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Jürgen Ingels

Investor

Founding Partner & Chairman at SmartFin · Member of the Investment Committee at Tioga Capital Partners

St-Katelijne-Waver, Flemish Region, Belgium

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Guy Ward ThomasunlockedJürgen: together at Fimple (2025–2026)
Jürgen: together at Fimple
×3Jürgen: together at Deliverect
×2Jürgen: together at Materialise

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

  1. SmartFinFounder and managing partnercurrent2015 — presentBrussels Area, Belgium
  2. WDP - Warehouses with brainsBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  3. MaterialiseBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentLeuven Heverlee, Vlaanderen, België
  4. DeliverectBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentVlaanderen, België
  5. CaviarLid van raad van bestuurcurrent2026 — presentMechelen, Vlaanderen, België
  6. FimpleMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentLonden
  7. VYNCKEMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  8. Willemen GroepBoard membercurrent2015 — presentmechelen
  9. GhelamcoBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  10. Projective GroupBoard Membercurrent2011 — present
  11. AkinonBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentTurkije
  12. NPM CapitalAdvisory board member 'Everything is Digital'current2022 — present
  13. Tioga Capital PartnersMember of the Investment Committeecurrent2020 — presentBelgië
  14. Scale-Ups.euFoundercurrent2017 — presentBelgië
  15. Scale-Ups.euOrganizercurrent2023 — presentAntwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
  16. Scale-Ups.euOrganizer2017 — 2018
  17. Royal Antwerp F.C.Lid van raad van bestuur2021 — 2026
  18. GuardSquare nvBoard Member2014 — 2025Leuven Heverlee, Vlaanderen, België
  19. Recharge.comBoard member2021 — 2025Amsterdam en omgeving
  20. ItinerisBoard Member2012 — 2025
  21. Fastfwd BelgiumContributor FastFwd Belgium2020 — 2025
  22. MariaDBBoard Member2020 — 2025Finland
  23. SPACE – The Human Quest | EXPOOrganizer2022Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
  24. Unifiedpost GroupBoard Member2014 — 2021België
  25. Itiviti ABBoard Member2016 — 2021Stockholm, Sweden
  26. NewtecBoard Member2017 — 2019
  27. B-Hive EuropeCo Founder2017 — 2019
  28. SilverfinChairman Of The Board2016 — 2019
  29. clear2payFounder, Board member and CFO2000 — 2014
  30. Dexia venturesSenior Investment Manager1997 — 2001

Skills & more

Mergers47Private Equity99Management Consulting66Venture Capital69Start-ups99Investments99Business Strategy92Mergers & Acquisitions80New Business Development24Entrepreneurship50Contract Negotiation9Strategic Partnerships16
+12 moreExecutive ManagementBusiness DevelopmentCorporate FinanceBankingChange ManagementRestructuringFinanceBusiness PlanningStrategyManagementCorporate DevelopmentStart-up

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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).

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