Firms

Sambrinvest

Sambrinvest

Charleroi, Belgium

sambrinvest.bekbopub.economie.fgov.be

Sambrinvest is a public-private regional investor based in Charleroi, Belgium, providing equity capital and financing to startups, growing SMEs and businesses undergoing succession. Its exact legal company is Société de Développement et de Participation du Bassin de Charleroi, abbreviated Sambrinvest, a Belgian société anonyme with enterprise number 0427.908.867. The official Belgian enterprise register confirms its January 9, 1985 establishment and current office at 6 Quai Arthur Rimbaud, Charleroi. Its own historical annual report describes an initial partnership between the Walloon Region and private shareholders. The current strategy covers life sciences, industry, materials, agrifood and structural real-estate projects. Its NEUVASQ investment supports a blood-brain-barrier therapeutic platform, while the June 2025 Elkedonia seed financing supports research on depression and neuropsychiatric disease. These are research-stage company investments, not evidence of clinical approval or treatment efficacy. Its own portfolio directory mixes participated companies and ecosystem partners; a logo listing alone is not treated as a cash equity transaction. Sambrinvest publishes 19 operating staff and 12 governance members. Grégoire Dupuis is CEO, Helena Pozios Head of Venture Capital and Simon Bullman board chair. The official register identifies Cédric Slegers as permanent representative of the corporate director Cometsambre, rather than an additional individual statutory director. Shared Wallonie Entreprendre governance people remain separate affiliations. Its own website reports more than EUR200 million under management and nearly 300 SMEs in portfolio; these figures are not a new fund close or cash financing. European Venture Capital for Charleroi is a EUR28.2 million public co-funded investment programme launched in June 2024 with FEDER and Walloon Region support, distinct from a conventional private LP fund closing. Historical corporate financing vehicles include Fonds de Capitaux d’Amorçage, Fonds de Capital à Risque Objectif n°1 and the leasing/property subsidiary Sambrelease. Incorporation dates, corporate capital, investment decisions and financing plans are not recorded as undisclosed external fund closes.

Founded
1985
Type
Venture capital

Funds1

  • European Venture Capital for Charleroi (EVCC)€28M

    Publicly co-funded investment programme envelope of EUR28.2M launched June2024, administered by Sambrinvest, supported by FEDER/FTJ Wallonie2021–2027 and WalloonRegion. Exact launch day unknown; announcedAtNULL. Amount is the primary announced programme envelope, not a verified conventional LP fund final cash closing or paid recipient capital. Measures5b risk capital/innovation/seed-commercialisation and5c SME digital transformation. No separate corporate legal fund payer inferred.

Team

Operations and support

Alexandre CloquetAlexandre CloquetReal Estate Manager
Anne FallyBoard director
Anne-Sophie BouvyBoard director
Caroline HazardCaroline HazardProject Manager
Caroline StevensCaroline StevensInvestment Manager
Cédric SlegersPermanent representative of corporate director Cometsambre
Elisabeth de HalleuxElisabeth de HalleuxInvestment manager
Emily DegrandeEmily DegrandeCommunication manager
Emmanuel TerrasseBoard director · Chair of the ESG Committee (published 2024–2025 report)
Fabrice CarosellaFabrice CarosellaInvestment Manager
Grégoire DupuisGrégoire DupuisCEO
Helena PoziosHelena PoziosHead of Venture Capital
Isabelle Berkhoff y GarciaIsabelle Berkhoff y GarciaReal Estate Manager
Jason RanwezJason RanwezFacility Manager
Jean-Pol DetiffeJean-Pol DetiffeBoard director
Joachim ColotJoachim ColotHead of Legal
Loris JeandriensLoris JeandriensFinance Controller
Lucile De WindtLucile De WindtAccountant
Ludovic PiérartBoard director
Maxime Van Der SchrickMaxime Van Der SchrickChief Operating Officer
Micheline StreelMicheline StreelInvestment Manager
Nathalie DrauxNathalie DrauxBoard director
Nicolas WinandNicolas WinandChief Financial Officer
Olivier BouchatOlivier BouchatBoard director
Ornella Di PiazzaOrnella Di PiazzaExecutive Assistant
Renaud MoensRenaud MoensBoard director
Simon BullmanSimon BullmanChair of the Board
Thibault CarrierBoard director
Thibaut DamanetThibaut DamanetInvestment Manager
Vittorio LaurienteBoard director
Xavier DaiveXavier DaiveGeneral Secretary

Co-investing

Angelini Ventures
Argobio Studio
Bpifrance
CARMA FUND
Kurma Partners

Investments