Top 5 Social Media Angel Investors in Belgium in January 2026
A list of 5 angel investors that invest in Social media startups based in Belgium. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Social media companies from Belgium. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Social Media Angel Investors in Belgium in January 2026
| Investor | Social Media Belgium investments |
|---|---|
| Niklas Zennström | 1 |
| Lorenz Bogaert | 1 |
| Jan Verbeke | 1 |
| Christiaan Thoma | 1 |
| Toon Coppens | 1 |
Niklas Zennström is CEO and Founding Partner at Atomico. He works daily with founders and sits on the boards of Farmdrop, Lilium, Pipedrive, Oden Technologies and Varjo. Niklas is an experienced technology investor and entrepreneur, having previously co-founded and managed globally successful technology companies including Skype, Kazaa andJoltid. Niklas founded Atomico in 2006. He is passionate about partnering about founders solving big challenges facing their planet with digital technology.In 2007, he co-founded Zennström Philanthropies with his wife, Catherine. They focus their efforts in two areas: human rights and the environment. Niklas also founded the Race for the Baltic, a foundation for a well-managed and sustainable Baltic Sea, one of the most threatened major bodies of water in the world.Niklas is a keen yachtsman and has won four World Championships with his yacht racing team, Rán.Niklas holds dual degrees in Business and MSc Engineering Physics/Computer Science from Uppsala University in Sweden, and he spent his final year at the University of Michigan.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Apps, Software
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United Kingdom, Sweden, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Audos — Where everyday entrepreneurs build small AI companies
- Isometric — Isometric is a carbon removal standard and registry.
- Lilium — Lilium is developing sustainable, high-speed air mobility through its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, vertiports and digital service.
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).
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Belgium, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- FixForm — At FixForm, we aim to keep spaces and buildings in good, safe and clean condition. Our platform allows everybody to report problems with just the snap of a picture. Simplify your maintenance today and become part of the FixForm community.
- Donna — Meet Donna, the AI assistant built for field sales teams. Save time, cut admin, and close more deals with less effort.
- Otamiser — Otamiser Booster® is an automated solution that helps hoteliers and revenue managers secure bookings by improving a property's online presence on major OTAs such as Booking.com, Expedia, Trips.com, Kayak, Airbnb, and VRBO. It maximizes occupancy rates and revenue through optimizing 951 essential parameters, ensuring continuous optimization,full automation, seamless integration with CMS, PMS, and RMS systems, dedicated customer support, integrations with Cubilis and Hostaway, and a customized API for Revenue Management software.
Jan Verbeke
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Investment focus
- Software, Government, Recruiting
- Seed
- Belgium
Christiaan Thoma
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Investment focus
- Recruiting, Social Media, Staffing Agency
- Seed
- Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- sympl — Sympl startup integrates chatbots and video to connect job seekers and companies.
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)
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Belgium, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Bizzy — Bizzy is the B2B intelligence platform helping you discover, qualify and engage with companies, smarter than ever.
- Accurat — Accurat provides real-word shopper insights to support retail decision making with unprecedented accuracy. Our proprietary technology, platform and algorithms understand behaviour in high detail.
- StarApps — StarApps is a boutique venture builder, turning game-changing ideas into breakthrough companies, managed by rockstar entrepreneurs.
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