# Top 15 Publishing Startup Investors in Belgium in June 2026

## Lorenz Bogaert
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Lorenz is co-founder and CEO Ghent-based start-up studio StarApps. He also co-founded early stage investment fund Pitchdrive. He previously created Netlog, Twoo (exit to Tinder), Realo (exit to Axel Springer), Delta (exit to eToro) and Rydoo (exit to Sodexo).

## Toon Coppens
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Sales Automation

Toon Coppens (Belgium, 1981), graduated as a Master of Science in Informatics at the University of Ghent.In june 2000, during his first year at university, he successfully launched the first Belgian social networking site, which later became Redbox.be.He is the co-founder of Massive Media, the social media company behind the successfuldigital brands Netlog.com and Twoo.com. Massive Media enables members to meet nearby people instantly. Today, Over 80 million people have joined our sites on web and mobile.Toon lives in Ghent (Belgium) and London (UK), loves snowboarding and used to deejay and play volleyball a lot.>> Toon's personal Netlog (dutch)>> Twoo.com (dutch)

## Peak
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

European early-stage venture capital fund backed 100% by founders. Helping Pre-Seed and Seed SaaS, Marketplaces & Platforms with their Go-To-Market.

## PMV
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care

Do and dare company

## Bart Claeys
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Content, Publishing, Digital Media

Bart Claeys - Product Designer @ Meta

## Belfius Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saint-josse-ten-noode, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Pharmaceutical

Ontdek een bank-verzekeraar dicht bij u: rekeningen, kaarten, kredieten, sparen en verzekeringen. Beheer alles online of in kantoor, volgens uw behoeften.

## Hera Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Analytics, E-Commerce, Social CRM

Hera Capital is a Monetary Authority of Singapore Registered Fund Management Company, which focuses on growth capital investments in small-to-mid sized companies within the South-East Asian region. Our portfolio companies enjoy high growth potential and are either established, or looking to accelerate, in South-East Asia.

## Jonas Deprez
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software

Jonas Deprez is a Belgian entrepreneur and tech founder with a passion for building data-driven solutions that simplify complexity. He is the co-founder and co-CEO of Donna, an AI-powered assistant that automates administrative tasks for field sales teams, freeing them up to focus on what truly matters - selling.Before Donna, Jonas foundedDaltix, a retail data company that delivered real-time insights into pricing, promotions, and product assortments for leading retailers across Europe. Under his leadership, Daltix grew from a local startup into a market leader, and was successfully acquired by Colruyt Group in 2023.Based in Ghent, Jonas is also an active angel investor and advisor within the Belgian startup ecosystem, supporting early-stage founders who are building the next wave of innovative companies.Driven by curiosity and a love for smart technology, Jonas continues to focus on the intersection of AI, data, and human productivity - always looking for better ways to work, live, and build.

## Pieter Casneuf
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, SEO, SaaS

Pieter Casneuf

## The CoFoundry
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Security

The CoFoundry helps entrepreneurs transform their ideas into sustainable companies. Some say we cut through the funding hype and work hard to give your business a sustainable future.

## Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology

Oxygen for growth - LRM

## Willem Delbare
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, CRM

Willem Delbare is the Co-founder at Officient. He attended Ghent University.

## Frank Bekkers
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Content, Publishing, Digital Media

Frank Bekkers

## Bart Putteman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Publishing, Machine Learning, Retail Technology

Bart Putteman

## Capricorn Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

Capricorn Partners is a unique independent manager of venture capital, growth capital and quoted equity funds

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