investor with a focus on education. He has contributed funds to numerous startups, including Clever Girl Finance, Kyso.io, perch.fit, and FlyThere. ## Olivier Coune - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Outdoors, Software, Lifestyle Olivier Coune ## Force Over Mass Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech Force Over Mass Capital is an FCA regulated venture capital firm focused on early stage technology investments across UK and Europe. We invest in B2B innovation across four verticals, i.e. Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and Industry 4.0.FOM cap operates both seed and scale-up funds to support early stage businesses through their growthjourney. ## Lunar Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Lunar Ventures is a deep-tech, seed-stage venture fund with a team of 3 deep-tech expert partners in Berlin that come from science, and business in deep tech companies. The firm particularly invests across Europe into founders building high potential startups that specialize in artificial intelligence or machine learning, blockchain,cybersecurity, big data, analytics, or other industries. ## Zero Prime Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Pre-seed/seed fund writing first checks into engineer-led enterprise startups focused on data technologies (AI/ML/deep learning/data infra) ## Sniper Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mechelen-bovelingen, Limburg, Belgium - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, CRM, Video Formed in 2011, Sniper Investments is a lean, transparent value investment fund with a long term philosophy. The fund builds on its management team’s full cycle track record in successfully raising, investing, managing and exiting Venture Capital and Private Equity portfolio’s in both up- and down cycles.Sniper Investments is a venture capitalfund investing in early stage companies primarily via equity participation. the fund combines the joint experience of Privast Capital Partners and Partners @ Venture.the geographical scope is determined by the need to be able to be close to the investee companies. ## Fortino Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zaventem, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS We partner with exceptional B2B Software entrepreneurs across Northwestern Europe. ## SHIFT Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Information Technology SHIFT Invest is a Dutch venture capital fund that invests in early stage environmental impact startups ## Molenwater Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Herentals, Antwerpen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Machine Learning, Information Technology Molenwater Groep is een Belgische investeringsgroep met focus op duurzame meerwaarde en participaties in verschillende sectoren. ## Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Hardware, Software, Mobile Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC) is focused on identifying and nurturing new technologies in promising new areas such as mobile health and wellness, data center/cloud computing, Internet of Things, human-computer interface technologies, privacy/security, and more. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in Korea, Israeland the U.K., SSIC’s mission is to develop and accelerate groundbreaking technologies through open innovation working in collaboration with entrepreneurs and strategic partners to enhance people’s lives and open new possibilities. ## Noman Ahmed - Type: Angel - Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, CleanTech, Smart Cities Noman Ahmed is a Founder, CEO & CTO at SmartEnds. He Attended Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). ## Will Margiloff - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Analytics, Machine Learning Will Margiloff serves as CEO of IgnitionOne. Margiloff is charged with the overall vision and strategic direction of IgnitionOne’s services and Digital Marketing Suite. With digital marketing experience stretching back to 1995, Margiloff brings unparalleled innovation and expertise to the company and to the industry. As one of the early pioneers inthe Internet marketing field, he has helped revolutionize the online landscape, leading the use of new online advertising formats and technologies. ## Jonas Deprez - Type: Angel - Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software Jonas Deprez is a Belgian entrepreneur and tech founder with a passion for building data-driven solutions that simplify complexity. He is the co-founder and co-CEO of Donna, an AI-powered assistant that automates administrative tasks for field sales teams, freeing them up to focus on what truly matters - selling.Before Donna, Jonas foundedDaltix, a retail data company that delivered real-time insights into pricing, promotions, and product assortments for leading retailers across Europe. Under his leadership, Daltix grew from a local startup into a market leader, and was successfully acquired by Colruyt Group in 2023.Based in Ghent, Jonas is also an active angel investor and advisor within the Belgian startup ecosystem, supporting early-stage founders who are building the next wave of innovative companies.Driven by curiosity and a love for smart technology, Jonas continues to focus on the intersection of AI, data, and human productivity - always looking for better ways to work, live, and build. ## Target Global - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services Target Global is a prominent European technology investment firm with a significant presence in the venture capital landscape, boasting over €3 billion in assets under management. The firm operates out of key tech hubs including London, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and Abu Dhabi, and has a rich portfolio featuring some of Europe's most successful techcompanies such as Revolut, Auto1, Copper, Delivery Hero, Docplanner, and Rapyd.Founding and GrowthTarget Global was established in 2015 by Shmuel Chafets and Yaron Valler, who brought a wealth of experience from their tenure at Hasso Plattner Ventures. Their professional partnership dates back 15 years to their time at Giza Venture Capital, a trailblazer in Israel's investment ecosystem, where they honed their investment acumen and industry foresight.Investment Philosophy and ImpactTarget Global stands out in the European tech industry for its diverse team and its ability to identify and capitalize on unique opportunities. The firm's knack for recognizing potential in the early stages of Germany's tech economy led to the emergence of several unicorns in the 2010s. As the European tech industry evolves, Target Global remains at the forefront, seeking out innovative companies like Robovision, Saleor, and Finom. These recent investments reflect the firm's commitment to supporting cutting-edge technology and business models.Fundraising SuccessesTarget Global's fundraising prowess is evident in its six investment funds, which have collectively raised significant capital. The funds range from Early Stage Funds, focusing on nascent startups, to Growth Funds that support more mature companies scaling their operations. The firm's co-investment strategy has led to over €1 billion in capital deployment across a diverse array of partnerships.Backing and AchievementsWith the backing of investors such as FERI, UBS, Allianz X, Mubadala, and Hermes GPE, Target Global has cemented its reputation as a trusted and successful investment firm. Its portfolio spans over 140 companies at various development stages, with a focus on those targeting trillion-dollar markets.Just a few of the many notable companies in the firm’s portfolio include:- Tarabut, MENA’s leading open banking platform, which was recently featured in Forbes Middle East’s list of Top 50 Fintech Companies.