Pitchdrive
Venture capitalAntwerp · Pre-Seed–Growth · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
Pitchdrive is a 100% entrepreneur-backed pre-seed and seed fund that invests in exceptional, AI-native founders on an industry-agnostic basis. It provides first cheques from day one and positions itself as 'Co-founder Capital,' offering far more than money through a 24/7 mentor pool of successful operators. The model is designed as a compounding flywheel: entrepreneurs back the fund, founders outperform with earlier and bigger outcomes, and winners return as mentors and LPs. Pitchdrive has raised Funds I-IV and backed over 70 startups globally, ranking its earlier funds among top-performing venture funds worldwide.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 47 of 56 portfolio companiesSaaS ×36AI & Machine Learning ×25Fintech ×10Enterprise Software ×9Marketing Tech ×6PropTech ×6Sales Tech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4
HQs:Belgium×6United Kingdom×3United States×2Germany×1Finland×1Netherlands×1
Investments · 56 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNalvin developed AI agents for enterprise businesses to automate processes according to how they actually operate.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Adelaide provides an attention-based media quality metric called AU that scores advertising placements on a 0–100 scale using a machine learning model trained to business outcomes.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Bizzy is an AI sales workspace for B2B prospecting that gives access to data on 50M+ European companies, letting teams build targeted lists, enrich CRMs, and find verified contact details.
Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales Tech
Cashfeed is an accounts payable automation platform that retrieves invoices from email and portals, removes duplicates, routes them for approval via Slack, Teams or email, matches lines to ledger accounts and cost centers, and processes payments.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSGent, BE
Cashplannr is a cash-flow monitoring tool that proactively sends users alerts and a weekly Monday digest covering items such as buffer thresholds, late payers, balance drift, credit due dates, and unusual transactions.
FintechSaaS
Cassandra is a self-service marketing measurement platform that combines marketing mix modeling (using open-source foundations like Project Robyn and Google Meridian) with geo-lift incrementality experiments to help marketing teams measure advertising impact without consultants or technical expertise.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaS
Gabriele Franco(Co-founder)
Claimit.ai is an AI platform that automates courier and shipping claims for businesses, handling lost and damaged parcel claims, invoice auditing against contracted carrier rates, and analytics for supply chain visibility.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Contractify is a contract management software that helps organizations find, sign, and follow up on contracts, with AI (named Ada) that analyzes and digitizes contracts and automates administration.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Conveo provides AI-moderated consumer research for enterprises, conducting ethnographic interviews and tracking studies across markets.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSAntwerp, BE
Dieter De Mesmaeker(Founder)inHendrik Van Hove(Founder)in
Datapad is an AI data analyst platform that lets non-technical teams query their data in plain English, generating SQL and Python, dashboards, and reports across 50+ integrated data sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
DeepFlow is a system design studio that helps enterprises adopt AI across their operations, building orchestrated AI-native workflows and platforms intended to optimize core processes and scale with teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Provider of financial crime compliance and risk management solutions, offering AML screening, identity verification, fraud detection, and sanctions/PEP/adverse media checks in a configurable platform.
CybersecurityFintechSaaSChandler, US
Reinaldo Carvalho(Executive Officer, Director)Amador Testa(Director)
BoardAydin Senkut(Director)
FoodAmigos offers an all-in-one platform for local restaurants, including a website and online ordering system, a branded mobile app with a loyalty/points program, automated marketing, and delivery at fixed prices with connected couriers.
FoodTechMarketing TechSaaS
Happl is an AI-native platform that helps global companies manage, automate, and personalize employee benefits across multiple countries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB
Ben Towers(Founder)in
Hotel Manager is a guest operating system for luxury hotels that integrates with Oracle OPERA Cloud and Simphony to capture pre-arrival and in-stay revenue and manage service delivery.
HardwareSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Impactbytes aggregates and makes accessible sustainability and impact data for products at the product level, enabling ecommerce platforms, search tools, and marketplaces to help consumers and businesses make informed purchasing decisions.
AdTechCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureE-commerceImpact & Social GoodAmsterdam, NL
Introw is an AI-native partner relationship management (PRM) platform that runs inside a company's CRM, letting teams build no-code partner portals, register and track deals, co-sell, and support partners through AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Axe builds, deploys, and manages AI agents that handle inbound and outbound customer interactions across voice, email, and chat, integrating with existing TMS, CRM, and ERP systems.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Keaz is a marketing automation tool for Shopify stores that automatically sends WhatsApp messages triggered by shop events like abandoned carts, back-in-stock, and re-orders.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Koble applies algorithmic analysis to identify and invest in early-stage founders, using a probabilistic decision engine to rank founders and select outlier performers.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Oper provides AI-powered software for mortgage lenders to automate operational tasks and streamline the loan application process for borrowers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaSAntwerpen, BE
GeertWouter
Picky is a mobile app that helps users decide what to eat by swiping through recipes from bloggers and chefs, with a matching feature to choose meals together with friends or a partner.
ConsumerFoodTechSocial
Rita offers a browser extension that collects anonymized user browsing data and pays consumers for it, framed around data portability rights under GDPR.
ConsumerData & Infrastructure
Stryza offers an AI-based workflow and skill management platform for frontline manufacturing workers, providing dynamic work instructions, process tracking, task and shift scheduling, training/certification management, and a digital document hub.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Swave operates the "Beleef" loyalty app that gives shoppers automatic rewards — free consumptions at local hospitality venues and free parking — when they spend in participating city-center stores, either by paying with a linked bank card/Payconiq or by scanning receipts.
ConsumerFintechRetail TechKortrijk, BE
Wonnda is a B2B sourcing platform that connects brands and retailers with vetted private label and contract manufacturers across 600+ FMCG categories, including supplements, cosmetics, food and beverage, and packaging.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesSaaSBerlin, DE
Compliance firewall for AI-powered enterprises.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHappl · af.net · May 31, 2026
Conveo · adweek.com · Mar 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Pitchdrive invest at?
- Pitchdrive invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Pitchdrive's typical check size?
- Pitchdrive typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Pitchdrive focus on?
- Pitchdrive focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Pitchdrive located?
- Pitchdrive is headquartered in Antwerp, BE.
- Does Pitchdrive lead rounds?
- Yes, Pitchdrive leads investment rounds.
Co-investors · 19
Fuel Ventures is an investor founded by entrepreneur Mark Pearson that backs fast-growing technology companies, drawing on its team's operational and founding experience to support portfolio companies. It also runs a VCT listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Entourage Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm and venture studio that builds, funds, and launches companies alongside founders.
Visionaries Club is a European venture capital firm backing early-stage B2B and AI-driven technology companies, connecting top founders with a network of leading tech operators and industrial family entrepreneurs who serve as LPs, mentors and customers.
GV (formerly Google Ventures) is a venture investment firm that backs founders across many industries, aiming to build long-term relationships and support companies across multiple stages and milestones.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founding teams, positioning itself as a first partner to startups globally.
Unknown is an investment firm focused on emerging market opportunities in live entertainment, biosciences, technology startups, and real estate, with a portfolio spanning music festivals, artist platforms, creator financial services, and event infrastructure.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs founders globally, supported by a community of founders and operators as LPs.
DST Global is a global internet-focused investment firm that backs fast-growing, high-value internet companies. It does not solicit or accept retail investors.
Believes that best ideas happen offline. Offline Ventures is Interested in companies that are driven by both profit and purpose while taking great care of the world around them
Notion Capital is a European early-stage venture investor focused on business software companies, run by a team of former entrepreneurs and operators.
Freigeist Capital is an early-stage technology investor that partners with founders at the Seed and pre-Series A stages, providing capital alongside hands-on operational support.
Dawn Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building ambitious businesses, positioning itself as a hands-on, conviction-driven investor.
▶7 more co-investors
Graph VenturesIterative Instinct CapitalBusiness Growth FundRoosh VenturesVerve VenturesFlashpoint Venture CapitalFortino Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Pitchdrive, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Pitchdrive's recorded portfolio.
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