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Thibaut Claes

Investor

General Manager at FNX Ventures

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Thibaut Claes is General Manager at FNX Ventures, a seed investment firm focused on security, protection technologies, and dual-use innovations. He has invested in early-stage digital startups with a track record including exits from Soil Capital, Wooclap, Offr HR, Neveo, Tricount, and Funeral Manager, as well as early investments in companies including Vertuoza, Verbolia, and CHIFT that achieved significant revenue growth. His investment experience also includes two unsuccessful ventures, ALX and OneHouseStand.

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Experience

  1. FNX VenturesGeneral Managercurrent2024 — presentLiegi
  2. Wallonie EntreprendreInvestment Managercurrent2019 — present
  3. WING by Digital WalloniaInvestment Managercurrent2016 — present
  4. Digital WalloniaStartups knowledge builder2018
  5. SerenaAnalyst2016 — 2017
  6. Be Angels NetworkMember of Digital investment committee2016 — 2017
  7. Startups.beInnovation Manager2015 — 2017Belgique
  8. CO.STATIONPartnerships Manager2014Brussels
  9. NEST'upCoordinator2012 — 2013

Education

  1. HEC LiègeMaster, Finance2015 — 2016
  2. Kauffman Fellows AcademyFinance2014
  3. HEC LiègeMaster, Management - Marketing and Strategic Intelligence2010 — 2012
  4. HEC LiègeAnnée de préparation au master, Sciences de Gestion2009 — 2010
  5. KU LeuvenSchakeljaar, Management2008 — 2009
  6. EPHECBachelor, Marketing2005 — 2008

Skills & more

Strategy37Management28Stratégie4Start-ups54Entrepreneurship20Business Strategy15Marketing6Start-up7Web Project Management4Capital risque3venture capital3E-commerce5
+11 moreMarketing StrategyProject ManagementEntrepreneuriatMarketing CommunicationsDigital MarketingBusiness DevelopmentManagement ConsultingStratégie commercialeGestion de projetOnline MarketingFrench

Languages Dutch · English · French

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Same school

Also attended HEC Liège16

Duarte CaldasInvestments Principal at 3Comma CapitalSophie IsmaïlInternal Communication Manager at Meusinvest (Noshaq)Bertrand JoiretInvestment Manager at Meusinvest (Noshaq)Maureen LewisFinancial Controller at Meusinvest (Noshaq)Joanna TyrekidisHead of Energy at Meusinvest (Noshaq)Fabian MarcqCOO at Meusinvest (Noshaq)

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Also attended KU Leuven147

Katrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersSimon WoutersInvestment Manager at Capricorn Venture PartnersWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersFilip PintelonInvestment Partner Health at Capricorn Venture PartnersKim De KeyserValuation Expert at Capricorn Venture PartnersIne JordensLegal Director at Capricorn Venture Partners

+ 141 more

Also attended EPHEC3

Sophie FarroulCommunication Specialist, Brussels at VerlinvestPiet DerriksManaging Director Belgium at AVIV GroupNawfal JorioInvestment Manager at Finance.Brussels

Shared employers

Also worked at WING by Digital Wallonia1

Pierre RionAdvisory Board Expert at Qbic Fund

Also worked at Serena31

Léa VerdillonInvestor at Aglae VenturesMarc FournierManaging Partner at SerenaXavier LorphelinManaging Partner at SerenaEric GossartPartner at SerenaSébastien Le RoyPartner at SerenaOlivier MartretPartner at Serena

+ 25 more

Also worked at Be Angels Network6

Xavier PétersInvestor at Inventures Investment PartnersClaire MunckManaging Partner at ScaleFundGauthier van der ElstPartner at ScaleFundXavier PetersInvestment Manager at Meusinvest (Noshaq)Olivier VerdinVenture Partner at ScaleFundLode PeetersAdvisor at Volta Ventures

Also worked at Startups.be2

Omar MohoutDigital transformation at AngelwiseGaby Fernández ScalaHead of Marketing & Communications, Brussels at Verlinvest