Bart Becks is the co-founder of angel, a funding ecosystem for creatives and startups. He is also the Chairman of the board of iMinds, the Flanders research institute for technology and media, and a partner at VentureWise.
Additionally, Bart advises startups and scale-ups such as Showpad, Netlog, Storify, Mobile Vikings, Eventpulse, InThePocket and others. He also consults larger organisations on growth, innovation and venturing activities.
Previously, Bart was the CEO of Belgacom Skynet, and Senior Vice-President for New Media and Innovation of the pan-European mediagroup SBS/ProsiebenSat1.