# IMEC.ISTART FUTURE FUND

> Early-stage venture capital fund focused on alumni of the imec.istart accelerator and exceptional tech founders building in Applied AI, Spacetech, Healthtech, and Deep Tech. Based in Antwerp, Belgium. Founded 2023.

IMEC.ISTART FUTURE FUND is an independent VC fund managed by Kris Vandenberk and Ruth Janssens. It invests at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages in technical founders across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy. imec is an investor (LP) in the fund. The fund has a privileged relationship with the imec.istart accelerator but is not part of imec.

## Investment Focus

- Stages: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
- Check size: €500K–€1M initial ticket; follow-on up to €3M
- Domains: Applied AI, Spacetech, Healthtech, Deep Tech
- Geography: Belgium, Netherlands, Italy (primary focus on imec.istart alumni)
- Technology-focused and industry-agnostic within those domains

## Team

- Kris Vandenberk — Managing Partner. Background in software engineering, consulting (PwC, Accenture), product (Mastercard), and venture capital (PMV). Previous investments: CoScale (acq. New Relic), PieSync (acq. HubSpot), Teamleader (acq. Visma), THEO Technologies (acq. Dolby), Waylay (acq. Vertiv).
- Ruth Janssens — Managing Partner.

## Portfolio Companies

- Companion.Energy — AI software optimizing industrial energy consumption and flexibility (Applied AI, Belgium)
- VEOWARE — Next-generation satellite agility via advanced motion control (Spacetech, Belgium)
- Minze — Home-based digital diagnostics and therapeutics for male urology (Healthtech, Belgium)
- Karomia — AI platform automating CSRD-compliant ESG reporting workflows (Applied AI, Belgium)
- Prismos — AI-driven regulatory and policy intelligence (Applied AI, Belgium)
- Nuclivision — AI software improving PET imaging (Healthtech, Belgium)
- EDGX — Onboard AI for satellites (Spacetech, Belgium)
- NXGSAT — Software-defined 5G satellite modems bridging space and terrestrial networks (Spacetech, Belgium)

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.imecistartfuturefund.com): Fund overview, thesis, and contact
- [Portfolio](https://www.imecistartfuturefund.com/portfolio): Portfolio companies with domain and geography filters
- [Team](https://www.imecistartfuturefund.com/team): Managing partners bios and contact details
- [Publications](https://www.imecistartfuturefund.com/publications): Articles and insights (via Substack)
- [Contact](https://www.imecistartfuturefund.com/contact): Investment inquiries and office location

## Contact

- Email: info@imecistartfuturefund.com
- Address: Sint-Pietersvliet 7, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/imec-istart-future-fund
- Substack: https://imecistartfuturefund.substack.com

## Full knowledge export
- /llms-full.txt: Complete structured fund profile for AI ingestion