Frank Maene
InvestorManaging Partner at Volta Ventures · Board member at Keyrock
Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium
About
Frank Maene is managing partner at Volta Ventures, a venture capital fund investing in early-stage B2B software startups in the Benelux region. He has over 30 years of experience in the software startup ecosystem as an investor, board member, and operational executive, with current board positions at companies including Chili Publish, Keyrock, NannyML, Sentiance, and Stackguardian. Maene holds master's degrees in Applied Economics and Accountancy from the University of Gent and Vlerick Business School, and serves as Investor in Residence at Vlerick.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Volta VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2014 — presentBelgium
- StackGuardianBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- KeyrockBoard membercurrent2018 — presentBrussels Area, Belgium
- CHILI publishBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- NodalviewBoard membercurrent2019 — presentBrussels
- SweepBrightBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentAntwerpen, Belgium
- SentianceBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentAntwerp Area, Belgium
- Vlerick Business SchoolInvestor in Residencecurrent2015 — present
- NannyMLBoard Member2020 — 2025Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- QualifioBoard member2018 — 2023Louvain
- CashforceBoard Member2019 — 2022
- magnetic.ioBoard Member2016 — 2019Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- AwinguBoard Member2011 — 2018Lochristi, Belgium
- Hummingbird VenturesManaging Partner2010 — 2015Antwerpen, Belgium
- EngagorBoard member2013 — 2015Gent Area, Belgium
- AmplidataBoard Member2010 — 2015Lochristi
- Big Bang VenturesManaging Partner2000 — 2015Antwerpen, Belgium
- CicekSepeti.comBoard Member2010 — 2015Istanbul, Turkey
- XAwareVP Europe2005 — 2006
- ExpertEyes, Inc.CEO1999 — 2000Menlo Park, CA
- SyfactCEO1998Gorinchem, Netherlands
- Gentia Software BeneluxManaging Director1995 — 1997Antwerpen, Belgium & Woerden, Netherlands
- ComshareSales Manager Belgium1988 — 1995Brussels Area, Belgium
Skills & more
StartupsVenture Capital99Start-ups99Fundraising9Entrepreneurship70E-commerce18Private Equity24Due Diligence13Investments33Business Intelligence10Entrepreneur2Business Development40
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Product ManagementBusiness StrategyValuationManagement ConsultingMergersBusiness PlanningCloud ComputingDigital MediaSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)StrategyNegotiationLanguages Dutch · English · French
From Frank's professional profile.
Colleagues at Volta Ventures
Bart De Waele
Advisor at Volta Ventures
Doron Hacmon
Advisor at Volta Ventures
Frank Staut
Advisor at Volta Ventures
Iman Lamrani
HR Counsel at Volta Ventures
Koen De Waele
General Partner at Volta Ventures
Kris Van den Bergh
Advisor at Volta Ventures
Lode Peeters
Advisor at Volta Ventures
Michael Humblet
Marketing Expert at Volta Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Frank Maene?
- Frank Maene is managing partner at Volta Ventures, a venture capital fund investing in early-stage B2B software startups in the Benelux region. He has over 30 years of experience in the software startup ecosystem as an investor, board member, and operational executive, with current board positions at companies including Chili Publish, Keyrock, NannyML, Sentiance, and Stackguardian. Maene holds master's degrees in Applied Economics and Accountancy from the University of Gent and Vlerick Business School, and serves as Investor in Residence at Vlerick.
- Where does Frank Maene work?
- Frank Maene is Managing Partner at Volta Ventures.
- Where did Frank Maene go to school?
- Frank Maene studied at Vlerick Business School (Master, Jr MBA Accountancy); Ghent University (Master, Applied Economics); Sint-Lodewijkscollege, Brugge (High School, Latin-Sciences).
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