Imec.istart Future Fund

About Imec.istart Future Fund

Imec.istart Future Fund is a venture capital firm based in Belgium, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Digital Education Consumer, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionBelgium

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Climate Sustainability

Digital Education Consumer

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage deep tech founders needing strategic investor access

deep tech

hardware/software

Belgium/EU

early stage

strategic follow-on support

Bullish Signals

Opens doors to follow-on investorsexternal

Portfolio co companion.energy publicly endorsesexternal

Strategic support beyond capitalexternal

Named: Thomas Vyncke co-founder endorseswebsite

Fund signals credibility to other investorswebsite

Timed follow-on access = fundraising momentumwebsite

Contrarian Signals

No GP info publicly visibleexternal

Founder Do's

Leverage fund's investor network actively

Seek follow-on fundraising support

Signal strategic fit, not just traction

Use fund as investor signaling asset

Founder Don'ts

Expect capital-only relationship

Skip network leverage opportunities

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€25M

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Key People

Ruth Janssens, Kris Vandenberk