KBC Focus Fund

The KBC Focus Fund contains two compartments. The first compartment was created to provide seed capital to selected companies from Start it @kbc. A second compartment looks at companies in Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands and U.K. in the domains of advanced technology. We look for growth companies in nanotechnology, microelectronics and IoT.

Severijns M.B.A., Rudi

Investment Director

14 past transactions

Pharrowtech

Series A in 2022
Pharrowtech designs next-generation solutions for fixed-wireless access, wireless VR/AR and ultra-high capacity wireless links. It builds on more than 12 years of top-notch R&D performed at imec, the Belgian R&D powerhouse. Leveraging deep technical expertise in algorithm, chip and antenna design for millimeter-wave systems, it creates products with best-in-class performance, power and cost features.

Blanco

Series B in 2022
Blanco Services B.V. develops client onboarding and know your customer software for asset managers. It also offers services, such as compliance advice, MiFID-II scan, controlled organization, guidance to ISAE 3402 and SOC2, IT strategy, analysis custodian, client conversion, and market knowledge. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Aito

Series E in 2021
We are developers of patented and award-winning Piezo Sensing and Haptics technology who are on a mission to offer unparalleled user experience by bringing surfaces to life with tactile feedback to help consumer electronics brands create new and innovative products, offering differentiation in a crowded marketplace.

Wizata

Funding Round in 2021
Wizata is make sense of your data and discover unique solutions and unexploited opportunities. Wizata proposes vertical solutions answering to your specific sector challenges. As main domains of expertize, Wizata counts today the Manufacturing (Industry 4.0), Insurance, Energy, Healthcare sectors and e-commerce for predictive management and process optimization. By embedding themselves in your business and synergising with your teams, WIZATA’s data scientists uncover hidden gems within your data, whether internal or external to your organisation. Every profile is an exception, that’s why WIZATA offers an advanced collaboration model with people who are real experts in data science. Unique profiles for unique services.

Pozyx

Series A in 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.

e-peas

Venture Round in 2020
e-peas is a disruptive semiconductor company that enables the seamless operation of all connected nodes. The company is developing ultra-low-power high performances circuits such as energy harvester interfaces and microcontrollers that help companies make their IoT devices smarter and more energy-efficient by either prolonging battery life or making the devices live forever. e-peas also develops energy harvesting solutions which extend rechargeable batteries' life of portable devices by harvesting energy from solar, thermal, vibration, radiofrequency, and other sources. These solutions help industries to build products that free users and industries from a burden of replacing non-rechargeable batteries The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Mont-saint-guibert, Brabant Wallon, Belgium.

Pharrowtech

Seed Round in 2019
Pharrowtech designs next-generation solutions for fixed-wireless access, wireless VR/AR and ultra-high capacity wireless links. It builds on more than 12 years of top-notch R&D performed at imec, the Belgian R&D powerhouse. Leveraging deep technical expertise in algorithm, chip and antenna design for millimeter-wave systems, it creates products with best-in-class performance, power and cost features.

Blanco

Seed Round in 2019
Blanco Services B.V. develops client onboarding and know your customer software for asset managers. It also offers services, such as compliance advice, MiFID-II scan, controlled organization, guidance to ISAE 3402 and SOC2, IT strategy, analysis custodian, client conversion, and market knowledge. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

into.care

Venture Round in 2018
Pridiktiv is a smart mobile health collaboration platform (into.care) that enables medical staff to do what they do best. Pridikitv integrates patient records, telemetric data and a smart decision support system into one mobile platform. The company collects and communicates data from connected healtcare devices to our secure servers in order to create operational excellence that applies to every level and every person in the organization and improve the quality of life of patients.

Blanco

Seed Round in 2018
Blanco Services B.V. develops client onboarding and know your customer software for asset managers. It also offers services, such as compliance advice, MiFID-II scan, controlled organization, guidance to ISAE 3402 and SOC2, IT strategy, analysis custodian, client conversion, and market knowledge. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

sympl

Seed Round in 2017
Sympl startup integrates chatbots and video to connect job seekers and companies.
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