Rudi Cuyvers
Partner @ Gemma Frisius Fund
Rudi Cuyvers is a startup investor at Gemma Frisius Fund. Dr. Rudi Cuyvers is an Innovation Manager at K.U. Leuven R & D. He is the head of the Spin-offs & Innovation unit, which supports spin-off creation & growth and stimulates the university-industry interaction. He has been involved in the start-up of more than 15 spin-offs, is member of the board of directors in several companies and isan active partner in several network organizations that promote innovation and high-tech entrepreneurship (such as Leuven.Inc, DSP-Valley, Leuven Security Excellence Consortium). He is also actively involved in a number of European projects. He has been coordinator of the EC-supported Spinnova Paxis project and is an active partner in CREA, the network of seed capital funds, and GlobalStart, a project supporting the internationalization process of spin-off companies. Dr. Rudi Cuyvers holds a Ph.D. in Electronics (K.U. Leuven) and an MBA degree (Flanders Business School)
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About Gemma Frisius Fund
On July 3, 2002 the Gemma Frisius Fund II was established. Continuing the work of its predecessor Gemma Frisius Fund I, this is a venture capital fund providing seed capital and start-up capital to spin-off companies intending to commercialize knowledge and research developed at K.U.Leuven. Following the success of the first edition of the Fund,the three partners - Fortis Private Equity, KBC Investco and K.U.Leuven Research & Development - unanimously decided to extend this unique form of cooperation between the academic and financial worlds.The Gemma Frisius Fund I invested in 15 projects, for a total value of 8 million eur. The fund still has 4.4 million eur available for follow-up investment in these projects. The new fund will not invest in companies belonging to the portfolio of the first edition of the fund. The management structure of the Gemma Frisius Fund II will remain the same. The projects are analyzed in an advisory committee and presented for approval to the board of directors. Two directors from each partner are represented on the board.
Gemma Frisius Fund Contacts
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Paul Van Dun
Managing Director
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Rudi Cuyvers
Partner
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