# Simon De Baene

> Simon De Baene is a pre-seed investor at Workleap backing Billing and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Workleap
- Location: Montréal, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simondebaene
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/debaenes
- Website: https://x.com/debaenes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simon.debaene

Simon De Baene is a pre-seed investor at Workleap in Montréal focused on Billing and Software. Simon De Baene is based out of Montréal, Quebec, and is the Co-Founder and CEO of Workleap and Co-Founder of ShareGate.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Billing | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaiia | Gaiia offers an operating system for Telcos that focuses on billing, operations, inventory, automation, workforce, and network. The company acknowledges the necessity of an operating system that provides exceptional digital customer experiences while safeguarding growth and profitability. | $13.2M | Series A | May 25, 2024 |  |
| Ditch Labs | Ditch Labs is a digital health company pioneering substance addiction treatment by combining AI-driven behavioural therapy with revolutionary drug delivery devices. Using a novel digital therapeutic approach, Ditch is aiming to solve the world’s leading cause of preventable death, starting with nicotine addiction. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GTMfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gtmfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anges Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anges-quebec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boreal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boreal-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Desjardins Financial Security Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/desjardins-financial-security-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Formentera Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/formentera-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [General Advance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-advance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Workleap

VC Fund

Workleap mission is to have a positive impact in the lives of people at work. They do this by developing high-quality software, and by focusing on what they value most- a corporate culture based on employee happiness. This has enabled us to accomplish great things and to earn the success they have today.

4 contacts available at Workleap.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simon De Baene | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-de-baene |
| Benjamin Niaulin | Product Strategy and Marketing | — |
| Martin Gourdeau | President & General Manager | — |
| Philippe Dubois | Strategist - Paid Media | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Simon De Baene invest in?

Simon De Baene invests primarily in Billing, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Simon De Baene?

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### When did Simon De Baene last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Simon De Baene closed in May 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.

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