Capital-E

Capital-E is a European venture capital fund, based in Belgium, that provides early-stage capital to companies building distinctive products enabled by micro- and nano-electronics or advanced materials. Its investment focus sits at the intersection of semiconductor technology and materials science, with technical domain coverage spanning micro-electronics, nano-electronics, semiconductors, materials processing, metrology, instrumentation, communications and networking, consumer electronics and multimedia. Target industry verticals include semiconductors, materials processing, metrology, instrumentation, communications, networking, consumer electronics and multimedia.

The fund's involvement extends beyond capital. Capital-E connects portfolio companies with European research and development expertise, including an established relationship with IMEC, an independent research centre in micro- and nano-electronics. It also takes an active role at board level in its portfolio companies, contributing entrepreneurial, industrial, technical, operational, financial and strategic experience to the companies it backs.

Capital-E works collaboratively with entrepreneurs and investors and draws on a network spanning semiconductor and materials businesses, research centres and venture capital firms. The stated orientation of the portfolio model is the development and adoption of innovative products in its core technology fields. Fund size, founding year and team size are not disclosed.