Wallonie Entreprendre (FNX Ventures)
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About
Wallonie Entreprendre (WE) is the public investment and financing giant of the Walloon Region (Belgium). WE acts as a "Super-Invest" or sovereign wealth fund on a regional scale. It is a "One-Stop Shop" that supports companies at every stage of their life cycle: from the very first check in a startup (via its W.IN.G vehicle) to massive industrial loans, guarantees for bank loans, and equity for international expansion. Their goal is economic development, but they operate with a professional investor mindset (seeking ROI) often co-investing with private VCs. They invest in international companies (e.g., French or US) IF there is a significant economic footprint in Wallonia: opening a subsidiary, an R&D center, or a factory.
Key facts
- Type
- Public Fund / Sovereign Wealth Fund
- Stages
- Seed,Series A,Series B,Pre-IPO,Buyout
- Sectors
- Life sciences,Biotech,Medtech,Diagnostics,Digital health,Deeptech,Software / SaaS,Energy,Climate / Cleantech / Greentech,Defense,Cyber & Security,Agritech
- Headquarters
- Belgium
- Offices
- Liège
- Geographic focus
- Belgium,France
- Lead / Follow
- Can lead and follow
- Ticket size
- 0.1M€ – 20M€
- Assets under management
- 4000M€
- Founded
- 2023
Track record
- Total investments: 300
Notable investments in France
Enodia Therapeutics, Seaber
Key differentiators
Public funds,Evergreen