Top investors in Antwerpen
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Heran Partners
Heran Partners is a Belgian venture capital firm focused on European healthtech, medical technology, deep tech, and digital health. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Antwerp, it provides venture and growth capital along with mentorship and access to a strong professional network for startups and scale-ups with innovative technology platforms and clear market potential. The firm emphasizes backing teams with solid scientific backgrounds and entrepreneurial drive to advance healthcare through technology. Its portfolio includes Fluidic Sciences, which develops microfluidic platforms for biologics discovery; Pharmacelera, applying in-silico drug discovery; and Gynaia, building AI-powered diagnostics in women's health. Heran Partners actively seeks promising ventures and invites pitches from startups addressing meaningful healthcare challenges across Europe.
TCD Capital
TCD Capital is a venture capital firm based in Belgium with activities in Brussels and Antwerp. Established in 2016, it invests in technology, life sciences, and smart living companies across Europe, with a focus on scaling growth-stage ventures. The firm emphasizes governance and value creation, applying disciplined governance principles in selecting investments and supporting portfolio companies. It seeks partnerships with ambitious founders and offers resources to strengthen governance and share knowledge for entrepreneurs and investors. Sectors of interest include MedTech, BioTech, HealthTech, and related digital and industrial applications, with an emphasis on sustainable and ESG-aligned outcomes. Through its portfolio-building approach and collaborations, TCD Capital aims to help scale-ups reach broader markets and achieve long-term growth.
AXE Investments
AXE Investments is a Belgian venture capital firm based in Antwerp that serves as a minority partner in growth-oriented companies. It operates as part of the Anacom Group through a joint venture between Anacom (controlled by Christian Leysen) and Sofinim (Ackermans & van Haaren), forming a member of the Axe Group. The firm concentrates on investments in logistics, technology-based services, real estate, and related financial assets to balance risk and support long-term value creation.
PMV
PMV is the Flemish investment company that finances and supports entrepreneurship and infrastructure in Flanders, providing startups, scale-ups and mature SMEs with funding across the lifecycle through standard loans, co-financing, guarantees and tailored instruments, including equity-like mechanisms and fund-based offerings. As a leading infrastructure investor, PMV drives sustainable real estate development and energy and infrastructure initiatives with sector focus in Real Estate, Clean Tech & Industrials, Life Sciences & Care, and Energy, while offering advisory, guidance and financing throughout growth, from early stages to management buy-outs. Working with government and partners, PMV funds projects that support prosperity and well-being in Flanders and aims for long-term profitability and sustainability of the enterprises and projects it invests in.
Made 8 investments in Antwerpen
WeloveFounders
WeloveFounders is a European early-stage venture capital firm based in Brussels, Belgium. It focuses on B2B technology companies in Europe, particularly software-as-a-service and information technology sectors, and provides hands-on support through active board involvement to help startups structure, grow, and scale. Founded in 2023, the firm targets European entrepreneurs and seeks to accelerate product development and go-to-market execution through strategic guidance and governance.
Made 1 investment in Antwerpen
The Innovation Fund
The Innovation Fund is a Belgian venture capital firm based in Schaerbeek. Founded in 2015, the firm focuses on investing in startups and growth companies active in chemistry, life sciences, biosciences, material science, process technology, hygiene and cosmetology, healthcare services, medical devices, and recycling technology. It supports early-stage to growth-stage ventures with strong innovative character, often through public-private co-investment that provides access to capital, expertise, and networks from industrial partners. The fund emphasizes projects that have undergone initial research and development and aims to help translate academic advances into commercial products, particularly in Belgium's chemical and life sciences sectors.
Made 3 investments in Antwerpen
Industrya
Industrya is a venture capital firm and an initiative of the John Cockerill industrial group, based in Seraing, Belgium, founded in 2020. It backs startups in Industry 4.0, energy transition, and new materials with hands-on support from seed to scale-up, providing early seed and Series A/B capital and partnering with other investors to foster a robust startup ecosystem.
Made 2 investments in Antwerpen
Volta Ventures
Volta Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Ghent, Belgium, with offices in Ghent and Amsterdam. Founded in 2014, it focuses on seed and early-stage investments in Benelux internet and software companies, particularly B2B software, enterprise software, and SaaS. The firm collaborates closely with founders, supported by a network of business angels, to help identify new markets, hire senior talent, and drive go-to-market and international growth. It typically makes initial investments ranging from a few hundred thousand to a couple of million euros, with the potential for follow-on rounds as portfolio companies scale. Volta Ventures emphasizes a founder-first approach and aims to back software startups that can build scalable solutions for business customers across the Benelux region.
Made 3 investments in Antwerpen
Capricorn Partners
Capricorn Partners is an independent venture capital firm based in Leuven, Belgium, that specializes in technology-driven growth companies across Europe, with a strong emphasis on the Benelux region. It focuses on backing innovative businesses that use technology for a competitive advantage, spanning sectors such as information technology, software as a service, healthcare and life sciences, digital health, big data, clean technology, manufacturing, and consumer markets. With roughly three decades of experience, Capricorn Partners combines sector knowledge and technical expertise to support portfolio companies through growth and transformation. The firm operates with a long-term investment horizon and manages about €300 million in assets, employing a team of professionals across digital, health, and clean technologies to source opportunities and provide strategic insight. Capricorn Partners aims to foster European tech-enabled growth by aligning capital with ambitious entrepreneurs and guiding them toward scalable success.
