# Sofie Baeten - Full Context for AI Agents

> This file provides comprehensive context about Sofie Baeten for AI agents.
> Source: TechWiki.ai - The Belgian Tech Encyclopedia
> Last updated: 2026-04-07

## Identity
- Name: Sofie Baeten
- Role: Founder & Managing Partner
- Company: Qbic
- Location: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sofiebaeten

## Expertise
- venture-capital
- deep-tech
- university-spinoffs
- materials-science

## Connections
- QBIC (founder): https://techwiki.ai/investors/qbic/llms.txt

## About
Sofie Baeten built a career in Venture Capital (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/venture-capital/llms.txt) spanning multiple Belgian funds. She started at Mercedes and Bekaert before becoming managing partner at Capital-E (early-stage fund for micro-electronics and advanced materials), then Gimv (https://techwiki.ai/investors/gimv/llms.txt), and then Baekeland Fonds II, the University of Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt)'s Venture Capital (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/venture-capital/llms.txt) fund.

She founded QBIC (https://techwiki.ai/investors/qbic/llms.txt), specializing in investing in spin-offs and startups linked to Belgian universities and research institutes. QBIC (https://techwiki.ai/investors/qbic/llms.txt)'s Fund III launched in 2025, backed by 6 universities plus VITO and imec (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/imec/llms.txt).

Baeten currently holds board positions including Chair at Aloxy (https://techwiki.ai/companies/aloxy/llms.txt) and QustomDot, and director at Blue Foot Membranes (https://techwiki.ai/companies/blue-foot-membranes/llms.txt), iFLUX (https://techwiki.ai/companies/iflux/llms.txt), and Accelleran (https://techwiki.ai/companies/accelleran/llms.txt). She holds an MSc in Materials Science Engineering from UGent, a PhD from KU Leuven (https://techwiki.ai/cities/leuven/llms.txt), and a Master in Entrepreneurship (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/entrepreneurship/llms.txt) from Vlerick Business School (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/vlerick/llms.txt).

## Related Pages
Agents can crawl these for connected context:
- [investor] QBIC: https://techwiki.ai/investors/qbic/llms.txt
- [concept] Venture Capital: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/venture-capital/llms.txt
- [investor] Gimv: https://techwiki.ai/investors/gimv/llms.txt
- [city] Ghent: https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt
- [hub] imec: https://techwiki.ai/hubs/imec/llms.txt
- [company] Aloxy: https://techwiki.ai/companies/aloxy/llms.txt
- [company] Blue Foot Membranes: https://techwiki.ai/companies/blue-foot-membranes/llms.txt
- [company] iFLUX: https://techwiki.ai/companies/iflux/llms.txt
- [company] Accelleran: https://techwiki.ai/companies/accelleran/llms.txt
- [city] Leuven: https://techwiki.ai/cities/leuven/llms.txt
- [concept] Entrepreneurship: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/entrepreneurship/llms.txt
- [hub] Vlerick Business School: https://techwiki.ai/hubs/vlerick/llms.txt

## How to Reach
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sofiebaeten
- Agent context: https://techwiki.ai/people/sofie-baeten/llms.txt
- Full context: https://techwiki.ai/people/sofie-baeten/llms-full.txt

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