# Wim Vernaeve

> Wim Vernaeve is a seed investor at SweepBright (Ghent) backing SaaS and Information Technology. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SweepBright](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sweepbright)
- Location: Ghent, Belgium
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vernaeve/
- Website: http://www.greenparkinvest.com

Wim Vernaeve is a seed investor at SweepBright in Ghent focused on SaaS and Information Technology. Wim is a founding partner of Green Park Investment Partners, a private equity investor in the BeNeLux. He also personally invests in early stage startups. Previously he was co-founder of Bragster.com, a social network for daredevils that was sold to Guinness World Records. Before that, he worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in London.Wim received a MSc. in Aerospace Engineering.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $445k–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 33% |
| CRM | 1 | 17% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Exhibitly.ai | Exhibitly.ai provides an AI‑powered platform for trade shows and B2B conferences that personalizes visitor experiences on event websites. Generates tailored exhibitor and session recommendations using attendee job title and company inputs. Converts anonymous website traffic into higher‑intent leads for event organizers. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | May 19, 2026 |  |
| Polysense | Engineering Consultants | $2.3M | Seed | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Dripl | Dripl revolutionizes the supply chain for flavored water and soft drinks by doing away with bottles and needless water transportation.Using natural chemicals and carbonation, the Refill Points turn tap water into a respectable low-sugar substitute for soft beverages. By 2030, Dripl hopes to save up to 1 billion packing units. |  |  | Aug 24, 2023 |  |
| TechWolf | TechWolf develops an AI-based talent intelligence platform that allows enterprises to adopt a skills-based talent model. The company's platform automatically monitors employees’ skills based on HR information and their digital footprint on the work floor. Its AI-based software offers organizations an overview of skills and skill gaps acrosstheir workforce and actionable insights on current and future skill needs. | $1.1M | Seed | Apr 01, 2020 |  |
| Cardify | Cardify redefines the way the fastest growing companies enable their sales team to deliver a more effective and personalized buyer/seller experience. The company was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | $445K | Seed | Feb 10, 2020 |  |
| SweepBright | SweepBright transforms the real estate sales flow into a fully digital journey. Its rich stack of features empowers real estate agencies of any kind to become far more efficient and deliver exceptional customer experiences. It has been designed from the onset with mobile usage in mind and integrates seamlessly with third-party applications. Thisenables agencies large or small, to transform their sales flow into a fully digital journey.It was founded in 2016 and is based in Antwerp, Belgium. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 17, 2018 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [100IN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/100in) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Allusion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allusion) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Faraday Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faraday-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NewSchool.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newschool-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PMV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pmv-eu) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Group Spadel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-group-spadel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SweepBright

VC Fund · Antwerp, Belgium

SweepBright transforms the real estate sales flow into a fully digital journey. Its rich stack of features empowers real estate agencies of any kind to become far more efficient and deliver exceptional customer experiences. It has been designed from the onset with mobile usage in mind and integrates seamlessly with third-party applications. Thisenables agencies large or small, to transform their sales flow into a fully digital journey.It was founded in 2016 and is based in Antwerp, Belgium.

5 contacts available at SweepBright.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wim Vernaeve | Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wim-vernaeve |
| Joris Noreillie | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joris-noreillie |
| Raphael Bochner | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raphael-bochner |
| Sirio Marchi | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sirio-marchi |
| Valérie Touraine | CEO; CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/val%C3%A9rie-touraine |

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## FAQ

### What does Wim Vernaeve invest in?

Wim Vernaeve invests primarily in SaaS, Information Technology and CRM startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Wim Vernaeve's check size?

Wim Vernaeve typically joins rounds of $445k–$2.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Wim Vernaeve participates in.

### When did Wim Vernaeve last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Wim Vernaeve closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 6 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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