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Jan Van den Berghe

Investor

Founder at Novalis Biotech

Cranbrook, England, United Kingdom

About

Jan Van den Berghe co-founded Novalis Biotech Incubation with Wim. An entrepreneur in the food and biotech sectors, he trained as a bio-engineer and previously worked as a senior consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and as an independent strategy consultant. He co-founded and served as director of Genohm, which Agilent Technologies acquired in 2018, and holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master in General Management from Vlerick Management School.

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Invests in

BiotechFoodTech

Experience

  1. Novalis_FundCo-Foundercurrent2018 — present
  2. Alithea GenomicsMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
  3. TrinceMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentGhent, Flemish Region, Belgium
  4. myNEO TherapeuticsDirectorcurrent2018 — present
  5. CarroucellMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentGreater Grenoble Metropolitan Area
  6. GraphealBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
  7. Enzyre B.V.Member of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentNijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
  8. BioLizardDirectorcurrent2018 — presentEurope & US
  9. Victus ParticipationsOperating Partnercurrent2018 — presentAmsterdam Area, Netherlands
  10. OHMX.bioDirector2019 — 2024Ghent, Belgium
  11. Epify BVCo-Founder2019 — 2023Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
  12. EurofatDirector2008 — 2022
  13. WoutersDirector2006 — 2021
  14. Oleki NVDirector2013 — 2020
  15. ReFood BEDirector2012 — 2020
  16. Cominbel / RevadaDirector2006 — 2020
  17. Frozen Fresh PetfoodDirector2015 — 2020
  18. Petit BateauFranchise2004 — 2019Clapham, London
  19. BISC GlobalFounding Board Member2017 — 2018
  20. NXT-DxFounding Board Member2015 — 2018

Education

  1. INSEADMBA1998 — 1999
  2. Vlerick Business SchoolMBA1994 — 1995
  3. Ghent UniversityBio-engineer1989 — 1994

Skills & more

Management Consulting24Start-ups16Mergers3Business Planning14Corporate Finance6Business Strategy14Change Management2Strategy8Private Equity1Due DiligenceRestructuring4Financial Modeling2
+7 moreAcquisition IntegrationAnalysisBusiness TransformationMergers & AcquisitionsInternational BusinessPortfolio ManagementEntrepreneurship

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Same school

Also attended INSEAD697

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesStephane KurganInvestor at Index VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also attended Vlerick Business School68

Sabine VermassenExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersSteven LeveckeExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersFilip PintelonInvestment Partner Health at Capricorn Venture PartnersKobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesLucas De FourLegal Manager at Hummingbird VenturesWard CapoenPartner at V-Bio Ventures

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Also attended Ghent University76

Sabine VermassenExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersNoé WachsmuthVisiting Analyst at Capricorn Venture PartnersJeroen Van IseghemInvestment Analyst at Capricorn Venture PartnersLukasPartner at Hummingbird VenturesRoxanneCompliance Officer at Hummingbird VenturesSriram BalusuAssociate at Ysios Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Grapheal1

Wim Van CriekingeCo-Founder / Managing Director at Novalis Biotech

Also worked at Barclays plc148

Bertie AykroydPartner at Mayfair Equity PartnersShemina MekkyExecutive Assistant, MENA at Golden Gate VenturesChiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftSunil RaoCOO, SVP Finance at Plum Alley InvestmentsJarrid TingleInvestor at Harlem Capital PartnersPhil VenablesVenture Partner at Ballistic Ventures

+ 142 more

Also worked at Reuters96

Andrea HippeauPartner at Lerer HippeauBob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesJoePartner at Thomson Reuters VenturesJosef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesJillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters Ventures

+ 90 more

Also worked at Boston Consulting Group730

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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Investments

Board seats

Genohm

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Novalis Biotech

Bart Rossel
Advisory board member at Novalis Biotech
Cedric Bogaert
Entrepreneur in Residence - managing myNEO at Novalis Biotech
Jaroslav Belotserkovsky
Investment Manager at Novalis Biotech
Kathleen Van den Berghe
Member of the Supervisory Board at Novalis Biotech
Kjell Mortier
Fund Manager at Novalis Biotech
Liesbeth Ceelen
Advisory board member at Novalis Biotech
Michael Hengartner
Advisory board member at Novalis Biotech
Wim Van Criekinge
Co-Founder / Managing Director at Novalis Biotech