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Andy Gijbels

Former CTO at Start it Accelerate, CEO at Invenira (acquired) at Syndicate One

Belgium

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Experience

  1. Start it Accelerate | @KBCInvestment Director | Founding Team at Start it Fundcurrent2026 — presentLeuven
  2. Start it Accelerate | @KBCCTOcurrent2023 — presentLeuven
  3. Start it Accelerate | @KBCCoaching & Mentoring Tech Startups2023 — 2025Leuven
  4. Start it Accelerate | @KBCEntrepreneur in Residence for Corporate Ventures2023 — 2025Leuven
  5. Belgium's 40 under 40Fellowcurrent2025 — present
  6. Syndicate OneMember & Investor | Vintage 22024 — 2025
  7. Publican BEMember Board of Directors2022 — 2024Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
  8. Publican BEMember Board of Advisors2021 — 2022Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
  9. InveniraCEO | Co-Founder2019 — 2024Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
  10. TechstarsMentoring Tech Startups2022 — 2024Berlin, Germany
  11. Entrepreneur FirstCohort Member BE9 (H1 2022) - Entrepreneur in Residence2022Berlin, Germany
  12. eonXCEO | Co-Founder2016 — 2018Leuven
  13. MynutiaRobotics & Valorization Lead2015 — 2018Leuven
  14. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of LeuvenPhD Researcher | Surgical Roboticist2011 — 2015Leuven
  15. EyeSeeSoftware Developer | Co-Founder2011 — 2012
  16. PhilipsCo-Inventor | Co-Developer2009 — 2010Turnhout
  17. Phenom - WorldCo-Inventor | Co-Developer2009Eindhoven
  18. QinetiQCo-Inventor | Co-Developer2008Kruibeke

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Who is Andy Gijbels?
CTO at Start it Accelerate, CEO at Invenira (acquired) at Syndicate One
Where did Andy Gijbels go to school?
Andy Gijbels studied at KU Leuven (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Robotics); KU Leuven (Master, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Precision Mechanics); CFA Institute (Succesfully Completed Level I and Level II).

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