Jan Hollez
Managing partner of Space & Defence fund @ SmartFin
De Pinte, Belgium
Jan Hollez is a Belgian tech entrepreneur, investor, and board member. He is the co-founder of two major food technology companies: Posios (acquired by Lightspeed) and Deliverect, a SaaS platform that integrated global delivery networks and scaled into a unicorn valued at over €1 billion. Recognized as the Belgian ICT Personality of the Year in2022, Hollez has since expanded his focus into institutional governance, ecosystem building, and venture capital. In December 2025, he was appointed as an Independent Board Member at PMV (Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen). He is actively involved in developing the Wintercircus Ghent technology hub and, alongside Jurgen Ingels, heads a dedicated Space & Defence venture fund investing in strategic frontier technologies.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Jan Hollez invests in
Stages Jan Hollez invests in
Countries Jan Hollez invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Series A
- $3.2M–$5.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food Delivery 2 (50%)
- SaaS 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
- E-Commerce 1 (25%)
- Hospitality 1 (25%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (50%)
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series C 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Casper
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Casper is a pan European Hybrid Kitchen pioneer and a modern day food hall; 100% virtual and getting everyone what they want. Their vision is to have a foothold in every great city of Europe: a virtual food hall (referring to the wide variety of cuisines available from which you can order) at everyone’s fingertips, from the comfort of their ownhome. Available for in-store purchase, pick-up or within 30 minutes delivery distance. Similar to a dark kitchen, Casper's kitchen operations are takeaway & delivery focused. However, they differ by choosing high street locations where customers are able to walk in and order from a kiosk, click & collect or pick-up from the deli. While they wait for and see how their food is prepared, the branded in-store environment allows them to engage with the brand; completely wiping out the mystery-factor and all misconceptions around ghost kitchens. | $5.4M / Series A / Apr 20, 2022 | |
Deliverect
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Deliverect is a subscription-based service that integrates third-party online ordering platforms like Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Glovo, and Doordash into restaurants’ point-of-sale systems, automating the inbound online order flow through a single point and eliminating the requirement for restaurant staff to monitor multiple devices and manuallyre-enter orders into their existing system. | $65M / Series C / Apr 21, 2021 | |
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Deliverect
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Deliverect is a subscription-based service that integrates third-party online ordering platforms like Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Glovo, and Doordash into restaurants’ point-of-sale systems, automating the inbound online order flow through a single point and eliminating the requirement for restaurant staff to monitor multiple devices and manuallyre-enter orders into their existing system. | $3.2M / Series A / Apr 02, 2019 | |
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Deliverect
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Deliverect is a subscription-based service that integrates third-party online ordering platforms like Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Glovo, and Doordash into restaurants’ point-of-sale systems, automating the inbound online order flow through a single point and eliminating the requirement for restaurant staff to monitor multiple devices and manuallyre-enter orders into their existing system. | Seed |
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 Jan Hollez invest in?
Jan Hollez invests primarily in Food Delivery, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Jan Hollez's check size?
Jan Hollez typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$5.4M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jan Hollez participates in.
When did Jan Hollez last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jan Hollez closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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