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Peter Vanbekbergen

Investor

Partner and Co-founder at imec.xpand

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Peter Vanbekbergen is a repeat deeptech entrepreneur who co-founded imec spin-offs—including M4S (acquired by Huawei/HiSilicon)—and, after roles from researcher to associate VP at imec, uniquely bridges labs and commercialization.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductors

Experience

  1. imec.xpandPartner & Co-foundercurrent2017 — presentLeuven
  2. Pulsify MedicalCEO2023 — 2025Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
  3. SpectricityCEO2020 — 2021Mechelen
  4. IMECInnovation Manager2015 — 2017Leuven
  5. M4S NV, a Huawei CompanyVP of Engineering2010 — 2015Leuven, belgium
  6. M4S NV, a Huawei CompanyCo-founder & VP of engineering2007 — 2010Leuven, Belgium
  7. IMECAss. VP systems dvision2003 — 2007Leuven, belgium
  8. CoWareDirector of Engineering1997 — 2003Leuven
  9. SynopsysSenior research engineer1993 — 1997Mountain view, California
  10. Belgian DefenceReserve Officer1992 — 1993Belgium
  11. IMECResearch engineer1987 — 1992Leuven

Education

  1. KU Leuven1982 — 1993
  2. St-Jan Berchmans college

Skills & more

Embedded Software8Embedded Systems20Perl1VHDL3IC34ASIC40Semiconductors29SoC24Mixed Signal12Digital Signal Processors23Electronics4VLSI1
+12 moreRTL designFPGAWiFiAnalog Circuit DesignEDACMOSMicroelectronicsARMAnalogIntegrated Circuit DesignSiliconSimulations

Languages Dutch · English · French · German

From Peter's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended KU Leuven130

KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesLucas De FourLegal Manager at Hummingbird VenturesMickelFinance & Risk Management at Hummingbird VenturesPatrik MerczSenior Associate at Interactive Venture Partners LlcPieter AbbeelAlumni at HouseMatthias de KockPrincipal at PeakBridge VC

+ 124 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Spectricity1

Dirk ReynManaging Partner at Bioqube Ventures

Also worked at IMEC11

Sophie V. VandebroekInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesRuben PauwelsInvestor at AngelwiseOmar MohoutDigital transformation at AngelwiseNikos DeligiannisMachine learning | Data | Tech at AngelwiseBert GyselinckxPartner at imec.xpandMichael EngelmannPrincipal at imec.xpand

+ 5 more

Also worked at CoWare1

Brooke SeawellVenture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Also worked at Synopsys16

KT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesKaran MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupSteve WalskeInvestor at Streamlined VenturesJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersPeter HerzGeneral Partner at 1st Course CapitalJacques BenkoskiGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners

+ 10 more

Colleagues at imec.xpand

Benoit Devogelaere
Partner at imec.xpand
Bert Gyselinckx
Partner at imec.xpand
Cyril Vančura
Partner at imec.xpand
Frank Bulens
Partner at imec.xpand
Jonathan Fajardo Cortes
Principal at imec.xpand
Karolina Dorozynska
Investment Associate at imec.xpand
Marrit van den Heuvel
Portfolio Manager at imec.xpand
Michael Engelmann
Principal at imec.xpand