Hannes De Wachter

Hannes De Wachter obtained his engineering degree and master’s degree in economic sciences from KU Leuven. After starting his career as a consultant working for various financial institutions and private equity clients, he returned to his alma mater where he became an innovation & investment manager for the KU Leuven Gemma Frisius venture capital fund. At Gemma Frisius, Hannes was trained and certified as Technology Transfer Officer for helping commercialize the university’s critically-acclaimed intellectual property portfolio. He helped raise over € 15 million in seed capital for various university spin-offs.