Bart Luyten
Founder and Managing Partner @ SmartFin
Brussels, Belgium
Bart Luyten is a private equity investor at SmartFin in Brussels focused on Software and PaaS. Bart Luyten is based out of Lier, Flemish Region, and is the Founder and Managing Partner of SmartFin. Bart previously worked at Sniper Investments as a Managing Director. Bart Luyten attended the University of Antwerp.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Bart Luyten invests in
Stages Bart Luyten invests in
Countries Bart Luyten invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (100%)
- PaaS 1 (50%)
- SaaS 1 (50%)
- Hardware 1 (50%)
- 3D Printing 1 (50%)
Stage
- Private Equity 1 (50%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (50%)
Country
- Belgium 1 (50%)
- The Netherlands 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Betty Blocks
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The Citizen Development platform Betty Blocks is all about empowering a new generation of developers and breaking the boundaries of technology for business innovation. They support citizen developers, help organizations innovate, and challenge assumptions of what a no-code platform can achieve. Used to build complex enterprise-grade applications:surprisingly easy, fast and fun. From mobile apps to (customer) portals to back office management and everything in between. The Betty Blocks platform’s ease of use supports every size or complexity of your app. Go as far as you like, the easiest way possible.100% in the cloud. 100% no-code. 100% innovation-driven. | $33M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 11, 2021 | |
Materialise
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Materialise is 3D printing software & solutions company specializing in the field of additive manufacturing or 3D printing. Materialise works with others to put products aimed at niche markets into the marketplace as well as helping make the prototypes of products later manufactured at large scales. Its software enables to do the same withtheir own AM equipment and services. Materialise has an easy to use online service where anyone can create a truly customized object. The company received the 2017 Trends Gazellen Award.Materialise was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. | $5.5M / Private Equity / Dec 17, 2012 |
Co-Investors
About SmartFin
SmartFin operates as an early-stage venture capital fund. Its focus is on companies developing smart technologies for the financial industry and related technologies such as security, big data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and enterprise software.
SmartFin Contacts
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Bart Luyten
Founder and Managing Partner
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Edward Schiettecatte
Founding Partner
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Jan Hollez
Managing partner of Space & Defence fund
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Jürgen Ingels
Founder and Managing Partner
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Stefan Dierckx
Founding Partner
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FAQ
What does Bart Luyten invest in?
Bart Luyten invests primarily in Software, PaaS and SaaS startups, most often at Private Equity and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Bart Luyten last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Bart Luyten closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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