# Noman Ahmed

> Noman Ahmed is a pre-seed investor at SmartEnds (Gent) backing Software and CleanTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SmartEnds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smartends)
- Location: Gent, Belgium
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noman-ahmed-b282294/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noman.ahmed.5

Noman Ahmed is a Founder, CEO & CTO at SmartEnds. He Attended Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 100% |
| Smart Cities | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SmartEnds | SmartEnds is the Internet of Things (IoT) management solution for Waste Management utilizing edge computing, cloud services, and highly optimized sensors. Our product is BrighterBins, the #1 solution for intelligent Waste Management with its unique combination of software and modular hardware. It integrates software and four modular exchangeablesensors Camera, Laser, Ultrasonic and GPS. BrighterBins is the most complete, versatile and modular IoT Platform for Smart Waste Management in particular and can be extended to other areas such as security and site/building maintenance. The core services utilizing this versatility are spanning from routing to prediction to image analysis. We offer the data via API or through our own software applications. | $693K | Pre-Seed | Jul 31, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [imec.istart](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imec-istart) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vlaio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SmartEnds

VC Fund



1 contacts available at SmartEnds.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Noman Ahmed | Founder, CEO & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noman-ahmed |

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## FAQ

### What does Noman Ahmed invest in?

Noman Ahmed invests primarily in Software, CleanTech and Smart Cities startups, most often at Pre-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 Noman Ahmed last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Noman Ahmed closed in Jul 2019. 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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