PMV (ParticipatieMaatschappij Vlaanderen)

Flemish government investment arm with a EUR 1.9B portfolio, backing tech and biotech companies with tickets up to EUR 20M.

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Overview

PMV, or ParticipatieMaatschappij Vlaanderen, is the investment vehicle of the Flemish government. It deploys capital across the full lifecycle of Flemish companies, from early venture to growth equity, with a particular concentration in technology and biotech.

PMV can invest up to EUR 20M per company and often co-invests alongside private VCs, providing a stabilizing anchor for larger rounds. Portfolio includes Augustine Therapeutics and Flamingo Therapeutics in the life sciences cluster.

As a government-backed vehicle, PMV also plays a policy role, supporting ecosystem infrastructure and de-risking sectors where private capital is scarce.

Portfolio

  • Augustine Therapeutics - Rare disease therapeutics
  • Flamingo Therapeutics - Cancer immunotherapy

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Stated facts & numbers

  • Smallest typical KBC Innovation Banking construction: ~€500k need split as ~€200k investors, ~€150k KBC loan, ~€150k PMV innovative co-financing; first-time software clients get max ~€500k from KBC.Ben's Mentors 2026-03-251:00:44
  • Initial financing: €50,000 bank loan for the coffee truck (a 1974 Citroën HY), plus ~€100,000 needed per shop via bank and PMV Startlening+.Ben's Mentors 2025-03-190:35:22
  • Current financing round: €3.3M total — equity crowdfunding via Crowdcube, a WinWinner crowdlending campaign that raised nearly €1M, a ~€1M KBC bank loan and a ~€1M PMV subordinated loan — to open 16 new shops in 8-10 months.Ben's Mentors 2025-03-191:08:31
  • Planet B raised roughly €800k via business angels, the bank and PMV in a co-financing dossier, mostly as loans with Tibbe still personally guaranteeing.Ben's Mentors 2024-05-150:44:35
  • PEAK Coaching borrowed half a million euros from the bank and PMV to fund the application.BlackBird Business Events 2025-08-050:30:45
  • Financing combined proceeds from selling shares in another company, bank loans and PMV involvement.BlackBird Business Events 2025-06-190:30:42
  • The financing search happened around mid-2023, shortly after Covid; two major banks refused a horeca share transfer within minutes, and Belfius plus a PMV guarantee made the deal possible.BlackBird Business Events 2025-04-150:23:31
  • Startup funding consisted of own savings, a €25k contest prize (which also included a retailer commitment to sell Ritchie), and a PMV starter loan — no external equity investors.BlackBird Business Events 2025-02-270:18:31

Investments

  • Minze Health

    Minze Health is an Antwerp-based digital therapeutics company focused on urology and incontinence treatment, with $9.2M in total funding from White Fund, Capricorn, PMV, and imec.istart.

  • Accurat

    Accurat is a Ghent-based location intelligence platform helping retailers and brands understand real-world consumer behavior using GDPR-compliant mobility data.

  • Augustine Therapeutics

    Augustine Therapeutics is a Belgian biotech developing treatments for neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases, having raised EUR 77.7M in a Series A round in the first half of 2025 with PMV participation.

  • Flamingo Therapeutics

    Flamingo Therapeutics is a Belgian biotech developing oncology treatments, backed by PMV as part of the Flemish public investment portfolio in life sciences.

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