Jean Zurstrassen

TLDR

Jean Zurstrassen co-founded Skynet (sold to Belgacom) and Keytrade Bank (sold to Credit Agricole) and is now a strategic advisor at Expon Capital and co-founder of the Belcube seed fund with Gregoire de Streel.

Overview

Jean Zurstrassen is an elder statesman of the Brussels tech scene. Together with Jose Zurstrassen and Gregoire de Streel, he co-founded Skynet in January 1995, Belgium's first major internet provider, which Belgacom acquired in full by 1998. In 1998 the trio created VMS-Keytrade, Belgium's first online broker, which listed on Euronext in 1999, became Keytrade Bank in 2002, and was sold to Credit Agricole Group in 2002. He co-founded the Belcube seed fund with Gregoire de Streel, focusing on insuretech and service sector startups. He now serves as strategic advisor at Expon Capital.

Career History

• 1995: Co-founded Skynet (with Jose Zurstrassen and Gregoire de Streel) - sold to Belgacom 1998
• 1998: Co-founded VMS-Keytrade / Keytrade Bank - sold to Credit Agricole 2002
• Co-founder: Belcube (seed fund) with Gregoire de Streel
• Current: Strategic Advisor, Expon Capital