- Flo Health, an AI-driven women’s health product, which is the world’s top health and fitness app by downloads.- Robovision, an easy-to-use AI-driven computer vision platform for users to develop their own deep-learning-based solutions.- Enter, a German company that helps homeowners and businesses reduce their carbon footprint.Target Global's track record includes support for 15 unicorn companies, over 20 exits, and 7 IPOs, showcasing its ability to drive growth and success in the European tech ecosystem. The team, comprised of individuals with founder and operator backgrounds, continues to pursue exceptional opportunities to expand the firm's portfolio and influence.Target Global's journey from its inception to its current status as a key player in European venture capital is marked by strategic investments, a commitment to diversity, and a deep understanding of the tech industry's dynamics. With a clear vision for the future, Target Global is poised to continue its role in shaping the next wave of European tech giants. ## Samsung Catalyst Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductor Samsung Catalyst fosters innovation through guidance, expertise and connections, transforming innovative ideas into world-changing products at scale. ## Bart Putteman - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Publishing, Machine Learning, Retail Technology Bart Putteman ## Singular - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence Singular is a generalist venture capital firm backing ambitious European entrepreneurs. ## Lieven Danneels - Type: Angel - Location: Bruges, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Software, Cryptocurrency Bruges Metropolitan CEO of Televic ## Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology Oxygen for growth - LRM ## Crane Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Crane is a London based VC firm investing and building seed and early stage intelligent enterprise and deep technology businesses across Europe. Our strategy is to support founders in building and executing their go-to-market strategy. ## Inkef - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical SVB - Europe's biggest online shop for boating equipment and accessories! Worldwide delivery, even directly on-board! ## Wallimage Entreprises - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Marketing, Advertising Wallimage Entreprises ## Astanor Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage Astanor Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on entrepreneurs regenerating the food, blue ocean economy, and agriculture sector. The firm targeting technology-enabled companies across the agri-food value chain, leveraging disruptive technologies to bring about a future of food that is nourishing, regenerative, trusted, and ultra-fresh. Itrings together capital, deep sector knowledge, and a strong network of entrepreneurs, impact investors, technologists, scientists, farmers, chefs, policymakers, and food lovers to give rise to a future of food that is nourishing, regenerative, scalable, trusted, and delicious. ## Merus Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence Merus Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by former M&A leaders at Google and Microsoft. Merus empowers ambitious teams building tomorrow’s industry-defining platforms. The firm partners with founders that possess unique industry and customer insights, an unwavering commitment to product innovation, and a relentless focus onexecution. ## ING Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Corporate site of ING, a global financial institution of Dutch origin, providing news, investor relations and general information ## Innovation Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology Chemical, Advanced Materials, Cosmetics, Recycling, CleanTech, Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Biosciences ## Selçuk Boydak - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Education, E-Learning Selçuk Boydak is the Co-Founder and Lecturer at AI Business School. Selçuk attended Boğaziçi University. ## Red River West - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS RRW invests in outstanding European Tech companies. We promote their international take-off by providing significant financial firepower and game changing ... ## Hummingbird Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Supporting Exceptional entrepreneurs. We value emotional intelligence as much as data, growing internal culture as much as growing revenue, and forming strong, personal bonds with founders. We recognize patterns where other don't. ## SFPI-FPIM - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical The Federal Holding and Investment Company (SFPI-FPIM) centrally manages the federal government’s shareholdings, cooperates with the government on specific projects and pursues its own investment policy in the interests of the Belgian economy. ## Citi Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Citi Ventures ignites change and reimagines solutions to drive economic progress for Citi's clients. We explore, incubate, and invest in new ideas in partnership with Citi colleagues, our clients, and the innovation ecosystem to accelerate the discovery of new sources of value. ## Anthony Brenninkmeijer - Type: Angel - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, EdTech, Software Anthony Brenninkmeijer Strategy - Start-ups - Scale-ups - Angel Investor. ## Id4 ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Id4 is an asset manager, designed for family offices and private investors, committed to unearth valuable and outstanding tech opportunities in Europe ## Stijn Christiaens - Type: Angel - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Data Integration, Information Technology Stijn Christiaens is based out of Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and is the Founder and Chief Data Citizen of Collibra. Stijn previously worked at Vrije Universiteit Brussel as a Researcher. Stijn Christiaens attended the KU Leuven. Stijn Christiaens has been certified in Data Monetization Strategy: Creating Value Through Data. ## Pitchdrive - Type: VC Fund - Location: Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Pitchdrive is a pre-seed investor run by experienced tech entrepreneurs backing founders during their crazy startup ride. Buckle up. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co