RDY Ventures
Pre-Seed–Seed · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
Targets ambitious Belgian founders building internationally; initial €100K within three weeks (follow-ons to €500K), prioritizes momentum over sector, runs biweekly sessions and monthly OKRs to accelerate execution.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website
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 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.
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.
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, 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 $108K – $540K.
- What sectors does RDY Ventures focus on?
- RDY Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, 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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