UNITY MAKES STARTUPS

We are an international network of startup founders, operators and venture capitalists on a mission to elevate the Belgian tech ecosystem through early-stage capital investments and a series of initiatives to stimulate and support its growth.

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Our vision

We fundamentally believe in Belgium's potential to become a key tech hub in Europe.

The Belgian tech startup and investment ecosystem has come a long way - but we're not there yet.

By uniting people from across the Belgian tech community behind a common goal of supporting its most ambitious founders and ventures, Syndicate One aims to help the ecosystem reach its full potential.

Our mission

Our goal is to be the partner of choice for Belgium’s most ambitious entrepreneurs and help them scale their businesses.

We are a global network of startup founders, operators, and venture capitalists that empowers Belgian innovators with seed capital, hands-on advice, tools, mentorship, and events, plus access to a wide network of experts to help them grow and scale.

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FUNDING
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Smart seed capital

We invest out of a €6 million fund backed by Belgian institutions, tech startups founders, professional investors and entrepreneurial families. 

Ticket size ranges from €200,000 to €400,000.

Sharing
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Real operational knowledge

We have successfully navigated the challenges our founders face. We can now provide them with actionable guidance and help fast track growth and scale.

Connecting
3

With our international network

We facilitate direct access to our extensive network of seasoned tech founders, operators, investors, and industry experts, to give founders the right insight at the right time.

Meet the team

Robin Wauters
Founder of Profoundo, Board Member at European Startup Network

Sibylle Greindl
Growth & Marketing Freelancer

Jaap Vergote
Founder of UpsellPlus

Marie Van Rijckeghem
Founder at THRIOM

Sebastiaan Baeck
Business Development Manager at Bnewable

Alexis Eggermont
Co-founder & CPO at Accountable

Reginald de Wasseige
VC at Augmentum Fintech

Emile Culot
Climate First VC

Nico Vereecke
Investor at BITKRAFT Ventures

Karim Slaoui
Co-founder at Cowboy

Marie-Laure Cruyt
Head of Product at Soil Capital

Jelle Carcan
CFO at DataCamp

Maxime Vermeesch
Tax / TP Lawyer for tech companies at Alongsight

Amaury Timmermans
CEO at Egmont Toys

Frederic Peeters
Associate at McKinsey & Company

Laurens De Poorter
Founder at Syndicate One

Ellen Batens
VP Operations Go Vocal

Anna Thomlinson
Head of Operations at Segments.ai

Pieter-Jan Speelmans
VP Engineering at Dolby

Dieter Wachters
Cofounder & CTO at Raito

Joris De Bruyne
CEO at EyeSee

Andy Gijbels
CTO @Start it Accelerate, CEO @Invenira (acquired)

Dominique Pellegrino
CEO & Co-founder, Vertuoza

Gauthier Van Malderen
Founder & CEO at Perlego

Mathieu de Lophem
Founding Partner at Nuketech

Filip Schouwenaars
AI & ML Researcher

Siddharth Choksi
Diamond Dealer | Angel Investor | Ex-VC

Martin Schmitz
FP&A Director at DataCamp

Louis Henne
Founder, Fractional

Tiny De Waele
Global Head of People (HR) Operations at Deliverect

Catharina Soenen
PE Investor at GIMV (Sustainable Cities team)

Arnaud Bakker
VC at Triton Capital

Pierrine Carlier
Marketing Manager at Javry

Hans Kayaert
GTM Operator at Aikido

Florian Hendrickx
CGO at Conveo

Elise Stern
Venture Capital at Eurazeo

Jean-Charles Velge
Co-Founder at Qover

Geert Van Kerckhoven
CEO & Co-Founder at Oper

Laurens De Beyter
Head of Strategic Project Management at N26

Adriaan Storme
Director Strategy & Operations at BRYTER

Max Parmentier
Co-founder and CEO, Birdie

Co-founded by Syndicate One
The first community of
early-stage startup operators in belgium

Startup investment network Syndicate One closes debut fund at €6.5 million to further boost the Belgian tech ecosystem

International startup investment and expert network Syndicate One has completed a €6.5 million final close of its oversubscribed debut fund.

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