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Belfort

67 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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Deji Sasegbonunlockedknows Laurens De Poorter · together at Imperial College London (overlapped)
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×6knows the team · via KU Leuven
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Belfort develops hardware and algorithms to accelerate encrypted computation, including Fully Homomorphic Encryption, so sensitive data can be processed without being decrypted. A spin-off from KU Leuven's COSIC lab, it targets security-sensitive markets such as national security, healthcare, and financial systems.

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Founders & leadership

MVMichiel Van Beirendonck
Michiel Van BeirendonckinPrincipal Architect / Co-founder
LDLaurens De Poorter
Laurens De Poorterin𝕏Co-founderFounder at Syndicate One at Syndicate One
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Ingrid VerbauwhedeCo-Founder; Professor at KU Leuven
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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

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

KU Leuven spinoff Belfort raises €5 million for secure, real-time processing of encrypted data - HiPEAChipeac.net · Oct 2025KU Leuven spinoff Belfort unveils encrypted-compute accelerator and raises $6M - Tech.eutech.eu · Sep 2025Belfort Raises $6M in Seed Funding Led by Vsquared Ventures | Phemex Newsphemex.com · Sep 2025Belfort Launches World's First Hardware Accelerator for Encrypted Compute and Raises $6M Seed Roundprnewswire.com · Sep 2025Belfort Raises $6M in Seed Fundingfinsmes.com · Sep 2025Jeff Dean, Naval Ravikant back Belgian startup creating world’s first chip for fully encrypted data processing | Siftedsifted.eu · Sep 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Belfort do?
Belfort develops hardware and algorithms to accelerate encrypted computation, including Fully Homomorphic Encryption, so sensitive data can be processed without being decrypted. A spin-off from KU Leuven's COSIC lab, it targets security-sensitive markets such as national security, healthcare, and financial systems.
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.