Smartfin and the Local Ecosystem: Thomas Depuydt’s Contribution on the Faraday Video Blog

# Smartfin: A Leading Venture Capital Investor in Europe

In our sixth English-speaking video blog, we had the pleasure of welcoming Thomas Depuydt, General Partner at Smartfin. Smartfin is a European Private Equity and Venture Capital investor in technology companies headquartered in Europe. In conversation with FX Fanard, Managing Director for Faraday in Benelux, we discussed Smartfin’s competitive advantage and investment strategy, as well as its trajectory and the ecosystem it operates in.

## About Smartfin
Smartfin is a leading Venture Capital firm with a focus on early-stage and growth-stage companies. Smartfin Ventures has invested in over 20 companies with successful exits such as Newtec, a satellite technology company sold to SD Engineering.

## Investment Strategy
Smartfin invests in companies that have a working product with some initial usage or traction, ideally with revenue. Smartfin Ventures typically invests between €1-2m, with the goal of helping companies grow into larger series or expand internationally. Smartfin Capital, the growth fund, invests between €5-15m into companies with several million in revenue to help them accelerate further, oftentimes through organic and M&A growth strategies.

## Team
Smartfin is led by a team of experienced investors with a diverse set of backgrounds. Thomas Depuydt, one of the General Partners, has an extensive background in consulting and venture capital, having previously worked at Accenture and Bain.

## Learn More
To learn more about Smartfin and their investment strategy, check out their website: [Smartfin](https://smartfin.capital/)

Source: [Faraday](https://www.faraday.vc/)

In our sixth English-speaking video blog we had the pleasure of welcoming Thomas Depuydt, General Partner at Smartfin. Smartfin is a European Private Equity and Venture Capital investor in technology companies headquartered in Europe.

In conversation with FX Fanard, Managing Director for Faraday in Benelux, we discussed Smartfin’s competitive advantage and investment strategy, as well as its trayectory and the ecosystem it operates it.