Saffelberg Investments
VC Fund
Gooik, Belgium
Saffelberg Investments is an independent financial and industrial holding controlling a portfolio of 250 million €. Saffelberg Investments focuses on long term investments by participating in majority or significant minority interests in fast-growing companies.
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 55%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Saffelberg Investments invests in
Stages Saffelberg Investments invests in
Countries Saffelberg Investments invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$2.4M
- Series A
- $2.3M–$5.7M
- Private Equity
- $1.2M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 5 (23%)
- Software 3 (14%)
- SaaS 2 (9%)
- Health Care 2 (9%)
- Biotechnology 2 (9%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (23%)
- Private Equity 5 (23%)
- Seed 4 (18%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (18%)
- Series B 2 (9%)
Country
- Belgium 13 (59%)
- Australia 1 (5%)
- United States 1 (5%)
- The Netherlands 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jos Sluys
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
|
Chief Executive Officer & Founder | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
|
Marleen Vercammen
Director & Chief Financial Officer
|
Director & Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded in 1990, Deminor is a leading privately-owned and international litigation funder with offices in Brussels, London, Hamburg, New York, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, and Luxembourg. Deminor’s name, derived from the French ‘défense des minoritaires’, reflects its origins in providing services to minority shareholders. Deminor is still very muchdefined by the pursuit of good causes and its determination to restore justice for clients.Combining skill sets from 16 different nationalities and 14 languages, Deminor has funded cases in 18 jurisdictions including the Americas, the Middle East and offshore centres such as the Cayman Islands and Bermuda. With specialists in arbitration, intellectual property, competition, corporate & post-M&A, investments, enforcement, and tax litigation, Deminor has achieved positive recoveries for clients in more than 81% of the cases it has funded, against an industry average of 70%.In addition to funding one-to-one commercial claims, Deminor originates, syndicates and funds group actions. In 2018, Deminor was instrumental in reaching the largest ever settlement in Europe (EUR 1.3 bn in the Fortis case). Equally, the company does not shy away from being a first-mover in jurisdictions where funding has not been tested. It was the first funder to support collective actions in Italy and reached a landmark settlement in the Olympus securities action in Japan (2017).Deminor is immensely proud of its diverse client base, which includes some of the world’s most innovative and entrepreneurial companies, in addition to globe’s leading public and private pension funds, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds. Out of the ten biggest investors worldwide, four are recurring clients of Deminor. | $31.8M / Private Equity / May 23, 2025 | ||
| Radian Arc is a content delivery network (CDN) that sets up broadband services around the world to make it easier to send video or gaming data to consumers. | $10M / Series B / Jun 11, 2024 | ||
| Iristick creates industrial smart glasses to support enterprises in their digital transformation. Iristick empowers the frontline workers of Industry 4.0 in three domains: remote assistance, digital work instructions and pick-by-vision logistics. Iristick smart eyewear is currently being used and tested by customers in maintenance, after-salessupport, logistics, shop floor activities, quality control, telemedicine and education. Iristick, based in Antwerp, Belgium, supports customers globally. Winner of a Red Dot Award, H2020 European Commission Innovation Grant (N°811820) and holder of multiple patents. | $4.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 21, 2023 | ||
| Tangent Works operates as a data science startup.Tangent Works, the startup has automated the “repetitive” and “manual” parts of a data scientist’ job — namely, building the models. | $4.3M / Series A / Dec 15, 2022 | ||
| Build your on-demand promo store in minutes. The fastest growing marketplace for on-demand. | $3.3M / Convertible Note / Dec 23, 2021 | ||
| Founded in 1990, Deminor is a leading privately-owned and international litigation funder with offices in Brussels, London, Hamburg, New York, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, and Luxembourg. Deminor’s name, derived from the French ‘défense des minoritaires’, reflects its origins in providing services to minority shareholders. Deminor is still very muchdefined by the pursuit of good causes and its determination to restore justice for clients.Combining skill sets from 16 different nationalities and 14 languages, Deminor has funded cases in 18 jurisdictions including the Americas, the Middle East and offshore centres such as the Cayman Islands and Bermuda. With specialists in arbitration, intellectual property, competition, corporate & post-M&A, investments, enforcement, and tax litigation, Deminor has achieved positive recoveries for clients in more than 81% of the cases it has funded, against an industry average of 70%.In addition to funding one-to-one commercial claims, Deminor originates, syndicates and funds group actions. In 2018, Deminor was instrumental in reaching the largest ever settlement in Europe (EUR 1.3 bn in the Fortis case). Equally, the company does not shy away from being a first-mover in jurisdictions where funding has not been tested. It was the first funder to support collective actions in Italy and reached a landmark settlement in the Olympus securities action in Japan (2017).Deminor is immensely proud of its diverse client base, which includes some of the world’s most innovative and entrepreneurial companies, in addition to globe’s leading public and private pension funds, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds. Out of the ten biggest investors worldwide, four are recurring clients of Deminor. | $40M / Private Equity / Mar 03, 2021 | ||
| Build your on-demand promo store in minutes. The fastest growing marketplace for on-demand. | $2.4M / Seed / Nov 19, 2020 | ||
| Pozyx is a fast growing start-up specialized in accurate indoor positioning using ultra-wideband technology and sensor fusion. Pozyx started at Ghent University and today has over 1500 customers of its flagship product in over 65 countries. | $2.9M / Series A / Oct 28, 2020 | ||
| Antelope Dx is a company developing a palm-sized diagnostic device for home testing. | $10.7M / Series B / Sep 15, 2020 | ||
| Hyloris Pharmaceuticals is an innovative specialty pharmaceutical company focused on adding value to the healthcare system by reformulating well-known pharmaceuticals. Hyloris Pharmaceuticals develop innovative proprietary products that offer significant advantages compared to currently available alternatives. | $16.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 30, 2020 | ||
| See all 22 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Similar industry
Similar stage
Similar country
Featured in Investor Lists
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Saffelberg Investments invest in?
Saffelberg Investments invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Private Equity stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Saffelberg Investments's check size?
Saffelberg Investments typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$2.4M at Seed, $2.3M–$5.7M at Series A and $1.2M–$40M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Saffelberg Investments participates in.
How do I contact Saffelberg Investments?
Public channels for Saffelberg Investments 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 Saffelberg Investments?
The team at Saffelberg Investments includes Jos Sluys (Chief Executive Officer & Founder) and Marleen Vercammen (Director & Chief Financial Officer). 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.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
