Jürgen Ingels
InvestorFounding Partner & Chairman at SmartFin
St-Katelijne-Waver, Flemish Region, Belgium
About
Founder and former CFO of payment software company Clear2Pay, which was sold to FIS in 2014. He is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, author of 'Start, Grow, Sell', founding partner of SmartFin, and initiator of SuperNova and The Big Score. He serves on the boards of several companies including WDP, Materialise, Guardsquare, MariaDB, Recharge and Deliverect.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- SmartFinFounder and managing partnercurrent2015 — presentBrussels Area, Belgium
- WDP - Warehouses with brainsBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- MaterialiseBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentLeuven Heverlee, Vlaanderen, België
- DeliverectBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentVlaanderen, België
- CaviarLid van raad van bestuurcurrent2026 — presentMechelen, Vlaanderen, België
- FimpleMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentLonden
- VYNCKEMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Willemen GroepBoard membercurrent2015 — presentmechelen
- GhelamcoBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- Projective GroupBoard Membercurrent2011 — present
- AkinonBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentTurkije
- NPM CapitalAdvisory board member 'Everything is Digital'current2022 — present
- Tioga Capital PartnersMember of the Investment Committeecurrent2020 — presentBelgië
- Scale-Ups.euFoundercurrent2017 — presentBelgië
- Scale-Ups.euOrganizercurrent2023 — presentAntwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Scale-Ups.euOrganizer2017 — 2018
- Royal Antwerp F.C.Lid van raad van bestuur2021 — 2026
- GuardSquare nvBoard Member2014 — 2025Leuven Heverlee, Vlaanderen, België
- Recharge.comBoard member2021 — 2025Amsterdam en omgeving
- ItinerisBoard Member2012 — 2025
- Fastfwd BelgiumContributor FastFwd Belgium2020 — 2025
- MariaDBBoard Member2020 — 2025Finland
- SPACE – The Human Quest | EXPOOrganizer2022Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Unifiedpost GroupBoard Member2014 — 2021België
- Itiviti ABBoard Member2016 — 2021Stockholm, Sweden
- NewtecBoard Member2017 — 2019
- B-Hive EuropeCo Founder2017 — 2019
- SilverfinChairman Of The Board2016 — 2019
- clear2payFounder, Board member and CFO2000 — 2014
- Dexia venturesSenior Investment Manager1997 — 2001
Skills & more
Mergers47Private Equity99Management Consulting66Venture Capital69Start-ups99Investments99Business Strategy92Mergers & Acquisitions80New Business Development24Entrepreneurship50Contract Negotiation9Strategic Partnerships16
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Executive ManagementBusiness DevelopmentCorporate FinanceBankingChange ManagementRestructuringFinanceBusiness PlanningStrategyManagementCorporate DevelopmentStart-upFrom Jürgen's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
AkinonDeliverectGhelamcoGuardsquareMariaDBMaterialiseProjectiveRechargeWDP
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at SmartFin
Bart Luyten
Founding Partner 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
Jonas Dhaenens
Co-founder & Board Member at Pitchdrive
Joris De Meester
Advisor at SmartFin
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jürgen Ingels?
- Founder and former CFO of payment software company Clear2Pay, which was sold to FIS in 2014. He is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, author of 'Start, Grow, Sell', founding partner of SmartFin, and initiator of SuperNova and The Big Score. He serves on the boards of several companies including WDP, Materialise, Guardsquare, MariaDB, Recharge and Deliverect.
- Where does Jürgen Ingels work?
- Jürgen Ingels is Founding Partner & Chairman at SmartFin.
- What does Jürgen Ingels invest in?
- Jürgen Ingels invests in Fintech.
- What boards does Jürgen Ingels sit on?
- Jürgen Ingels holds tracked board seats at Akinon, Deliverect, Ghelamco, Guardsquare, MariaDB, Materialise, Projective, Recharge, WDP.
- Where did Jürgen Ingels go to school?
- Jürgen Ingels studied at University of Antwerp (MBA); University of Antwerp (political and social sciences); vrije middelbare school (vms).
Same school
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