Investments
46Portfolio Exits
2Funds
5About Sambrinvest
Sambrinvest is an actor in risk capital in the region of Charleroi in Belgium, based in the aeropole of Gosselies, with the objective to support the development of SMEs. Thanks to its expertise, it advises entrepreneurs at every development stage of their projects whilst respecting their management autonomy.
Sambrinvest Headquarter Location
Avenue Georges Lemaitre 62 Aeropole Aéropôle
Gosselies, 6041,
Belgium
+ 32 (0) 71/25-94-94
Latest Sambrinvest News
Jun 17, 2022
Aerospacelab, the geospatial intelligence startup, is building what it describes as a satellite megafactory at Charleroi, with the goal of achieving a yearly production capacity of 500 satellites. What will be the largest satellite manufacturing plant in Europe follows the launch of its facility in Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve (which will eventually produce up to 24 satellites a year, starting in Q3 of 2022). The new site will be built by Sambrinvest, and it’s anticipated that the first satellites will roll off the assembly line at the megafactory by the beginning of 2025. It di described as having a total working surface of 16,000 square meters, which includes a 6,000 square meter ISO7 cleanroom and 3,000 square meters dedicated to laboratories. The Belgian-based company has taken what it describes as a fully vertically integrated approach, with Aerospacelab involved in satellite design, prototyping, and hardware testing, as well as producing satellites for a broad range of applications. “We’ve been inspired by the automotive industry where standardised products still have the possibility to be customised for specific needs,” said Benoît Deper, CEO and founder of Aerospacelab. “We are establishing satellite manufacturing plants, complete with production lines utilising ‘off-the-shelf’ components. Both at the factory in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and at the megafactory in Charleroi, we own and operate all the testing facilities relevant for satellite manufacturing, which promotes the vertical integration that gives us the edge in agility. “Ultimately, we are striving to make the ‘Henry Ford moment’ in satellite manufacturing happen.” Aerospacelab completed a €40 million Series B funding round back in February, which was intended to support increased satellite production. On Tuesday 14 June, a ceremony organised together with Sambrinvest, officially broke ground at the new site. Attending were European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton; Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister of Telecommunication Petra De Sutter; Federal Minister of Defence Ludivine De Donder; Vice-President of the Walloon government Willy Borsus; Walloon Minister of Budget & Finances Adrien Dolimont; State Secretary for Economic Recovery and Strategic Investments Thomas Dermine; State Secretary for Digitalisation Mathieu Michel; and Mayor of Charleroi Paul Magnette.
Sambrinvest Investments
46 Investments
Sambrinvest has made 46 investments. Their latest investment was in Aerospacelab as part of their Series B on February 2, 2022.
Sambrinvest Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/17/2022 | Series B | Aerospacelab | $45M | Yes | 3 | |
2/17/2022 | Seed VC | Beehire | $0.45M | Yes | Pilot Fish, and Tomcat Factory | 1 |
1/26/2022 | Series A | Pricing Pact | $1.34M | No | 4Ventures, Finance.Brussels, Marc Jacobs, and Undisclosed Investors | 1 |
1/19/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
12/6/2021 | Series B - II |
Date | 2/17/2022 | 2/17/2022 | 1/26/2022 | 1/19/2022 | 12/6/2021 |
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Round | Series B | Seed VC | Series A | Seed VC | Series B - II |
Company | Aerospacelab | Beehire | Pricing Pact | ||
Amount | $45M | $0.45M | $1.34M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Pilot Fish, and Tomcat Factory | 4Ventures, Finance.Brussels, Marc Jacobs, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Sambrinvest Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Sambrinvest has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Opinum on November 09, 2021.
Sambrinvest Fund History
5 Fund Histories
Sambrinvest has 5 funds, including Venture Capital Fund Objective N.1.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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Venture Capital Fund Objective N.1 | 1 | ||||
Start-Up Capital Fund Objective 2 | |||||
Fund Cross Border Investments | |||||
Fund Innovation | |||||
Sambrelease |
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Fund | Venture Capital Fund Objective N.1 | Start-Up Capital Fund Objective 2 | Fund Cross Border Investments | Fund Innovation | Sambrelease |
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Status | |||||
Amount | |||||
Sources | 1 |
Sambrinvest Team
4 Team Members
Sambrinvest has 4 team members, including current President, Michel Marlot.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Michel Marlot | President | Current | |
Bernard Gevaert Fierens | Managing Director | Current | |
Bernard Fierens Gevaert | Managing Director | Current | |
Anne Prignon | Managing Director | Current |
Name | Michel Marlot | Bernard Gevaert Fierens | Bernard Fierens Gevaert | Anne Prignon |
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Work History | ||||
Title | President | Managing Director | Managing Director | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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