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Syndicate One

Rue Charles Martel 8, Bruxelles, 1000, Belgium

Overview

Syndicate One helps Belgian startups scale up their businesses through early-stage financing, relevant advice and mentorship.

Total investments
26
Lead investments
4
Investments · 12mo
12
Active investors
3

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
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Investment portfolio

  • Polysense

    Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

    Polysense builds an AI-powered quality control and process optimisation platform that combines continuous in-line inspection, real-time imaging and synthetic data models with automated process control. Its product suite includes Polysense Qualify for continuous inspection, the Polysense Platform for consolidating quality and process data, and Polysense AutoControl for automatic machine adjustments. Since its initial pilot phase the company has progressed to commercial deployments with major food producers including Agristo, Darta and Poppies Bakeries and has expanded from Europe into the United States and the Middle East. The platform is used across vegetable, potato, bakery, confectionery and packaging production lines to detect quality deviations in real time and reduce waste. With the new seed funding, Polysense plans to expand its product across more stages of food production, grow its teams, and accelerate international deployments.

  • WARREN

    Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

    Warren offers a workplace pension platform and a financial coaching service that integrates AI-powered guidance with access to human advisers. The company obtained an IBP licence in 2025 and manages the Warren Pension Fund OFP, which invests through a diversified portfolio of equity and bond ETFs. Employers can switch to Warren without increasing existing pension budgets, and employees retain full investment returns with no entry, exit, or assets-under-management fees. Warren integrates data from pension records, employee benefits, and banking information to advise users on retirement planning, mortgages, insurance, and personal finances. Around 100 Belgian businesses, including Lighthouse, Yuki, Wintercircus, and Poppy Mobility, have adopted the platform and thousands of employees actively use the service. The company plans to use recent funding to expand further in Belgium, prepare for broader European entry, grow its team, and scale its products and platform.

  • Scope

    Participated · Equity · May 2026

    Scope provides an AI workflow platform built for the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) sector to help inspection teams capture findings in the field, access relevant context, automate administrative work and generate reports in minutes. The platform aims to reduce reporting time and increase inspection capacity so teams can scale inspections without compromising quality, compliance or expert judgement. The company is led by CEO Jonathan Low and CTO Jakob Cassiman and is based in London, UK. Following the $20M funding, Scope plans to grow its London-based team and accelerate adoption among inspection companies globally. The articles do not disclose revenue, user counts, or prior funding details.

  • Holmes

    Led · Seed · May 2026

    Holmes is building an autonomous QA platform that learns how a product works and how users interact with it, then continuously generates and updates tests to verify critical user journeys. The platform is designed to reduce reliance on manually written and maintained test scripts and to keep pace with AI-driven software development. Holmes aims to address QA bottlenecks that slow release velocity as products and teams scale by automating test generation and maintenance. The company was founded by Robin Praet, Robbrecht Delrue, and Sofie Buyse and is based in Ghent. Holmes is working with an initial group of design partners and is supported by a group of experienced technology advisors. The recent €1.1M pre-seed raise will fund further product development, expansion of product and engineering teams, and the company’s broader rollout.

  • Ringtime

    Participated · Seed · Mar 2026

    Ringtime provides an AI-driven orchestration layer that automates end-to-end recruitment conversations—determining channels, timing and language and managing screening and matching. The platform targets structural labor shortages in sectors such as retail, logistics and hospitality and is also used in real estate and technical installations. Founded in 2025 and based in Ghent, the company is already generating revenue and works with clients including Trixxo Jobs, Synergie Jobs and House of HR. Ringtime plans to use its recent seed funding to expand its product team, increase marketing, and build new features tailored to blue-collar recruitment. It aims to scale its presence into additional European markets and position itself as an intelligent infrastructure for matching candidates and jobs across languages and geographies.

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