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Thomas Depuydt

Investor

Managing Partner at SmartFin

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

About

Before Smartfin, Thomas managed a portfolio of 100+ companies as Portfolio Manager at iMinds (now imec), supporting their fundraising and growth. He previously worked in management consulting at Accenture and in Bain & Company's private equity practice. He holds degrees from KU Leuven and Ghent University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. IncardBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. AI-BLOX | Edge AI computersBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. emma ❘ Cloud Management PlatformBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  4. SmartFinManaging Partnercurrent2017 — present
  5. CrazyGamesBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  6. TimefoldBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. BrightAnalyticsBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  8. AkinonBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
  9. willowBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  10. RoamlerBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  11. Luzmo (formerly Cumul.io)Board Membercurrent2017 — present
  12. ZivverBoard Observer2020 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  13. THEO TechnologiesBoard Member2020 — 2024Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
  14. SilverfinBoard Observer2018 — 2023
  15. DeliverectBoard Member2019 — 2020
  16. imec.istartVenture Portfolio Manager at iMinds (now part of iMec)2013 — 2015Ghent Metropolitan Area
  17. Bain & CompanyCase Team Leader2009 — 2013Brussels Metropolitan Area
  18. Columbia Business SchoolMBA Student2007 — 2009
  19. UBS Investment BankSummer Associate2008
  20. AccentureFinance & Performance Consultant2002 — 2007

Skills & more

Management Consulting73Strategy49Due Diligence15Financial Modeling11Valuation5Organizational Design1Acquisition Integration6Private Equity17Performance Management1Strategic Consulting35Entrepreneurship20Venture Capital15
+3 moreStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentConsulting

Languages Dutch · English · French

From Thomas's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

AkinonBright AnalyticsCrazyGamesHappeoLuzmoRoamlerTimefoldWillowZivver

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 Thomas Depuydt?
Before Smartfin, Thomas managed a portfolio of 100+ companies as Portfolio Manager at iMinds (now imec), supporting their fundraising and growth. He previously worked in management consulting at Accenture and in Bain & Company's private equity practice. He holds degrees from KU Leuven and Ghent University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Where does Thomas Depuydt work?
Thomas Depuydt is Managing Partner at SmartFin.
What boards does Thomas Depuydt sit on?
Thomas Depuydt holds tracked board seats at Akinon, Bright Analytics, CrazyGames, Happeo, Luzmo, Roamler, Timefold, Willow, Zivver.
Where did Thomas Depuydt go to school?
Thomas Depuydt studied at Columbia Business School (MBA); Ghent University (Master, Computer Sciences); KU Leuven (Master, Economics).

Same school

Also attended Columbia Business School668

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Also attended Ghent University87

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Also attended KU Leuven176

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Shared employers

Also worked at CrazyGames1

Harry HaeckPartner at SmartFin

Also worked at Luzmo (formerly Cumul.io)1

Eric BurdierFounding Partner at Axeleo Capital

Also worked at THEO Technologies2

Pieter-Jan SpeelmansVP Engineering at Dolby at Syndicate OneBert BaeckEIR at SmartFin

Also worked at Bain & Company751

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