# Peter Vanlaeke

> Peter Vanlaeke is a Series B investor at Syensqo Ventures backing Automotive and Clean Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Syensqo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/solvay-ventures)
- Location: Leuven, Belgium
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petervanlaeke/

Peter Vanlaeke is a Series B investor at Syensqo Ventures in Leuven focused on Automotive and Clean Energy. Peter Vanlaeke is the Partner at Solvay Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Transportation | 1 | 50% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tretau | TAU brings unparalleled performance, sustainability and reliability to the core of each electric motor. Focused on applications for e-mobility, automotive, energy and agriculture, TAU makes coatings more durable, resistant and light, optimizes underlying production processes for environmental friendliness, pairs artificial intelligence withpeace-of-mind operating simplicity and incubates technologies in electrification and smart sensors. | $1.6M | Series B | Oct 30, 2024 |  |
| Tretau | TAU brings unparalleled performance, sustainability and reliability to the core of each electric motor. Focused on applications for e-mobility, automotive, energy and agriculture, TAU makes coatings more durable, resistant and light, optimizes underlying production processes for environmental friendliness, pairs artificial intelligence withpeace-of-mind operating simplicity and incubates technologies in electrification and smart sensors. | $9.9M | Series B | Feb 01, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Finindus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finindus) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altana-pharna-ag-nycomed) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MITO Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mito-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Santander Alternative Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/santander-alternative-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Syensqo Ventures

VC Fund · Brussels, Belgium

Solvay Ventures is the Venture Capital arm of Solvay through a 100 millions $ evergreen fund.

2 contacts available at Syensqo Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Matthew Jones | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-jones-1c07 |
| Peter Vanlaeke | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-vanlaeke-2bd6 |

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## FAQ

### What does Peter Vanlaeke invest in?

Peter Vanlaeke invests primarily in Automotive, Clean Energy and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Peter Vanlaeke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Peter Vanlaeke closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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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