# Jean-Francois Van Kerckhove

> Jean-Francois Van Kerckhove is a funding round investor at Bain & Company Inc. backing Shipping. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bain & Company Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-co)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2011
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfvankerckhove

Jean-Francois Van Kerckhove is a Partner of Bain & Company. He attended KU Leuven and INSEAD.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shipping | 1 | 100% |
| Logistics | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shipwire, a CEVA Logistics Company | Shipwire provides Shipwire eliminates the hassle of storage and shipping, so merchants can focus on growth. Warehouse network includes locations in: Los Angeles, Chicago,Toronto, Vancouver, London, and Hong Kong. Shipwire allows brands to reduce shipping costs by locating inventory closer to buyers. Merchants send inventory to Shipwire warehouses and connect Shipwire to their online store, marketplace listings, or order systems. As orders flow to Shipwire, they are optimized for least-cost delivery and fulfilled from the warehouse located closest to the buyer.Shipwire is developer- and partner-friendly, with an Shipwire publishes news about the platform and the logistics industry on their | $6M |  | Jul 13, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Newell Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newell-rubbermaid) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bain & Company Inc.

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Bain & Company is a management consulting firm that provides solutions on change in management, strategies, and technology. The firm also publishes its research findings. It serves aerospace and defense, automotive, conglomerates, consumer products, energy and utilities, financial services, health care, media, retail, services, technology,telecommunications, and transportation services industries.The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

5 contacts available at Bain & Company Inc..

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bob Bechek | Worldwide managing directorBoston | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-bechek |
| Jean-Francois Van Kerckhove | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-francois-van-kerckhove |
| Torsten Lichtenau | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/torsten-lichtenau-7a90 |
| Valentin Cogels | Expert Partner, Head of ADAPT EMEA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valentin-cogels |
| Vernon Altman | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vernon-altman |

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## FAQ

### What does Jean-Francois Van Kerckhove invest in?

Jean-Francois Van Kerckhove invests primarily in Shipping, Logistics and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jean-Francois Van Kerckhove last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jean-Francois Van Kerckhove closed in Jul 2011. 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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