Cyril Vančura
InvestorPartner at imec.xpand · Board director at Fabric8Labs
Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
About
Cyril Vančura, a PhD semiconductor physicist turned VC, backs thesis-driven semiconductor and sensor startups in tightly coupled R&D ecosystems, assembling unusually large €10–15M European seed rounds and pushing global ambition.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductors
Board director at Fabric8Labs
Intro paths
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Fabric8Labs's investors · 13
Asimov VenturesNew York CityCerity Partners VenturesBostonEricsson VenturesStockholm · since 2025imec.xpandLeuven · $270K – $5.4M checks · since 2021Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Lam Capitalsince 2021Mark Cubansince 2021Marunouchi Innovation PartnersTokyo · since 2025New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2025SE VenturesMenlo Park · since 2021Stanley VenturesAtlanta · since 2021TDK VenturesSan Jose · $5M checks · since 2021U.S. Air Forcesince 2019
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Co-founders at Fabric8Labs
JH
Jeffrey HermanExecutive Officer, Director
DP
David PainDirector
Experience
- imec.xpandPartnercurrent2018 — presentLeuven, Belgium
- Lodestar VenturesAdvisor2017 — 2020
- Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC)Investment Principal2017Stuttgart Region
- Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC)Senior Investment Director2013 — 2016Stuttgart Region
- Robert Bosch LLCInvestment Director2009 — 2013Palo Alto, California, United States
- Robert Bosch LLCSenior Engineer MEMS Technologies2007 — 2008Palo Alto, California, United States
- Robert Bosch LLC, Research and Technology CenterPost-doc MEMS Technologies2006 — 2007Palo Alto, California, United States
- University of Kaiserslautern, GermanyResearch Assistant2001
Skills & more
Management12Strategy11Mergers & Acquisitions17Private Equity13Venture Capital52Sensors16MEMS19Start-ups68Corporate Development21Entrepreneurship22Business Development17Physics6
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SemiconductorsInvestmentsBusiness StrategyEnergyFinancial ModelingPortfolio ManagementDue DiligenceLanguages English · French · German
From Cyril's professional profile.
Colleagues at imec.xpand
Bart Mul
Senior Investment Manager at BOM
Benoit Devogelaere
Partner at imec.xpand
Bert Gyselinckx
Partner at imec.xpand
Frank Bulens
Partner at imec.xpand
Jonathan Fajardo Cortes
Principal at imec.xpand
Jurgen van Eck
Senior Investment Manager at BOM
Karolina Dorozynska
Investment Associate at imec.xpand
Marrit van den Heuvel
Portfolio Manager at imec.xpand
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cyril Vančura?
- Cyril Vančura, a PhD semiconductor physicist turned VC, backs thesis-driven semiconductor and sensor startups in tightly coupled R&D ecosystems, assembling unusually large €10–15M European seed rounds and pushing global ambition.
- Where does Cyril Vančura work?
- Cyril Vančura is Partner at imec.xpand and Board director at Fabric8Labs.
- What does Cyril Vančura invest in?
- Cyril Vančura invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Medical Devices, Semiconductors.
- Where did Cyril Vančura go to school?
- Cyril Vančura studied at Kauffman Fellows Program; Harvard Business School (Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation); ETH Zürich (Ph.D., Physics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC)8
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