Made 2 investments in Antwerpen
Angelwise
Angelwise is a Belgium-based venture capital firm specializing in information and communication technology, focused on investing in startups and early-stage companies in the Benelux region with real problems, large market potential, strong founders, initial customers, and scalable, capital-efficient business models. It makes initial equity investments in the range of EUR 200k to EUR 600k, with potential follow-on funding up to EUR 3 million across rounds, and is supported by managers with entrepreneurial and operational experience who remain accessible to entrepreneurs. In addition to capital, Angelwise provides proactive, hands-on support and direct access to its network to accelerate growth and contribute to digital transformation. Founded in 2022 and based in Hasselt, Belgium, the firm seeks to build an ecosystem around its portfolio and collaborates with portfolio companies to help them scale and achieve international growth.
Made 1 investment in Antwerpen
Be Angels
Be Angels is a European business angel network based in Brussels, Belgium. It connects founders with experienced angel investors to provide equity financing and coaching for early-stage companies across sectors such as SaaS, biotechnology, AI, robotics, automotive technology, construction, hospitality, healthcare, information technology, energy, and financial services. The network offers dealflow management, mentorship, and educational resources through BeAngels Academy, and organizes fundraising events. It operates primarily in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France and counts around 250 members. Through its activities, Be Angels has facilitated more than 10 million euros in funding for innovative startups over the past four years. It collaborates with professional partners to assist private investors with capital gains tax guidance, strengthening support for founders and their backers in the region.
Made 1 investment in Antwerpen
Blink Charging
Blink Charging is an owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle charging equipment and networked charging services for residential, commercial, and public locations. It offers Level 2 and DC fast charging devices and runs the Blink Network, a cloud-based platform that remotely monitors, maintains, and manages charging stations, tracks usage, and handles payments and station information. The company sells charging hardware and delivers turnkey solutions, host-owned options, and charging-as-a-service, generating revenue from equipment sales, charging service fees, and network subscriptions. It partners with property owners, municipalities, airports, hotels, hospitals, retailers, and other site operators to deploy charging infrastructure, primarily in the United States, where it has a large installed base.
Made 1 investment in Antwerpen
Vectis
Vectis is a Belgium-based private equity firm, founded in 2004 and based in Aalter, that offers investment management, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, and business development services. It focuses on investing in Belgian B2B companies.
The CoFoundry
The CoFoundry is a venture capital firm based in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 2015. It funds seed-stage startups and scale-ups and provides mentorship to support long-term, sustainable growth. The firm emphasizes a collaborative ecosystem, engaging with more than 500 entrepreneurs and forming partnerships with organizations such as Cronos Group and initiatives including IMEC iStart and Bluehealth. Through these activities, The CoFoundry aims to help entrepreneurs transform ideas into durable, scalable companies and foster innovation for the next generation of ventures.
Made 1 investment in Antwerpen
CAREvolution
CAREvolution is a venture capital firm based in Brussels, Belgium, that funds and develops healthcare innovations. Originating from a collaboration between Belgian health insurance funds Helan and Partenamut, CAREvolution targets seed and early-stage investments in solutions that improve health and wellbeing. It focuses on autonomy technologies that support independent living, healthier living tools that empower individuals to manage their health, and workplace prevention initiatives that promote employee wellbeing. The firm aims to advance innovative health solutions, enhance patient experience, and contribute to affordable, accessible care through strategic investment and development initiatives.
Made 1 investment in Antwerpen
Capital-E
Capital-E is a venture capital firm based in Antwerp, Belgium, specializing in early-stage investments in electronics, nanotechnology, semiconductors, advanced materials, and related technologies. The firm focuses on Western Europe, with a particular emphasis on the Benelux, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and supports companies across consumer electronics, communications, processing, metrology, and related sectors. Capital-E maintains close collaboration with research centers such as IMEC, enabling access to a large pool of scientists and engineers to de-risk and accelerate product development. It typically provides seed and early-stage capital, often taking an active board role and leading rounds, with co-investment in subsequent rounds. Ticket sizes range from roughly €0.25 million to €1 million initially, scaling to higher amounts per company over multiple rounds. Capital-E emphasizes working with entrepreneurs to build defensible technology companies in Europe, leveraging its network of industry partners and research institutions to promote adoption and growth.
Exclusive Networks
Exclusive Networks is a global cybersecurity and digital infrastructure provider that enables secure digital operations for organizations. It partners with leading vendors to offer a wide range of security solutions across endpoint, cloud, operational technology, application, network, and data security, along with services such as training, consulting, deployment, and ongoing support. The company also delivers managed security services, cloud infrastructure solutions, and flexible financing through leasing programs aligned with its vendor ecosystem. With a local sales presence and global reach, Exclusive Networks combines local expertise with scale to accelerate customer adoption and support through professional services and partner enablement.
Made 1 investment in Antwerpen
Endeit Capital
Endeit Capital is a Netherlands-based investment firm focused on technology-driven European growth companies. Founded in 2006, it operates from Amsterdam and maintains offices in Hamburg and Stockholm. The firm provides growth and late-stage venture capital to European scale-ups across sectors including digital media, marketing technology, marketplaces, B2B and B2C commerce, and enterprise cloud services, as well as AI-enabled opportunities in fintech, climate tech, future of work, and security. Typical investments target mid to late growth rounds to support late A to early B stage companies, with funds raised in the hundreds of millions, including Fund III around €255 million. Endeit Capital concentrates on technology-based European businesses with international growth potential.
Made 1 investment in Antwerpen