# Invest Mons Borinage Centre

> Invest Mons Borinage Centre is a VC fund in Mons backing Agriculture and Biotechnology. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mons, Belgium
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/groupeimbc/
- Website: http://www.imbc.be/en

Invest Mons Borinage Centre is a VC fund in Mons focused on Agriculture and Biotechnology. IMBC is particularly active in the agri-food, technology, and environmental sectors, with direct links to the ecosystems of the Mons Borinage region.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 2 | 29% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 29% |
| AgTech | 1 | 14% |
| Farming | 1 | 14% |
| Training | 1 | 14% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sunrise | Sunrise aims to bring simple answers to millions of people suffering from sleep disorders.We have developed a 3-gram sensor to diagnose sleep with gold standard quality. The technology offers a revolutionary new way to measure brain commands at night, with published clinical results never seen before. Studies demonstrate Sunrise is as accurate asin-lab sleep studies, at a fraction of the cost.Affecting one in three people, sleep disorders are extremely common. Sleep apnea is the most prevalent disease with almost 1 billion persons concerned. This condition leads to great body damage over time and yet remains undiagnosed in 80% of the cases.Patients, caregiver and insurers stand to benefit greatly from a solution to current highly cumbersome, expensive and time-consuming diagnostics systems. | $29.2M |  | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Fyteko | Fyteko is an agtech company that develops and produces advanced plant biostimulants. | $13.6M | Series B | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| BiocSol | BiocSol focus on sustainable microbial-based crop protection. | $5.5M | Seed | Nov 20, 2024 |  |
| Sunrise | Sunrise aims to bring simple answers to millions of people suffering from sleep disorders.We have developed a 3-gram sensor to diagnose sleep with gold standard quality. The technology offers a revolutionary new way to measure brain commands at night, with published clinical results never seen before. Studies demonstrate Sunrise is as accurate asin-lab sleep studies, at a fraction of the cost.Affecting one in three people, sleep disorders are extremely common. Sleep apnea is the most prevalent disease with almost 1 billion persons concerned. This condition leads to great body damage over time and yet remains undiagnosed in 80% of the cases.Patients, caregiver and insurers stand to benefit greatly from a solution to current highly cumbersome, expensive and time-consuming diagnostics systems. | $18M | Series A | Mar 09, 2023 |  |
| iQrypto | Quantum technologies for a more secure world. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| I-care Group | I-care offers products, training, and services to its industrial customers. | $54.9M |  | Sep 30, 2022 |  |
| I-care Group | I-care offers products, training, and services to its industrial customers. | $49M | Series C | Sep 30, 2022 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amerigo Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amerigo-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CPH Banque](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cph-banque) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Crédit Mutuel Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cr%C3%A9dit-mutuel-impact) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Kurma Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kurma-life-science-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Namur Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/namur-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Invest Mons Borinage Centre invest in?

Invest Mons Borinage Centre invests primarily in Agriculture, Biotechnology and AgTech startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Invest Mons Borinage Centre last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Invest Mons Borinage Centre closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 7 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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