Kristof joined Agio Capital in 2023. Kristof has a background in Bioscience Engineering & Data Science, and gained strong expertise in developing companies from innovation to exit in the AgriFood sector. In 2013 he founded the KU Leuven spin-off Porphyrio, acquired by Evonik. Since 2022 he’s active in the AgriFoodTech scene to drive innovative venture building, both with startups/scaleups and established companies. Kristof works in the Capital team to support our customers in the field of the AgriFood business.
Degrees and training
• Master Bioscience Engineering – Livestock production – KU Leuven
• PhD Bioscience Engineering – Data science
Work Experience
• 2022 – …: Director AgriFoodTech Agio Capital
• 2021 – 2022: Global Business Developer – Evonik PLF / Evonik Operations GmbH
• 2013 – 2020: Co-founder & Managing Director at Porphyrio NV /Evonik Porphyrio NV
• 2002 – 2012: Research Engineer – PhD Student – Post Doc Fellow at KU Leuven – Dept. of Biosystems – Div. MeBioS/Livestock-Nutrition-Quality – Egg Quality & Incubation Research Group
Language knowledge
• Mother tongue: Dutch
• Fluent in English, French & German
Extra information
• 2015 – Named as “Vernieuwer” in “De Tijd Vijftig – De Vernieuwers” a list of 50 innovators in Belgium
• 2015 – Expert member of the EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Precision Farming
https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/focus-groups/mainstreaming-precision-farming
• 2017 – current: Member of the Innovation Advisory Board of the Antares project – https://antaresproject.eu/
• 2023 – current Mentor AgriFood @ Biotope | Mentor AgriFood @ Rockstart
