Ninepointfive (aka 9.5 Ventures)

What is Ninepointfive (aka 9.5 Ventures)?

Ninepointfive, also known as 9.5 Ventures, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, specializing in early-stage investments with a focus on tech-based startups. They operate with a minimum investment threshold of €50,000 and a maximum of €250,000, aiming at phases including Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding rounds.

As a pioneering venture capital firm, Ninepointfive leverages corporate backing to take startups from inception to maturity, engaging in corporate acceleration to unlock rapid growth and value creation. They work closely with established brands such as Beiersdorf, Telenet, and Agfa, utilizing their proprietary methodology to provide startups with skin in the game, along with growth acceleration.

Ninepointfive's approach combines the market and technology expertise of corporate backers with the agility and innovation of startups, helping them internationalize and attract early customers by aligning with credible, existing brands. The presence of corporate backing provides ventures with unique industry knowledge, marketing, and development support.

Their portfolio focuses on making Europe's traditional industries more digital and green, with two flagship funds dedicated to accelerating the digitization of the Industrial Value Chain and propelling the energy transition in Maritime, Ports, and Offshore sectors. Since its inception in 2019, Ninepointfive has secured a corporate venturing ecosystem with over 250 partners and has established equity partnerships with international groups and leading mid-sized corporations. With a team enriched by entrepreneurs and investors, Ninepointfive stands as a unique entity in the VC space for its model of shared risks and opportunities.

What they say:

We invest together with corporates to take tech-based startups from pre-seed funding to maturity. A trusted partner with brands like Beiersdorf, Telenet and Agfa, Ninepointfive helps founders deploy the inherent value of corporate acceleration.The Ninepointfive proprietary methodology offers speed, growth, value, and skin in the game.Fully engaged and focused, with a positive and pragmatic approach. This is ninepointfive.