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Cedric Brusselmans

Investor

Investor at Good Startup

Brussels

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Cedric Brusselmans is a filmmaker and social entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building and scaling companies and nonprofit organizations across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including two tech ventures with a subsequent exit to Engie. He founded climate and education nonprofits developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and INSEAD, and is co-developing Serenitee, a learning ecosystem combining permaculture and life skills. Brusselmans has completed a feature documentary following teenagers across a 25,000 km train journey through Eurasia and is developing a four-year sailing and science expedition documentary series; he also operates an artisanal bakery and serves as an advisor, board member, and investor in climate and sustainability ventures.

Experience

  1. Nemo & AnakinFoundercurrent2025 — present
  2. THROUGH THEIR EYES (LEURS REGARDS)Producer and Directorcurrent2023 — present
  3. INSEADEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2019 — presentFrance and Singapore
  4. Lu Rui & Co Pte LtdMember Board of Directorscurrent2011 — presentSingapore
  5. Chapter Zero BrusselsFounder (now part of The Shift)2020 — 2026Brussels
  6. Eurosia™Founder (company acquired by Engie - EPA: ENGI)2013 — 2021Lille Area, France
  7. enCAD Technologies Pvt LtdMember Board of Directors2012 — 2019India
  8. Vetech TechnologyMember Board of Directors2014 — 2019Vietnam
  9. CM.comCo-Founder, MobileWeb (company acquired by CM)2001 — 2002

Education

  1. INSEADMBA, General Management2006
  2. Foyts Farm, Clea ChandmalPermaculture Design Course2024
  3. University of AntwerpPostgraduate Degree, Energy & Climate2021 — 2022
  4. INSEADIN-Board Certificate, Board Effectiveness2019 — 2021
  5. 美和汉语, BeijingFoundation degree, Mandarin (Chinese)2007
  6. Université catholique de LouvainLouvain School of Management, BSc and MSc in Business Engineering (magna cum laude)1994 — 1999
  7. CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management EducationMaster's in International Management, International Business/Trade/Commerce1998 — 1999

Skills & more

Entrepreneurial Organizations1Coaching & Mentoring1Film ProductionDocumentariesStartups3New Business Development60Strategic Planning32Non-profit ManagementCorporate SustainabilityEnvironmental ScienceBoard DevelopmentSocial Entrepreneurship
+12 moreCommunicationEducationClimate ChangeBusiness PlanningCoachingSustainabilityBoard of DirectorsNon-profit LeadershipBusiness DevelopmentBuilding New BusinessSalesDigital Marketing

Languages Dutch · English · French · Mandarin · Spanish

  • ShiftMaker — Butterfly&CO
  • Director Climate Journey — Chapter Zero Brussels

From Cedric's professional profile.

Colleagues at Good Startup

Gautam Godhwani
Managing Partner at Good Startup
Jayesh Parekh
Managing Partner at Good Startup
Neha Poddar
Partner at Good Startup
Prantik Mazumdar
Investor at Good Startup

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