Junction Growth Investors (I)

Belgium
Series A
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About Junction Growth Investors (I)

Junction Growth Investors (I) is a venture capital firm based in Belgium, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionBelgium
Funding StageSeries A
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Climate Sustainability

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Revenue-stage EU climate-tech founder seeking growth/buyout capital

energy transition
climate-tech
growth equity & buyout
EU scale-up
net-zero infrastructure

Bullish Signals

€115M dedicated energy transition fundexternal
8 investment professionals, 3 managing partnersexternal
Team reduced 1M+ tons CO2 historicallyexternal
Multi-country portfolio: BE, AT, CH, PTexternal
Growth equity + buyout — rare comboexternal
Strong advisory board: ELIA CEO, tado CEOexternal
Built fit-check tool — founder-friendly UXexternal
EU tailwinds: REPowerEU, Renovation Waveexternal
75% GHG abatements achievable by 2030external

Contrarian Signals

No seed — post-revenue onlyexternal
Narrow mandate: energy transition exclusivelyexternal
Belgium-headquartered, EU-centric focusexternal
Advisory board unbundling rules — restricted discussionsexternal

Founder Do's

Have revenue-generating product, beyond pilot
Direct or enabling role in net-zero transition
Seeking €2M–17M ticket size
Ready for Series B+ or buyout stage
Targeting European market scale-up

Founder Don'ts

No pre-revenue or seed-stage startups
No non-climate-tech sectors
Don't ask for <€2M tickets

Key GPs & Partners

PM
Pieter-Jan Mermans
Managing Partner
operator-turned-investorclimate-focusedgrowth equity
BV
Bruno Vanderschueren
Managing Partner
operator-turned-investorclimate-focusedbuyout
DD
Dirk Dewals
Managing Partner
investment professionalenergy transitionscale-up
VG
Vincent Gregoir
Principal
investment professionalclimate-tech
DV
Daan Van Parys
Principal
investment professionalclimate-tech
WV
William van Mael
Investment Manager
investment professional
BC
Barbara Coussée
Investment Manager
investment professional
RL
Ruben Lorer
Investment Manager
investment professional
ST
Sandra Trittin
Advisory Board
entrepreneuradvisor
CP
Chris Peeters
Advisory Board
energy sectorC-suiteadvisor
TB
Toon Bouten
Advisory Board
climate-techC-suiteadvisor
LC
Lieve Creten
Advisory Board
financeadvisoryDeloitte

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€115M
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Key People

Ieter Jan Mermans, Dirk Dewals

Pieter-Jan MermansManaging Partner
Bruno VanderschuerenManaging Partner
Dirk DewalsManaging Partner
Vincent GregoirPrincipal
Daan Van ParysPrincipal
William van MaelInvestment Manager
Barbara CousséeInvestment Manager
Ruben LorerInvestment Manager
Sandra TrittinAdvisory Board
Chris PeetersAdvisory Board
Toon BoutenAdvisory Board
Lieve CretenAdvisory Board

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