About
Bart founded and led Sniper Investments, a B2B technology growth fund, in 2010. He previously served as Investment Director at Partners At Venture and Managing Partner at Privast Capital Partners, both Belgian PE/VC funds focused on B2B tech, and holds degrees in Applied Economics and SME management from the University of Antwerp.
Invests in
Enterprise Software
Experience
- SmartfinCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentBelgium
- MaterialiseMember of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committeecurrent2017 — presentLeuven Heverlee, Vlaanderen, België
- Boston Millennia PartnersAdvisory Board membercurrent2008 — present
- SeptentrioMember of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee2024 — 2025Haasrode
- Sniper InvestmentsManaging Director2011 — 2016
- MaterialiseDirector2012 — 2015Heverlee
- Partners At VentureInvestment Director2009 — 2012
- Privast Capital PartnersManaging Partner1999 — 2012
Education
- University of AntwerpMaster, Economics1994 — 1998
- VIZOMaster, Master in SME Management1998 — 1999
- St Jozefscollege Herentals1988 — 1994
Skills & more
Strategy23Private Equity99Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship34Valuation13Investments65Equities10Finance9Financial Modeling7Restructuring7Corporate Finance30Mergers3
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Financial AnalysisDue DiligenceM&A experienceCorporate DevelopmentStart-upsInvestor RelationsBusiness PlanningInvestment BankingMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness StrategyManagement ConsultingAngel InvestingFrom Bart's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Antwerp39
Jan AvontsInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWim Van LooverenFinance Director at Heran PartnersChris ThoenChairman of the Scientific Advisory Board & IC Member (PeakBridge Growth II) at PeakBridge VCJohan van MilAdvisor at PeakFilip KegelsOperational Partner at Astanor VenturesRik DuyckBestuurder at Angelwise
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Shared employers
Also worked at Materialise1
Also worked at Boston Millennia Partners2
Investments
Board seats
Betty BlocksEyeseeItinerisMaterialiseRechargeTimeseer.ai
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at SmartFin
Bert Baeck
EIR at SmartFin
Boris Bogaert
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Pitchdrive
Erwin Vandendriessche
Advisor at SmartFin
Harry Haeck
Partner at SmartFin
Jean-Baptiste Maenhout
Investment Manager at SmartFin
Joris De Meester
Advisor at SmartFin
Joris Van Der Gucht
EIR at SmartFin
Jürgen Ingels
Founding Partner and Chairman at SmartFin