Allusion
Venture capitalGhent · Pre-Seed–Seed
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 1 of 2 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1
Investments · 2 tracked
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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
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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