# BNP Paribas Fortis

> BNP Paribas Fortis is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Software. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1519
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bnppfbelgique
- Website: https://www.bnpparibasfortis.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BNPParibasFortisBelgique

BNP Paribas Fortis is a bank that provides personal and business banking services.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $9M–$109M |
| Debt Financing | $363k–$1000M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $14M–$29M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 16% |
| Software | 4 | 13% |
| SaaS | 3 | 10% |
| Logistics | 3 | 10% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 10% |

53 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 10 | 32% |
| Series B | 5 | 16% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 10% |
| Seed | 2 | 6% |
| Series A | 2 | 6% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | 16 | 52% |
| United States | 2 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Turkey | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bert Dobbelaere | Project Manager e-Channels Security | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bert-dobbelaere |
| Jo Coutuer | Chief Data Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jo-coutuer |
| Raf Moons | Investment Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raf-moons |
| Sumit Arora | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumit-arora-565c |
| Wouter Remaut | Director, M&A Advisory | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wouter-remaut |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aedifica | Aedifica is a listed company that specialises in investments in European healthcare real estate, in particular housing for seniors with care needs. | $708.4M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| Koc Holding | Koç Group is one of Turkey's largest industrial and services groups in terms of revenues, exports, research and development investments, patent portfolio, employees, taxes paid and market capitalization on the Borsa Istanbul. With consolidated revenues of $25.5 billion, it ranks among the world's Fortune 500 list. Koç Holding has leadingpositions with strong competitive advantages in various sectors, such as energy, automotive, consumer durables and finance. It has more than 97,000 employees and 10,000 dealers, agencies and after-sales service providers. Koç Group is celebrating its 90th anniversary. | $600M | Post-IPO Debt | Oct 17, 2025 |  |
| MRM Health NV | MRM Health NV, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics based on the human microbiome. MRM Health was incorporated early 2020 by MRM Technologies, a Center of Expertise for microbiome research based in the biotech cluster in Ghent, in a joint venture with the Flemish Institute ofBiotechnology (VIB), an excellence-based entrepreneurial life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium, that focuses on translating basic scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. | $64.1M | Series B | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| Aerospacelab | Aerospacelab is a company established near Brussels aiming at tackling some of the most challenging problems with a completely different paradigm. | $109.4M | Series B | Aug 26, 2025 |  |
| Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) | Empresas Públicas de Medellín provides Public utility service company. | $500M | Debt Financing | Jun 18, 2025 |  |
| Hexa | Hexa is home to startup studios eFounders (SaaS), Logic Founders (fintech) and 3founders (web3).It all started in 2011 with startup studio eFounders, which pioneered a new way of entrepreneurship, became a reference in the B2B SaaS world, and launched over 30 companies including 3 unicorns (Front, Aircall, Spendesk).Now, eFounders is part ofHexa, alongside startup studios Logic Founders (fintech) and 3founders (web3) With Hexa, we’re on a mission to democratize a new way for entrepreneurship, one centered around building companies in teams. We do this in two ways, by supporting our existing startup studios, and by creating additional ones.In numbers? We’re an entrepreneurial ecosystem made up of:- +30 companies launched - +2800 jobs created - 3 unicorns (Spendesk, Aircall, Front) - +$5 billion combined companies valuation | $31.6M | Debt Financing | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| Eastern Steel Sdn Bhd | Eastern Steel Sdn. Bhd. ("ESSB") is headquartered in Kemaman, Terengganu, on Malaysia's East Coast of the West Peninsular. | $230M | Debt Financing | Jul 16, 2024 |  |
| Stûv | Stûv is a designer and manufacturer of wood-burning appliances. |  | Private Equity | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| Vaultspeed | Vaultspeed is a SaaS company specialized in data warehouse automation solutions. | $16.4M | Series A | Nov 16, 2023 |  |
| Aphea.Bio | Aphea.Bio will develop next generation ‘biopesticides’ based on natural microorganisms. These products will provide an alternative for chemical pesticides, which are currently under serious pressure. In addition, the company will develop novel ‘biostimulants’, i.e. microorganisms that stimulate crop growth, for example through promoting the uptakeof nutrients from the soil. | $77.1M | Series C | Jul 11, 2023 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [PMV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pmv-eu) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Belfius Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/belfius-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Force Over Mass Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/force-over-mass-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Korys](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korys) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/limburgse-reconversie-maatschappij) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does BNP Paribas Fortis invest in?

BNP Paribas Fortis invests primarily in Biotechnology, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series B stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BNP Paribas Fortis's check size?

BNP Paribas Fortis typically joins rounds of $9M–$109M at Series B, $363k–$1000M at Debt Financing and $14M–$29M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BNP Paribas Fortis participates in.

### How do I contact BNP Paribas Fortis?

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### Who are the partners at BNP Paribas Fortis?

The team at BNP Paribas Fortis includes Bert Dobbelaere (Project Manager e-Channels Security), Jo Coutuer (Chief Data Officer) and Raf Moons (Investment Director), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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