About AIF
AIF is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. It is primarily based out of Belgium. As of Jul 2026, AIF is an active investor, having invested in 4 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Belgium based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to Environment Tech and Food and Agriculture. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Optiflux A lot of funds co-invest with AIF, with names like Pymwymic sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. AIF has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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AIF's List of All Investments
AIF has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments are in BiocSol and Vivent Biosignals.Their portfolio spans across Belgium and Switzerland. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Environment Tech, Food and Agriculture, across Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of all investments by AIF:
Provider of artificial intelligence solution to decipher plant signals and provides crop health insights directly from plants. It offers real-time alerts direct from crop enable to respond to suboptimal environmental conditions, insect infestations or diseases.
Key facts about Vivent Biosignals
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Gland (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10.3M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Pymwymic, Agri Investment Fund and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 21, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Rainbowcrops
Developer of AI-powered technology for engineering complex crop traits. This technology platform combines multiplex genome editing, precision breeding, and automated phenotyping to develop resilient crops. The platform is designed to address climate change and food security challenges by improving crop resilience. It utilizes a comprehensive AI model trained on plant omics data to optimize the engineering process.
Key facts about Rainbowcrops
3. Optiflux
Optiflux is a technology company that provides an AI-based post-harvest inventory management solution. It provides hardware modules that can be fitted to storage rooms or containers. It can be accessed using a web application from PC or smartphones.
Key facts about Optiflux
4. BiocSol
Provider of crop biologicals. They specialized in offering microbial pesticides for sustainable crop protection solutions.
Key facts about BiocSol
- Location: Ottignies (Belgium)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.5M
- Investors: Vives Fund, IMBC and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 20, 2024, $*****
AIF's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Optiflux.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
AIF's Investments by Stage
AIF has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.54M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.64M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AIF's Investments by Sector
AIF has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Food and Agriculture Tech, Sustainability Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, Environment Tech and Food and Agriculture. Notably, it has invested in 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Tech companies, 1 AI-Native company and at least 1 company focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Food and Agriculture Tech | 3 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
Food and Agriculture | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AIF's Investments by Geography
AIF has made most investments in Belgium (3), followed by Switzerland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Belgium | 3 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AIF's recent investments
AIF has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Optiflux and Rainbowcrops.Here are the most recent investments by AIF:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 13, 2026 | Belgium | Seed | 7353 | [+1] | |
Jun 16, 2026 | Belgium | Seed | 9040 | [+4] | |
Nov 21, 2025 | Switzerland | Series A | 4288 | [+1] | |
Nov 20, 2024 | Belgium | Seed | 1382 | [+3] |
Team profile of AIF
AIF has a team of 3 members located in Belgium. AIF's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of AIF
Over the past 2 years, 18 investors have co-invested in AIF's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before AIF: Europa, Milltrust International and 6 others have invested in rounds before AIF. There are 2 companies where Europa has invested before AIF and 1 company where Milltrust International has invested before AIF.
- Top Co-investors of AIF: 10 investors entered a company along with AIF. These include investors like Pymwymic (1 company).
Recent News related to AIF
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