Our organisation

The Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (in short “BVA”) was founded in 1986 as a professional association representing the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) community in Belgium. BVA members are investment fund managers and professionals who deliver services to the community. All members agree to strictly respect our code of conduct.

The primary goals of the association are:

  • ​​​​​to be the industry’s recognized spokesperson and to be the collective voice towards various authorities, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders;
  • ​​​​​to contribute to the continuous development of business in our industry by promoting the adoption of legislative and/or regulatory developments that facilitate investment activities; to promote a climate of entrepreneurship and lasting added-value creation; and, to stimulate innovation;
  • ​​​​​to collect and analyse socio-economic, financial, legal and fiscal data related to the industry and to provide extensive information to its members, policy makers, academics and other bodies on all relevant topics;​
  • ​​​​​to improve the quality of the operation of the industry; to contribute to the training of qualified managerial groups both in funds and in their portfolio companies; and, to spread an appropriate culture.

Furthermore the BVA fosters active networking between its members and third parties. It also ensures contacts with similar associations in Belgium and abroad (Invest Europe, other national Venture Capital Associations).

Membership benefits

As a BVA member you are making the voice of the industry heard. We actively communicate towards policymakers on national and EU levels and we contribute to taking the crucial policy questions forward.

The members of the BVA gain access to industry networking events, to high quality seminars and educational events, such as

  • Presidents’ Meetings: 4 times a year (5 for full members), the executives from Venture Capital companies and advisors gather to network and to discuss issues affecting the sector.
  • Workshops: a few times a year, the BVA organises educational sessions for her experienced PE and VC members’ employees.
  • PE Awards Ceremony & Cocktail: thé networking event of the Belgian PE community, not to be missed!
  • BVA Academy: bi-annual training programme for new, inexperienced VCists, PE professionals and non-BVA members.
  • Next Generation Events: informal networking opportunities for the people who are new to the industry, combining networking and content.

We are happy to organise events in cooperation with our members as well as to support the marketing of events organised by our members.

We also offer members discounts for participation in some external events organised by Belgian (SuperNova, The Big Score, etc) and international investors’ conferences.

We are happy to discuss the membership and how we could help our members in the best possible way. Please, do not hesitate to contact us!

How to join BVA

To join the BVA, all you have to do, is respect our code of conduct and complete the membership application form.

The day-to-day management

The daily management is handled by our secretary general, Mr. Jan Alexander and our secretary, Mrs. Hilde Vandermeulen.
You can contact her for further information:

Official address of the association

BVA vzw Havenlaan 86C / 419 1000 Brussel

BVA asbl Avenue du Port 86C / 419 1000 Bruxelles

RLP Brussels 0852.001.181

The BVA Essay Award

Each year, the BVA organises the BVA Essay Award, a competition to reward the best Belgian academic research paper about venture and private equity. Not just Master papers …