Fund profile / Belgium

Imec.istart Future Fund

Geography: Belgium
Stage: Seed
Fund size: €25M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, EdTech and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionBelgium

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

EdTech

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Pre-product deep tech founders from imec.istart needing investor credibility

deep tech

applied AI

spacetech

healthtech

privacy

hardware/software

contech

Belgium/EU

early stage

imec.istart alumni

Bullish Signals

Opens doors to follow-on investorsexternal

Portfolio co companion.energy publicly endorsesexternal

Strategic support beyond capitalexternal

Thomas Vyncke: fundraising momentum enabledwebsite

Ruth's founder-operator mindset moves businesswebsite

Ruth & Kris excel at cap table/governancewebsite

Ten portfolio companies across AI/space/healthwebsite

Early conviction = credibility for idea stagewebsite

Fund signals credibility to other investorswebsite

Timed follow-on access = fundraising momentumwebsite

Opens right doors at right timeexternal

Four founders endorse in their own wordswebsite

Jiri Vermeulen: operator mindset moves needlewebsite

Jens Verhiest: depth in governance/dynamicswebsite

Julien Demonty: early conviction enabled hardwarewebsite

Ruth thinks like founder, spots fastwebsite

Early conviction gave idea-stage credibilitywebsite

Founders seek fifth voice/advocate opportunitywebsite

Contrarian Signals

Ruth & Kris surnames not yet disclosedwebsite

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

Pitch frequently; early conviction builds credibility

Ruth & Kris for cap table/governance help

Tap founder-operator mentality of GPs

Founder Don'ts

Expect capital-only relationship

Skip network leverage opportunities

Overlook governance/commercial depth available

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€25M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Ruth Janssens, Kris Vandenberk

RuthPartner

KrisPartner

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