# Gauthier van der Elst

> Gauthier van der Elst is a Series A investor at ScaleFund backing Open Source and Service Industry. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ScaleFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scalefund)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauthier-van-der-elst-8681095a/

Gauthier van der Elst is a Series A investor at ScaleFund focused on Open Source and Service Industry. Gauthier van der Elst is the Partner at ScaleFund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Open Source | 1 | 100% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passbolt | Passbolt is an open source password manager designed for the needs of Agile and DevOps teams. It is better because it is: highly collaborative, interoperable (Open API), open source, based on standards (PGP). Passbolt can be used in the cloud or on-prem for maximum data ownership. | $8M | Series A | Jan 23, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Airbridge Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airbridge-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bondi Capital S.A.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bondi-capital-s-a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carricha Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carricha-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carrick Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carrick-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dedicated](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dedicated-e84b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Tech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-tech-fund-a23b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ScaleFund

VC Fund · Anderlecht, Belgium

ScaleFund is a venture capital firm that not only funds entrepreneurs, but also assists them in successfully positioning themselves for key later rounds (series B, C, etc.).

2 contacts available at ScaleFund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Claire Munck | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claire-munck-3c27 |
| Gauthier van der Elst | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gauthier-van-der-elst |

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## FAQ

### What does Gauthier van der Elst invest in?

Gauthier van der Elst invests primarily in Open Source and Service Industry startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Luxembourg. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gauthier van der Elst last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gauthier van der Elst closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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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