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Pitchdrive Fund IV

Geography: Belgium
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €60M
Focus: AI/ML, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software and Marketplaces
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Pitchdrive Fund IV

Pitchdrive Fund IV is a €60M oversubscribed (capped from €50M target) pre-seed fund from Antwerp-based Pitchdrive. Entirely privately backed with no government or institutional LPs, it writes €250K–€3M checks into 25–30 AI-native startups across Europe. Chaired by team.blue founder Jonas Dhaenens and led by Managing Partner Wim Derkinderen, the fund operates a "Co-founder Capital" model with 20+ European tech entrepreneur LPs from Deliverect, Showpad, Teamleader and Loop Earplugs.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionBelgium

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Consumer & Commerce

Enterprise Software

Marketplaces

Robotics & Automation

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European pre-seed AI-native founders wanting real operators in chair

AI-native

pre-seed/seed Europe

operator-led capital

Co-founder Capital

software-defined hardware

B2B tech

consumer products

marketplaces

industry-agnostic conviction

Bullish Signals

Fund IV oversubscribed, €60M cap—discipline preservedwebsite

70+ companies backed globally, top 10% performingwebsite

100% private entrepreneur-backed LP basewebsite

24/7 mentor pool from unicorn founders directlywebsite

Funds I–III top-decile globally, clear track recordwebsite

Recent bets: ZeroDrift $10M, Zerodrift compliance AIwebsite

Portfolio companies securing exits and raising Series Awebsite

Winners return as mentors and LPs—flywheel compoundingwebsite

Warren €10M, Happl $11M Series A recent winswebsite

ORiS space, Otamiser revenue growth AI backingwebsite

Conveo $50M Series A, AI-led interviews at scalewebsite

Backbone €4M, compliance OS for food & feedwebsite

Mentor network: Deliverect, Lighthouse, Showpad founderswebsite

Co-founder Capital model attracts exceptional entrepreneurswebsite

Contrarian Signals

All-private LP base vulnerable in downturnblog

Operator-network model spreading across Europeblog

US expansion may dilute hands-on European modelblog

Founder Do's

Build genuinely AI-native — product/BM impossible 2yrs ago

Value being 1 of 70 companies vs spray-and-pray

Actively tap mentor pool (20+ unicorn founders)

Target €250K–€2M first check, from day one

Join 24/7 access to operator bench

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch pure model labs or AI wrappers

Don't pitch without data or operator moat

Avoid bolted-on AI narratives for fundraising

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€60M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Wim Derkinderen

Wim DerkinderenCo-founder & Managing Partner

Jonas DhaenensCo-founder & Board Member

Boris BogaertCo-founder & Managing Partner

Koen ChristiaensCo-founder & Managing Partner

Lorenz BogaertCo-founder & Board Member

Emily KegelsPartner

Alexine CapiauPartner

Ruth De VitsStartup Lead

Bram TrochOperations

Xhun CedilloLegal

Backers

Known LPs

DeliverectCorporate / Strategic

FoodbagCorporate / Strategic

LighthouseCorporate / Strategic

+5 more LPs in LP Radar

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