# Gilles van der Meerschen

> Gilles van der Meerschen is a seed investor at Spreds backing Distillery and Food Processing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Spreds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mymicroinvest)
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/gilles-van-der-meerschen-3b658a12/en

Gilles van der Meerschen is a seed investor at Spreds in Brussels focused on Distillery and Food Processing. Gilles van der Meerschen is the Co-Founder, Chief Business Officer & Board Member at Spreds. Gilles is a Succesful entrepreneur with a broad management experience. For more than 20 years, he has built up on know-how with a strong track record in product marketing, strategic planning, process optimisation and people management; having worked forthe world's leading manufacturer of construction & mining equipment and having acquired a key manufacturer into the Food Business.He holds a bachelor degree in Business and Administration and a master degree in Marketing from the European Business School of London. A few years later, he followed the Program for Executive Development (PED) at IMD, Lausanne.Gilles also followed a program where he learned how organization could improve productivity, creativity and results by leveraging differences in individual thinking styles at Herrman International Europe, based in Paris.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Distillery | 1 | 100% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 100% |
| Wine And Spirits | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NietsCo | NietsCo provides professionals in the food and drink industry and individuals with quality products that are distilled in the same way as the original products, but completely alcohol-free. | $365K | Seed | Dec 24, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Spreds

VC Fund · Brussels, Belgium

Spreds is a “Venture Capital” investment platform which uses crowdfunding techniques to allow individuals to select and invest alongside professionals in European start-ups and SMEs.Individuals can invest (from 100 euros) in companies listed on Spreds in conjunction with investment professionals and under the same financial conditions.Individuals combine their resources to select, invest in and support the companies of tomorrow with industry professionals.Spreds was founded in July 2011 by José Zurstrassen, Charles-Albert de Radzitzky, Olivier de Duve and Guillaume Desclée. The platform can be considered to be the main showcase for Belgian entrepreneurship to the rest of the world, as no less than 1200 people from 163 countries use the platform every day to give advice and invest in our entrepreneurs.Spreds is industry leader, since more than 31.4 million euros have been raised since its commercial launch in September 2012 and it has more than 35,000 members.Spreds was also the first crowdfunding platform in the world to develop a system allowing young companies to make a public offering for Belgian savings by establishing a relationship of trust with the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA). This is because Spreds published a FSMA approved prospectus to be able to raise unlimited amounts of funds using crowdfunding.

5 contacts available at Spreds.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gilles van der Meerschen | Partner & Chief Sales Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gilles-van-der-meerschen |
| Sarah Kawa | Lawyer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-kawa |
| Charles-Albert de Radzitzky | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-albert-de-radzitzky |
| Ines Mertens | Investment manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ines-mertens |
| Peter De Decker | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-de-decker |

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## FAQ

### What does Gilles van der Meerschen invest in?

Gilles van der Meerschen invests primarily in Distillery, Food Processing and Wine And Spirits startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gilles van der Meerschen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gilles van der Meerschen closed in Dec 2020. 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?

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