About 4 ventures
4 ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Brussels, Belgium. As of Oct 2024, 4 ventures has invested in 29 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in France based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of GreenGo Overall, 4 ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 2 acquisitions, namely Lalilo, Virteo and itinari. A lot of funds co-invest with 4 ventures, with names like Bruno van Lierde sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. 4 ventures has team of 3 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio IPOs
4 ventures' List of Top Investments
4 ventures has a portfolio of 29 companies. Their most notable investmentis in JobgetherTheir portfolio spans across Belgium, France, Japan and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Real Estate and Construction Tech and 20 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed stages. Here is the list of top investments by 4 ventures:
1. ClearSpace
Provider of technology for active removal of space debris and servicing. The organization develops capabilities for in-orbit services, including inspection, life-extension, refueling, disposal, and repair. It pioneers missions focused on removing debris and ensuring a sustainable space environment.
Key facts about ClearSpace
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Renens (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $33.3M
- Employee Count: 82 as on Aug 11, 2024
- Investors: In-Q-Tel, Stanford University and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 19, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Look&Fin
LookandFin is a P2P lending platform that connects investors with SMEs looking for financing. Businesses with a minimum turnover of € 1 million and a minimum of 3 accounting years filed can apply for loans on the platform. Businesses can avail loans from € 50,000 to € 5,000,000. Investors can earn a return of 4-12 % depending upon the risk.
Key facts about Look&Fin
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Brussels (Belgium)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $9.85M
- Employee Count: 39 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: 4 ventures, Finnance.brussels and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 17, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Space One
Operator of launch site and provider of space transportation services. The company aims to lower the cost of space access. It offers dedicated rockets and a launch site for varied satellite launch needs. The company utilizes solid fuel rockets to enable rapid launch operations. It collaborates with established firms to achieve stable management and technical capabilities.
Key facts about Space One
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Minato City (Japan)
- Stage: Series A
- Employee Count: 51 - 200 as on Jul 17, 2025
- Investors: Mizuho Financial Group, Emerald Technology Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 09, 2024, $*****
4. EMAsphere
EMASphere provides a data analytics and visualization platform. It allows users to manage financial and operational insights from the data, manage smart data decisions and provide data insights. It enables users to analyze data, visualize and provide actionable business decisions. It enables users to build predictive models, manage benchmark performance, and forecast solutions.
Key facts about EMAsphere
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Mont Saint Guibert (Belgium)
- Annual Revenue: €3.57M as on Dec 31, 2020
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10.2M
- Employee Count: 39 as on Dec 31, 2020
- Investors: 4 ventures, Sambrinvest and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 02, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Lalilo
Lalilo is an AI-based tool for teachers to help them in teaching literacy skills like reading and language. The platform uses Artificial Intelligence, through which it customizes reading exercises depending on each student’s needs, prepares individualized printable worksheets, and helps teachers organize their classes. Lalilo is free for the first 2 teachers per school. From the 3rd one on, Lalilo charges $250 per teacher annually.
Key facts about Lalilo
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.41M
- Employee Count: 54 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: avrhm capital., Kima Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 18, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4 ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
4 ventures has invested in 29 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in GreenGo.4 ventures' Investments by Stage
4 ventures has made 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.23M and 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.48M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 3 |
Seed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
4 ventures' Investments by Sector
4 ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech and Financial Services. Notably, it has invested in 23 Tech companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 3 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Financial Services | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
4 ventures' Investments by Geography
4 ventures has made most investments in France (2), followed by Belgium where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
France | 2 |
Belgium | 1 |
Japan | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
4 ventures' recent investments
4 ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by 4 ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 25, 2024 | France | Series A | 5371 | [+1] | |
Oct 09, 2024 | Japan | Series A | 9232 | [+12] | |
Mar 01, 2023 | France | Seed | 7295 | ||
Dec 07, 2016 | Belgium | Series A | 6395 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in 4 ventures' Portfolio
1 of 4 ventures' portfolio company became public - Virteo.Here are 4 ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 1848 |
Acquired companies in 4 ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from 4 ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were itinari in Nov 2022 by Live The World.Here are 4 ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 02, 2022 | - | - | 4845 | |
Mar 22, 2021 | - | - | 6610 |
Team profile of 4 ventures
4 ventures has a team of 3 members including 2 Partners located in Belgium. 4 ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of 4 ventures
Over the past 10 years, 19 investors have co-invested in 4 ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of 4 ventures: 17 investors entered a company along with 4 ventures. These include investors like Bruno van Lierde (1 company).
- Invested after 4 ventures: Finnance.brussels (1 company) and Thibaud Elziere (1 company) are the investors which have invested in 4 ventures's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to 4 ventures
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GreenGo raises €3m in funding to drive European growthShortTermRentalz•Oct 25, 2024•Greengoproducts, INCO, 4 ventures
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UK TV station Channel Four takes 20% stake in Airtasker’s British arm for $6.5 millionStartup Daily•Jun 08, 2023•4 ventures, Airtasker
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Insurtech start-up raises more than £6mInsider Media•Jan 18, 2022•Seedrs, Octopus LLC, 4 ventures, Versobooks and 1 other
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Insurtech start-up eyes growth after smashing funding goalInsider Media•Dec 23, 2021•Octopus Investments, Headline, 4 ventures, Verso Capital and 1 other
