Belfort
67 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors
Belfort develops purpose-built hardware and algorithmic improvements to accelerate Fully Homomorphic Encryption, allowing sensitive data to be processed without decryption. It targets high-stakes domains including national security and government, finance, healthcare and genomics, and crypto/blockchain.
Founders & leadership
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Michiel Van BeirendonckPrincipal Architect / Co-founder
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Laurens De PoorterCo-founder
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Ingrid Verbauwhede
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Furkan Turan
Investors · 7
Syndicate One$550K
Vsquared VenturesMünchen
Credibly NeutralreportedBrooklyn
Inovia CapitalreportedMontreal · $250K – $8M
Also in the syndicate · 3
AnagramProtocol VCPrototype
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$6M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025
- Undisclosed amountseed roundSep 2025
Vsquared Ventures (lead), Anagram, Credibly Neutral, Inovia Capital, Protocol VC, Prototype, Syndicate One
Source ↗ - $6MraisedSep 2025 · 2 sources
Vsquared Ventures (lead), Anagram, Credibly Neutral, Inovia Capital, Protocol VC, Prototype, Syndicate One
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Belfort do?
- Belfort develops purpose-built hardware and algorithmic improvements to accelerate Fully Homomorphic Encryption, allowing sensitive data to be processed without decryption. It targets high-stakes domains including national security and government, finance, healthcare and genomics, and crypto/blockchain.
- Who founded Belfort?
- Belfort was founded by Michiel Van Beirendonck, Laurens De Poorter.
- Who are Belfort's investors?
- Belfort's investors include Syndicate One, Vsquared Ventures, Credibly Neutral, Inovia Capital.
- How much funding has Belfort raised?
- Belfort has disclosed $6M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.