What stage does RDY Ventures invest at?

RDY Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.

What is RDY Ventures's typical check size?

RDY Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.

Does RDY Ventures lead rounds?

RDY Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

RDY Ventures

Venture capital

Pre-Seed–Seed · 13 people tracked

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Investment thesis

RDY invests in early-stage Belgian tech founders, often before revenue, who have put a product in users' hands and demonstrate readiness to build. The firm offers an initial ticket of EUR 100k wired within three weeks, with follow-on potential of over EUR 500k, running five qualifying rounds per year. Beyond capital, RDY provides a structured rhythm of bi-weekly sessions to pressure-test priorities and access to a network of operators, partners, and investors. The firm seeks founders who want to move faster, think bigger, and hold themselves to high standards.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Enterprise Software Healthtech Logistics & Supply Chain SaaSSector AgnosticBelgium Europe

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Seed

Check

$100K – $500K

Leads rounds

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Equity

Tracked investments

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Vincent Jocquet· Managing Partner· Antwerp Metropolitan Areain

Vincent Jocquet brings hands-on CFO and operational experience as an xCFO, was tapped twice to professionalize early-stage investment platforms, and publicly advocates EU policy to reduce investment friction for SMEs.

Alexandra Buekens· Partner· Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgiumin

Alexandra Buekens is a fund-builder and leader who helped evolve a prior venture platform, is described by Belgian media as creating a Belgian Y Combinator, and holds statutory governance roles.

Justine Janssen· Partner· Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgiumin

Justine Janssen combines founding Good Boost and a McKinsey background to bring founder perspective and structured problem‑solving to seed investing, while running high‑energy founder–investor networking and expanding European tech presence.

Carl Jacobs· Venture Partner· Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgiumin

Carl Jacobs, co-founder and CEO of Apicbase and host of The Food Service Growth Show, combines operator experience and content-driven networks to give founders insight and targeted global restaurant connections.

Filip Smet· Venture Partner· Antwerp Metropolitan Areain

Filip Smet, a serial tech founder who still runs Amotek, brings hands-on experience in data platforms and AI-enabled services to boards, writes personal checks (€5k–€500k), and mentors sustainability startups onstage.

Geert Houben· Venture Partner· Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgiumin

Geert Houben is an operator-turned-investor who founded and runs Cubigo, bringing hands-on AgeTech expertise, a high-touch senior-care philosophy, and US–Europe regulatory and cultural experience.

Kristof Ampe· Venture Partner· Antwerp Metropolitan Areain

Kristof Ampe is a part-time Venture Partner who combines selective investing with hands‑on operator experience, offering founders in the Belgian tech ecosystem targeted Benelux network access and focused on‑the‑ground support.

Peter Heinckiens· Venture Partner· Brussels Metropolitan Areain

Peter Heinckiens combines deep enterprise-architecture experience as Chief Architect and Deputy GM of I/T Strategy at Toyota Motor Europe with authorship of a widely cited book on scalable database architecture.

Roeland Pelgrims· Venture Partner· Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgiumin

Roeland Pelgrims combines active CEO leadership at Nobi with a venture partner role, bringing hands-on operational expertise in regulated hardware‑plus‑software elder-care solutions and deep knowledge of care‑home workflows and AIoT.

Tim Duhamel· Venture Partner· Ghent Metropolitan Areain

Tim Duhamel is a Venture Partner who brings specialized expertise and network access, operating quietly within his fund’s core investment network to support portfolio companies and fundraising.

Catalina Daniels· RDY Investment Committee (ERA New York)· New York, New York, United Statesin

Catalina Daniels is a Venture Partner at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator in New York, where she supports early-stage and internationally expanding startups. She previously spent 17 years at McKinsey & Company advising on large-scale business transformations, followed by operational roles as CEO of a food startup and of the Special Olympics European Eurasian Games. Daniels serves as Investment Committee Member at RDY Ventures and Chair of Responsum, is co-author of Smart Startups published by HarperCollins in 2023, and is an angel investor.

Filip Van Innis· RDY Investment Committee (Fortino Capital)· Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgiumin

Member of RDY's investment committee, affiliated with Fortino Capital.

Koen De Waele· RDY Investment Committee (Volta Ventures)· Brussels Metropolitan Areain

Member of RDY's investment committee, affiliated with Volta Ventures.

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What they invest in

from 1 of 1 portfolio companies

Biotech ×1Healthtech ×1

HQs:United States×1

Investments · 1 tracked

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CardioMEMScookiedatabase.org

Molecular diagnostics company offering clinical PCR systems using automation and microfluidics; acquired by QIAGEN in September 2020.

BiotechHealthtechAlbuquerque, US

Thomas Duensing(Executive Officer)Dennis Hynson(Executive Officer)Janette Phi(Executive Officer)R. Terry Dunlay(Executive Officer, Director)Sundaresh Brahmasandra(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Williams(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors1315 Capital 1s1 Energy ABAN.VC AdBio partners Adjuvo Agile Capital +118 more

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

How FDA Approval of CardioMEMS Hero Remote Monitor At Abbott (ABT) Has Changed Its Investment Story

CardioMEMS · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 3, 2026

Frequently asked questions

What stage does RDY Ventures invest at?: RDY Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is RDY Ventures's typical check size?: RDY Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
What sectors does RDY Ventures focus on?: RDY Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Does RDY Ventures lead rounds?: RDY Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

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