Bert Baeck
About Bert Baeck
Bert Baeck is a serial entrepreneur based in Antwerp, Belgium. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and a Master's degree in Micro-Electronics from Ghent University. By his own account, he worked at Covestro and Lanxess for a few years before starting his first company.
He founded TrendMiner, a self-service industrial analytics company, and served as its CEO. Software AG acquired it in 2018. He then joined the European VC firm SmartFin Capital as a partner. His Crunchbase bio says he was there for three years, and a 2018 press interview announced him as a partner in the firm's second fund.
He is now founder and CEO of Timeseer.AI, which Dealroom describes as a DataOps software company for time series data, founded in March 2020. Several of his TrendMiner colleagues are on its founding team. Latka lists Timeseer.AI as bootstrapped with no outside funding. His stated areas of expertise include data observability, streaming data, IoT and AIoT, industrial software and data governance. He describes himself as a patent holder.
Public data on his personal angel investing is thin. Crunchbase counts one personal investment and one portfolio company, with no lead investments and no exits. That investment is Hyperfox, a pre-seed round dated February 1, 2023, in which he took part alongside two other investors. Crunchbase hides the amount.
No public AI-specific angel deals could be confirmed beyond what is above. In a Medium post titled "AI Sobering", he wrote that his work at SmartFin Capital involved conversations with more than 150 international AI companies. He drew on that work to discuss deal sizes, valuations and why some AI companies succeed while others do not yet.
He has not published a personal investment thesis, stage range or check size, so none is listed here. His public expertise points to B2B and industrial technology: AI and ML, IoT and sensor data, time series data, DataOps, data observability and data governance. SmartFin Capital, where he was a partner, describes itself as an early-stage fund for smart technology companies. Crunchbase lists his region as the EU and EMEA.
- Hyperfox: pre-seed round in February 2023, listed on Crunchbase as his personal investment. Amount and business details are not public in the sources found.
- TrendMiner: industrial analytics company he founded and led as CEO. Software AG acquired it in 2018.
- Timeseer.AI: time series data quality and DataOps company he founded in 2020 and leads as CEO.
- crunchbase.com/person/bert-baeck
- linkedin.com/in/bertbaeck
- app.dealroom.co/companies/timeseer_ai
- getlatka.com/companies/timeseer.ai#team
- community.trendminer.com/community-updates-41/meet-some-of-the-trendla
- bertbaeck.medium.com/jurgen-ingels-launches-a-150-million-euro-fund-fb
- bertbaeck.medium.com/ai-sobering-8f11bff5f2e7
- crunchbase.com/organization/smartfin/people
Investing activity
Bert Baeck has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has founded 3 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Bert Baeck
Is Bert Baeck an angel investor?
Crunchbase lists him as an individual investor with one personal investment, Hyperfox, a pre-seed round in February 2023. He is mainly a founder and former VC partner, so angel activity looks limited.
What is Bert Baeck's check size?
No check size is public. Founders should not assume a range and should ask him directly.
What companies has Bert Baeck founded?
He founded TrendMiner, acquired by Software AG in 2018, and Timeseer.AI, where he is CEO. Crunchbase counts three companies founded.
What kind of startups would Bert Baeck be a good fit for?
His experience is in industrial AI, IoT and sensor data, time series data, DataOps and data governance. Founders in those areas are the most natural match for his background, though he has not published a thesis.
Was Bert Baeck a venture capitalist?
Yes. He was a partner at SmartFin Capital for about three years after selling TrendMiner. He then started Timeseer.AI.
Where is Bert Baeck based?
He is based in Antwerp, Belgium. Timeseer.AI's team and his speaking appearances span Europe and the US.
How can founders reach Bert Baeck?
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