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.
- Total investments:
- 44
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
Last updated:
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Industries Spreds invests in
Stages Spreds invests in
Countries Spreds invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $97k–$627k
- Series A
- $248k–$2.3M
- Series B
- $165k–$910k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 7 (16%)
- Food and Beverage 6 (14%)
- Software 4 (9%)
- E-Commerce 4 (9%)
- Health Care 4 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 21 (48%)
- Series A 11 (25%)
- Series B 3 (7%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (5%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (5%)
Country
- Belgium 33 (75%)
- France 3 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gilles van der Meerschen
Partner & Chief Sales Officer
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Partner & Chief Sales Officer | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Sarah Kawa
Lawyer
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Lawyer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Charles-Albert de Radzitzky
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Ines Mertens
Investment manager
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Investment manager | Total investments: 16 | Find email | |
Peter De Decker
Investment Analyst
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Investment Analyst | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jelloow is a data-driven platform designed to help businesses clearly identify their true marketing needs. Instead of relying on assumptions or generic solutions, we analyze key data points to provide precise, tailored insights. Our approach eliminates guesswork, ensuring that companies invest in the right marketing strategies to achieve theirgoals. With Jelloow, businesses can confidently navigate their marketing landscape, knowing they’re making decisions backed by real data.The Jelloow process: 1. Plan, Scope and Post your project 2. Get pitches from Marketing Agencies 3. Select your team and start your project. Simple as it can be. Our Jelloow Leads are marketing experts, and will provide best practices so you can see results, ASAP. Get started with a (free!) planning call Let’s chat! | $150K / Pre-Seed / Jul 20, 2024 | ||
| Meet the growing demand for transparency in the music industry with subscription plans that give you unlimited meta data, music distribution, radio airplay monitoring, blockchain marketplace, digital proof of ownership, and easy-to-use conversion of your creation into NFT, all in ONE PLACE.we are a platform where creators, artists, producers,record labels, teams can earn revenue from published content. playtreks is an ethical and transparent business model where creatives can monetize exclusive content and earn significantly more. Stay up to date about our to be announced token, TREKS | $196.9K / Pre-Seed / Jun 23, 2021 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Meet the growing demand for transparency in the music industry with subscription plans that give you unlimited meta data, music distribution, radio airplay monitoring, blockchain marketplace, digital proof of ownership, and easy-to-use conversion of your creation into NFT, all in ONE PLACE.we are a platform where creators, artists, producers,record labels, teams can earn revenue from published content. playtreks is an ethical and transparent business model where creatives can monetize exclusive content and earn significantly more. Stay up to date about our to be announced token, TREKS | $139.9K / Angel / Sep 23, 2020 | ||
| Digiteal offers to every european citizen a personal assistant to manage their e-invoices and perform their online payments. The startup is specialized in financial technologies, especially in e-invoicing and e-payment for the B2C market. Its mission is to simplify the B2C invoicing process at a European level, for the citizens and for theissuers. The company also aims at becoming the first pan-european e-invoicing platform for the B2C market. | $957.5K / Debt Financing / Jan 10, 2019 | ||
| Collect & share all the memories of your event instantly in this free private social network.Have you ever been in a situation where you went on a holiday with friends and found it hard to get all the pictures or videos from everyone?Eventer is an easy way for sharing photos/ gifs / boomerangs / videos in one online albumwhether you organise a private event (birthday, holiday, wedding, party, bar mitzvah, etc) or a corporate event (teambuilding, incentive, kick-off, networking, activation, …).What can you do with Eventer?- Create an album - Connect guests by geo-localisation or by invite (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Whatsapp, Messenger, email, Skype, sms, …). No codes or hashtag. - Sign up with email, Facebook, Linkedin or anonymous - Take photos - Add photos, gifs, videos, boomerangs and live photos from your gallery - Create a gif - Comment & like the content - Share the content (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Whatsapp, Messenger, email, Skype, …) - See other guests and their profile - GPS directions to the event - Search on photos and events - Sort on likes - Real time assistance inside the app - See and save the event from your computer - There is more but you have to get the app to check it ;-)Eventer doesn’t eat up your storage, the app is slim and the content is in the cloud.Why would you put your private or professional life on a social network since Eventer is private.Eventer doesn’t have any right on your content. You can delete it at any time.As a guest, you can stay anonymous. Signing up is required for creating an event.Eventer is free for private events, while a pro licence offers the following features:- Live Show (display the content in real time on screens) - Real time content moderation (filter out inappropriate or offensive content) - Photographer or the photo booth connection - Communication & Marketing Tools - Brand activation - Easy content management | $246.9K / Seed / Oct 04, 2017 | ||
| Creo² has developed solutions for companies to allow their customers to choose the NGO they support.Creo² helps 100+ companies in developing their social impact while engaging their customers and employees with 360° tools (online, in-store, event). | $210.2K / Seed / Nov 21, 2016 | ||
| The application enables its users to locate and pay for bars in their local area. Bars can use the application to consolidate their CRM and receive payments from their customers.A guaranteed experience to be enjoyed without moderation!Barnaby is a new all-in-one app to make your life easier: a tried and tested guide with searchcriterionsthat can be fine-tuned depending on the mood, the atmosphere, the little extra that oneis looking for…, an extremely precise geo-location tool showing the closest bars, a 2.0 tab systemas well as cashless payment… Barnaby has the ambition to become the first app guide to helpyou discover and suggest the best addresses for a drink, both in French cities and around theworld. Welcome to DrinkTech!Barnaby was launched in 2015 by Quentin Thireau and is based in Brussels. | $290.2K / Seed / Nov 14, 2016 | ||
| Helpigo is a young Brussels start-up company, created in October 2015. Dynamic, creative and with roots in various sectors, their aim is to create a real change on the employment market. Although they are ambitious, they are a unifying force with an exciting rallying call that will enable us to succeed in the mission they have set theirselves. | $627.2K / Seed / Nov 09, 2016 | ||
| Fan's Team is a sportswear store based in Wavre, Belgium. | $96.9K / Seed / Oct 05, 2016 | ||
| See all 44 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Spreds invest in?
Spreds invests primarily in Information Technology, Food and Beverage and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 44 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Spreds's check size?
Spreds typically joins rounds of $97k–$627k at Seed, $248k–$2.3M at Series A and $165k–$910k at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Spreds participates in.
How do I contact Spreds?
Public channels for Spreds include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Spreds?
The team at Spreds includes Gilles van der Meerschen (Partner & Chief Sales Officer), Sarah Kawa (Lawyer) and Charles-Albert de Radzitzky (Chief Executive Officer), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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