Overview
Claire Munck leads BeAngels, Belgium's largest and most active angel investor network. She joined BeAngels in 2009 as a board member and selection committee member before becoming CEO in 2013. She founded the Women Business Angel club to increase female participation in Angel Investing, and launched the ScaleFund series to support tech scale-ups. She co-founded Business Angels Europe and the Global Business Angel Network, and completed most of her education at McGill University in Montreal.
Career history
- Joined BeAngels as board member and selection committee member2009
- CEO2013 onwardsBeAngels
- FounderWomen Business Angel club
- FounderScaleFund series
- Co-founderBusiness Angels Europe
- Co-founderGlobal Business Angel Network
In the news
- Most women who could invest in startups have never been told they could. So let me be the one to say it: you can. And I’d love to show you how over breakfast! For those who know me, I’ve been at this for years at BeAngels 🤟 , and it still gets me every time. I meet women who have built companies, run business units, led teams and managed budgets, women who have made tough calls at the top of organisations, and then they tell me investing is “not really for them"...Oh, but it is! You don’t necessarily need to have founded a startup
- Last week I had the honor of curating the content for the FinTech session during the Flanders Technology & Innovation Festival, organised by the amazing team at GLUON BXL. A special thanks to all the speakers Claire Munck (BeAngels), Stijn (Stan) Christiaens (Collibra), Aline Muylaert (Go Vocal), Michael V. (Monizze), Quentin Colmant (Qover), Muriel Bernard (BeCentral), Pepijn Mores (Prismos), Charles Van den Bogaert (iBanFirst), Louis Vanheurck de Tornaco (dups), minister Laurent Hublet (Government of the Brussels-Capital Region),
- On November 23th in London, I’ll join David Ford (Oxford Venture Angels), Emma Steele (Ascension), Rodney Appiah (Cornerstone VC) and Yaroslav Kinebas ACSI (Vestd) to discuss The Rise of the professional angel: how technology is amplifying impact. 😇 Through my roles at BeAngels and ScaleFund, I see the early stage from both sides: an angel group and an independent venture fund. Three things stand out: 1. Technology makes angels faster and better informed. AI-powered sourcing, deeper diligence, better portfolio data. But if
- Yesterday, I sat on the Rising Star jury of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for the first time, and what an event! ⚡ Ten finalists. Ten founding teams who had already made it through more than 100 first candidates. Ten stories of people who chose the road less travelled by: building #tech from #Belgium, with ambition beyond Belgium. Beyond the founders’ energy and the road behind them, what struck me most was their massive ambition for what comes next 💯 Honored to have deliberated alongside Sam De Smet, Veroniek Collewaert
- 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 & 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝘂𝗯? At FTI Brussels 2026, conversations explored how we put AI into practice, build trust in digital services and create the conditions for companies to grow. From payments and investment to smarter public services, a common thread emerged: progress depends on strong foundations, collaboration and the ambition to think beyond the next milestone. Thank you to everyone who joined us at
- Startup years are like dog years". 🐕 Although life as an entrepreneur was not the main theme of yesterday’s FIT - Flanders Investment & Trade “FinTech & GovTech” business track at TheMerode, when Stijn (Stan) Christiaens came up with this in his opening, I felt it was the best thing I’d heard in a while 😄 It resonated so much: in the life of an entrepreneur, every year feels like a decade has gone by! Truth is, everything is compressed: decisions, setbacks, growth... Such a pleasure to open this event yesterday alongside Stijn,
- The Future of Tech is Female is BACK! And it's taking over Brussels. 💜⚡ From 19 to 27 November, BeCentral becomes a vibrant meeting point for entrepreneurs, tech professionals, founders, investors, students, changemakers and curious minds ready to shape what's next. 7 days. 20+ events. One shared ambition: opening more doors for women in tech and entrepreneurship. 🔥 Bold conversations that challenge the status quo. 💡 Hands-on workshops to build new skills. 🚀 Inspiring founders sharing real stories. 🤝 Meaningful
- Raising funds for your startup? Fast Track to Fund might be for you! You've built something promising. You've started validating your market. Now you're thinking about raising your first significant funding round. But are you ready to take that next step? Fast Track to Fund is BeCentral's 3-week intensive programme, designed to help Brussels-based startups understand how fundraising works, build a solid funding strategy and prepare to meet investors. ✅ Based or active in Brussels ✅ Innovative, scalable solution with initial
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