Lorenz Bogaert
About Lorenz Bogaert
Lorenz Bogaert is a Belgian internet entrepreneur born in 1976 who lives in Ghent. Wikipedia says he studied law and management at universities in Brussels, Fribourg and Namur. He was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008.
He co-founded Massive Media, the company behind the social networks Netlog and Ablo and the dating community Twoo. Meetic acquired Massive Media in 2012. He also co-founded the crypto portfolio app Delta, which eToro acquired in 2019. He was involved in launching expense management company Rydoo, which Sodexo acquired in 2017. His Crunchbase bio also lists Realo, a proptech company, among his earlier ventures, with an exit to Axel Springer.
Today he is co-founder and CEO of StarApps, a Ghent-based start-up studio. He co-founded the early-stage fund Pitchdrive and the Wintercircus Ghent venue in 2019. Crunchbase also lists him as co-founder of introw and Bizzy, founder and director of FixForm, and a director at Henchman, Accurat, Maison Sport and Fabrik. He has written publicly about Belgian tax policy for founders, including a column for HRmagazine on the capital gains tax law and employee equity.
Crunchbase counts 21 investments on the profile linked here, with 0 lead investments, 0 exits and 0 companies founded under that profile. A separate public Crunchbase page for the same name lists 58 investments, so counts differ by profile. NFX Signal lists 59 investments on record. Treat the totals as approximate.
In 2019 the Antwerp Management School listed him as the 4th most important angel investor in Belgium, according to Wikipedia. His public activity goes back at least to 2018. Crunchbase shows him in Salesflare's seed round in May 2018 and in SPCE Group's pre-seed in September 2018. It shows Smooved's pre-seed in April 2020 and Fabrik's seed in April 2020. More recent entries include FixForm's seed in September 2024, Tiro.health's pre-seed in September 2024 and Markmi's seed in April 2025.
NFX Signal lists Aikido Security's Series B in January 2026 (a $60M round) and Eagl's seed in September 2025 ($970K). Several of his deals are co-investments alongside other angels and funds.
Crunchbase credits him with 12 AI investments since 2023. The AI portfolio it lists includes Otamiser, Driven, Donna, Eagl, Accurat, Plexe AI, Vision Lab, Stardust, Aikido Security, Axe and Markmi.
Crunchbase records Driven and Plexe AI as seed rounds, Eagl as a seed round, Stardust as a pre-seed round and Vision Lab as a seed round. It shows Aikido Security's round as a Series B. He is also a director at Accurat. Bizzy, which he co-founded and chairs, launched an AI Sales Agent in the UK in June 2025, per Crunchbase news. Crunchbase does not give the round dates for every AI deal on his profile, so this page does not list them.
The visible pattern is early-stage software. Most of his recorded rounds are pre-seed and seed, with an occasional later round such as Aikido Security's Series B. Nordic9 lists software services as his most frequent category and Belgium as his most frequent country. His start-up studio and Pitchdrive fund suggest a hands-on approach with Belgian founders, though he also invests in companies outside Belgium.
NFX Signal lists an investment range of $200K to $500K with a $350K sweet spot. That figure comes from the NFX profile, not from a statement by Bogaert, so confirm it with him directly. We found no public statement from him on what he looks for in a pitch or on a standard check size.
- Aikido Security: security company; Series B in January 2026 per NFX Signal, listed among his AI investments by Crunchbase.
- Eagl: AI portfolio company; seed round in September 2025 ($970K) per NFX Signal.
- Markmi: AI portfolio company; seed round in April 2025 (about €1.1M) per Crunchbase.
- Plexe AI: AI portfolio company; seed round per Crunchbase.
- Driven: AI portfolio company; seed round per Crunchbase.
- Vision Lab: AI portfolio company; seed round, his most recent listed deal on one Crunchbase page.
- Accurat: AI portfolio company where he is a director; he has held that role since 2021.
- Otamiser, Donna, Stardust and Axe: AI portfolio companies listed by Crunchbase; Stardust was a pre-seed round.
- Tiro.health: pre-seed round in September 2024 (€1M) per Crunchbase.
- Salesflare: earlier seed investment in May 2018 (€350K round) per Crunchbase.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_Bogaert
- linkedin.com/in/lorenzbogaert
- crunchbase.com/person/lorenz-bogaert
- crunchbase.com/person/lorenz-bogaert/person_overview_investor/timeline
- signal.nfx.com/investors/lorenz-bogaert
- nordic9.com/companies/lorenz-bogaert
- crunchbase.com/person/ad9f5b64-4ecf-281a-faf3-9acd289f331a
AI portfolio
Investing activity
Lorenz Bogaert has made 21 investments according to Crunchbase. 12 of those investments since 2023 were in AI companies, including Otamiser, Driven, Donna, Eagl and Accurat.
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Frequently asked questions about Lorenz Bogaert
Who is Lorenz Bogaert?
He is a Belgian serial entrepreneur and angel investor based in Ghent. He co-founded Massive Media (Netlog, Twoo) and Delta, and he runs the start-up studio StarApps.
How many AI startups has Lorenz Bogaert invested in?
Crunchbase lists 12 AI investments since 2023, out of 21 investments on the profile linked here. Other Crunchbase and NFX pages show higher totals, so counts vary by source.
What is Lorenz Bogaert's typical check size?
He has not stated one publicly that we could find. NFX Signal lists a $200K to $500K range with a $350K sweet spot, so treat that as third-party data.
What stage does Lorenz Bogaert invest in?
His recorded deals are mostly pre-seed and seed, plus at least one Series B (Aikido Security, January 2026). Crunchbase shows no lead investments.
Which AI companies has Lorenz Bogaert backed?
Crunchbase lists Otamiser, Driven, Donna, Eagl, Accurat, Plexe AI, Vision Lab, Stardust, Aikido Security, Axe and Markmi.
Does Lorenz Bogaert invest outside Belgium?
Nordic9 shows Belgium as his most frequent country, but his portfolio is not limited to it. Aikido Security's Series B had co-investors from several international funds, per NFX Signal.
Is Lorenz Bogaert an angel investor?
Yes. Lorenz Bogaert invests personally as an angel. Crunchbase counts 21 investments.
What AI companies has Lorenz Bogaert invested in?
Lorenz Bogaert's AI investments include Otamiser, Driven, Donna, Eagl, Accurat, Plexe AI, Vision Lab and Stardust.
Where is Lorenz Bogaert based?
Lorenz Bogaert is based in Gent, Belgium.
How can founders reach Lorenz Bogaert?
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