Allusion
Venture capitalGhent · Pre-Seed–Seed
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Investment thesis
Allusion Ventures backs early-stage founders re-architecting foundational systems across digital infrastructure, health tech and energy. It writes first cheques and stays closely involved, focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds. The firm is Europe-first but globally curious, providing initial cheques of €50k–€400k with follow-on capacity up to €5M. Beyond its venture portfolio, Allusion also supports cooperative and community ventures for non-financial reasons and runs infrastructure operations and Internet Computer community activities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 2 of 3 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1HR Tech ×1SaaS ×1
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12022 · 12 dated
Ringtime is an AI voice and WhatsApp assistant that automatically screens and qualifies job candidates through real conversations in 22 languages, contacting them across phone and messaging with retries.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Diederik Syoen(Founder)in
Co-investorsSyndicate OneVolta Ventures
SettleMint provides digital asset infrastructure deployed in production for regulated institutions and sovereign entities.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Roderik Van Der Veer(CTO & Co-Founder)inMatthew Van Niekerk(Co-Founder & President)inAdam Popat(Chief Executive Officer)inFabrizia Zanca(Chief Work Officer)Shahzad Fatmiin
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCCuriosity VCFujitsu VenturesKPN VenturesMolten VenturesOTB Ventures+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRingtime · finsmes.com · Mar 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Allusion invest at?
- Allusion invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Allusion's typical check size?
- Allusion typically writes checks of $54K – $430K.
- What sectors does Allusion focus on?
- Allusion focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Energy, Hardware, Healthtech.
- Where is Allusion located?
- Allusion is headquartered in Ghent, BE.
- Does Allusion lead rounds?
- Yes, Allusion leads investment rounds.
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