Nuno Carvalho, formerly director of innovation and corporate venturing at Bekaert, has spoken to GCV about his new remit as an investment director for KBC's VC investment vehicle, KBC Focus Fund.

Belgium-based financial services and advisory firm KBC Securities intends to ramp up venture capital funding in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg through a newly formed fund, according to Nuno Carvalho, a new investment director for the vehicle.

“KBC Focus Fund wants to play a central role in building the ecosystem of advanced technology startups and businesses in the Benelux region,” Carvalho told Global Corporate Venturing. KBC hired him earlier this month for the recently launched €55m ($62m) evergreen fund.

Carvalho will…

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Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.
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