# Bekaert: portfolio, investments and team

> Bekaert is a corporate vc based in Belgium. 4 investments on record, latest Mar 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bekaert (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Bekaert

Last cheque observed Mar 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series B Growth Series C Hardware Mobile Advanced Materials

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **5336** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## Bekaert highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Growth: 75% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Hardware Mobile Advanced Materials
- **Based in:** Zwevegem, Belgium
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2012** 1 round
- **Mar** **[iosil Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/iosil-energy)** Growth · US · prnewswire.com **$14M** With 9 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Cymbet](https://millionrounds.com/company/cymbet)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$31M** With 5 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Jul** **[SAGE Electrochromics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sage-electrochromics)** Series B · US **$16M** With 2 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Cymbet](https://millionrounds.com/company/cymbet)** Series B · US · cymbet.com **$17M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[SAGE Electrochromics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sage-electrochromics)** Bought by [Saint-Gobain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saint-gobain-nova) **Undisclosed** May 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Series B Growth Series C

Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2012
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *2*
- Growth *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2012

Often in the room with

- [Applied Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures) 2
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Bekaert. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Applied Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)

## Quick answers about Bekaert

### What does Bekaert invest in?

Bekaert invests most often at Series B and Growth (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Hardware, Mobile and Advanced Materials.

### How active is Bekaert?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2012.

### How big are Bekaert's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

### Is Bekaert investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2012.

### Who does Bekaert invest alongside?

Most often Applied Ventures (2 rounds together) and Intel Capital (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Bekaert?

Bekaert is a corporate VC based in Zwevegem, Belgium.

### When was Bekaert founded?

Bekaert was founded in 1980.

### Where does this information on Bekaert come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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