# KBC: portfolio, investments and team

> KBC is a growth equity based in Belgium. 4 investments on record, latest Nov 2008. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# KBC

Last cheque observed Nov 2008. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Growth Series B Series C Hardware Manufacturing

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **6544** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$47M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## KBC highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Growth and Series B: 50% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Hardware Manufacturing
- **Based in:** Belgium
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

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

- **2008** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Aristo Music Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/aristo-music-technology)** Venture · BE **$3.4M** With 3 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Ceres](https://millionrounds.com/company/ceres)** Growth · US · ceres.net **$75M** With 8 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Ablynx](https://millionrounds.com/company/ablynx)** Series C · BE **$50M** With 7 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Dec** **[CymaBay Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cymabay-therapeutics)** Series B · US **$44M** With 6 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 **12** 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**

**[Ablynx](https://millionrounds.com/company/ablynx)** Listed **Undisclosed** Nov 2007

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

## The cheque

Growth Series B Series C

Median round joined **$47M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2008
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth *1*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2008

Often in the room with

- [Alta Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners) 2
- [Gimv](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gimv) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Alta Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alta-partners)[**Gimv** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gimv)

## Quick answers about KBC

### What does KBC invest in?

KBC invests most often at Growth and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Hardware and Manufacturing.

### How active is KBC?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2008.

### How big are KBC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $47M.

### Is KBC investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2008.

### Who does KBC invest alongside?

Most often Alta Partners (2 rounds together) and Gimv (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is KBC?

KBC is a growth equity firm based in Belgium.

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

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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