Belgium
Pieter is an entrepreneur and product designer by training, with a career spent building at the intersection of design, business, and Venture Capital. He started out as co-founder of Bundl, one of Europe’s first corporate venture builders, where he worked with global brands to design, launch, and scale new ventures. Over ten years, Bundl grew from a product design agency into a recognized pioneer of corporate venturing. In 2019, Pieter co-founded Ninepointfive, a €35M venture capital firm that co-invests with Europe’s leading corporations in early-stage technology scale-ups. With funds focused on digitising the industrial value chain, Ninepointfive became a recognized bridge between startups and the corporate world. Today, Pieter is CEO of ANY, the company bringing the SUV era to motorcycles. ANY is creating a new category of electrified two-wheelers with real cargo space, modular design, and timeless aesthetics. What the SUV once was for cars, ANY will be for motorcycles. Across all of these ventures, Pieter’s common thread is building things from scratch - from products to companies to reputable brands - especially where design, storytelling, and craft can transform industries.
Any is the mobility brand that starts with people. People who need a solution the automotive industry cannot provide. We're building the SUV era of powered two-wheelers. A family of vehicles that can move with you every day, in all directions. Versatile, ultra-practical and elevated in style.
Ninepointfive is a pioneering venture capital firm. We are a team of entrepreneurs and investors that have successfully mastered ‘corporate backing’ by acting as a catalyst between Europe’s enterprise companies and start-up entrepreneurs. www.ninepointfive.vc
Eccocar is a B2B SAAS company that supports rental car companies in the digitization of their services. Eccocar provides (i) a Digital Rental Software that allows any car rental fleet to offer their vehicles in self-service mode, using an APP where the end-user can book, checkin and access the vehicle with a smartphone and skip the counter; (ii) vehicle connectivity to gather real-time data, interact with the vehicle and unleash the full potential of upselling during the journey, and (iii) connection with brokers and travel agencies to bring new leads and business to the car rental company. www.eccocar.com
MakerVerse is a one-stop shop that provides fast and reliable access to advanced on-demand manufacturing services. The end-2-end digital platform connects industrial makers with a global network of certified industrial grade quality manufacturing producers. www.makerverse.ai
Penny Black is a packaging personalisation software that automates the creation of custom inserts, stickers, and labels, enabling real-time, personalised messaging at scale as part of the packing process. The company has created a new category in ecommerce personalisation (the unboxing moment) for both UK and US e-tailers. www.pennyblack.io