Belgium · Investor

VIB

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 12 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BSmart ManufacturingIiotAdvanced Manufacturing

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque132days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$23MRounds led0 of 12Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inBelgium, 92%
Pitch VIB

VIB highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Smart ManufacturingIiotAdvanced Manufacturing
Based in
Gent, Belgium
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jun
    Rainbow CropsSeed · IT · Agri Investment Fund$11MWith 7 others
  3. 2024

    1 round

  4. Jul
    Confo TherapeuticsSeries B · BE · Capricorn Partners$65MWith 12 others
  5. 2019

    2 rounds

  6. Jul
    AgroSavfeSeries C · BE · EU-Startups$39MWith 7 others
  7. May
    Confo TherapeuticsSeries A · BE · Capricorn Partners$34MWith 9 others
  8. 2017

    2 rounds

  9. Jun
    Aphea.BioSeries A · BE · FinSMEs$10MWith 6 others
  10. Mar
    AgrosavfeSeries B · BE · FinSMEs$12MWith 7 others
  11. 2013

    2 rounds

  12. Feb
    MultiplicomVenture · BE · finsmes.com$7.4MWith 2 others
  13. Jan
    AgroSavfeVenture · BE · finsmes.com$6.6MWith 1 other
  14. 2012

    1 round

  15. Jan
    PronotaSeries C · BE · pronota.com$4.8MWith 6 others
  16. 2011

    1 round

  17. Apr
    MultiplicomVenture · BE · trivano.com$2.9MWith 1 other
  18. 2009

    1 round

  19. Jun
    PronotaSeries B · BE · pronota.com$7.4MWith 6 others
  20. 2007

    1 round

  21. Jun
    AlgonomicsVenture · BE · algonomics.com$2.0MWith 3 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 13 we have independently watched raise

Aureus Nova Scientia PrizeBiotopeConferencesEu-lifeNanobody productionNucleomicsProtein productionProteomicsResearch data servicesScreeningTechnology scoutingTraining & ConferencesVlaanderen

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

AlgonomicsBought by Lonza GroupUndisclosedNov 2009

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies VIB put money into.

Quick answers about VIB

What does VIB invest in?

VIB invests most often at Venture and Series B (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smart Manufacturing, Iiot and Advanced Manufacturing.

How active is VIB?

12 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has VIB invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Rainbow Crops (Seed, Jun 2026), Confo Therapeutics (Series B, Jul 2024) and AgroSavfe (Series C, Jul 2019).

How big are VIB's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

Does VIB lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does VIB invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Belgium (92%) and Italy (8%).

Is VIB investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does VIB invest alongside?

Most often Gimv (7 rounds together), Qbic (5 rounds together) and PMV (3 rounds together).

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