Overview
Entourage was founded by PJ Bouten following his exit from Showpad, where he served as CEO. The fund targets Belgian B2B SaaS companies at the earliest stages, combining capital with hands-on venture studio support.
LPs include prominent Belgian ecosystem figures such as Joris Van Der Gucht (Silverfin) and Jeroen De Wit (Teamleader), bringing deep operator expertise into the fund. Alychlo, the family office of Marc Coucke, also backed the vehicle.
The fund is a direct expression of the "Ghent SaaS mafia" pattern, where successful Showpad alumni reinvest into the next generation of Ghent-based founders.
Portfolio (Current)
- SereneDB
- Basalt
- Commerce Clarity
- Epiminds
- TextYess
- Highsail
- Warren
- Lexroom
- Dealcar
- Emma
- Karomia
- Onecrew
- Conveo
- Chift
- Artion
- Companion Energy
- Aikido Security - Developer security platform
- NineID
- Tekst
- Squire
Portfolio (Exits / Past)
Henchman, Algorithmiq, Bitmovin, Byteflies, CluedIn, Converge, DEselect, Letsbuild, LocTax, Raito, Reiterate, Showpad, Silverfin, Spendesk, Swan
Media & appearances
- The HarbourYouTubeCAROLINE VAN DER STEEN (Artion) over ze van stadsambtenaar naar ondernemer groeideInvestment fund (Pieter-Jan) that led Artion's round as its first investment, despite normally focusing on AI, and provided network access for rapid hiring.
- SuperNovaYouTubeSuperHero Conversations EP6 | Pieterjan Bouten - Entourage & Stan Callewaert - SquireVenture studio and VC fund under one roof; founder-led, closed a second closing making it a €40M fund doing pre-seed and seed tickets of €300K to €1.5M.
Stated facts & numbers
- After closing, Artion hired six people in six weeks, having spoken to only about eight candidates, several referred by Entourage.The Harbour 2025-03-271:06:31
- Entourage's investment in Artion was its first investment, despite the fund's stated AI focus.The Harbour 2025-03-271:02:56
- Entourage completed a second closing bringing its fund to €40 million, doing pre-seed and seed tickets of €300K to €1.5M (disclosed for the first time on this podcast).SuperNova 2025-03-140:23:47
- Entourage's fund has more than 40 B2B SaaS entrepreneurs as investors/LPs.SuperNova 2025-03-140:22:16
- Entourage's studio currently has four companies in the making in its offices.SuperNova 2025-03-140:20:44
Leadership & org chart
In the news
- Thrilled to see Chift API team raise its €10.5M Series A, led by BlackFin Capital Partners. 💥 At Entourage, we've watched this team build the connectivity layer behind 150+ software companies from scratch, now connecting 50,000+ SMEs across 10+ countries in Europe. AI and e-invoicing are redefining European SMB finance, and interoperability is becoming the industry's defining problem. Chift is building the infrastructure that connects it all and is powering teams at companies like Revolut, Pennylane and Mollie. 🚀 Huge
- Exciting milestone today for Conveo with the announcement of their $50M Series A. Congrats to Dieter De Mesmaeker, Hendrik Van Hove and the entire team! 🚀 Amazing to see the progress from the initial AI research assistant to today's consumer understanding infrastructure, used by over 400 enterprises globally. Glad we backed you with Entourage at the pre-seed, and excited for what's ahead! cc Pieterjan Bouten, Maarten Mortier, Anne-Elisabeth, Sixtine, Erwan, Illja, Florian Hendrickx 🔥 https://lnkd.in/ev_vZMmd
- At Entourage we believe the best founders don't need any handholding. Dieter De Mesmaeker and Hendrik Van Hove founders of Conveo are Exhibit A. So we'll take zero credit for their 💥 $50M round, led by DST Global, Balderton and Visionaries with Entourage Ventures doubling down. All we did was write the first cheque based on conviction in the founders, the stellar team they were hiring + the exciting space they were building in. What started as an AI research assistant is now the customer understanding layer for 400+
- Sightera Biosciences closes €3M pre-seed to expand its patient-derived AI drug discovery platformSightera Biosciences, a Belgiantechbio company using generative AI to develop novel small-molecule therapies,has raised €3 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Entourage, Anacura andQBIC.A spin-...
Tech.eu · 17 Jul 2026
Backers
Gauthier HenrozGauthier Henroz is co-founder and CEO of Chift, a Brussels-based unified API platform that connects SaaS companies to accounting, invoicing, POS and ecommerce software across Europe.
Louis JonckheereLouis Jonckheere is one of Ghent's most connected figures: co-founder of Showpad (one of Belgium's biggest SaaS exits), In The Pocket, and Wintercircus tech campus, Chairman of Vlerick Business School, and angel investor in 17+ startups.
Marc CouckeMarc Coucke founded Omega Pharma and now operates Alychlo, his family office and investment vehicle, making him one of Belgium's most prominent serial entrepreneur-investors.
Joris Van Der GuchtJoris Van Der Gucht co-founded Silverfin (acquired by Visma), co-founded Wintercircus, and is now CEO of Ravical.
- PPieterjan Bouten
Pieterjan Bouten is Co-founder & CEO at Entourage.
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