Sofie Baeten

CEO and co-founder Qbic II and III Fund

Ghent Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Sofie Baeten is the CEO and co-founder of Qbic II and III Fund, with a background in venture capital and innovation management. She has led successful investments in startups and played key roles in various companies as a board member and chair of the board of directors. Baeten holds a PhD in Materials Science, has co-founded Triple Helix Molecules as a Service, and has served on the boards of multiple companies, showcasing her expertise in corporate development and growth capital.

Work Experience 

  • Board Member

    2025 - Current

  • Chair Of The Board Of Directors

    2017 - 2025

    Blue Foot Membranes NV (BFM), a start-up company, produces and commercializes the unique and worldwide-patented Integrated Permeate Channel (IPC®) membranes. IPC® membranes are the world first fully back washable flat sheet membranes and are especially designed as high performing membranes for MBR, municipal/domestic wastewater treatment systems and water re-use applications. With an international top team of technical experts and business entrepreneurs, BFM supplies municipalities, industrial customers, original equipment manufacturers and engineering companies around the world with their state of the art IPC® membranes.

  • Board Member

    2025

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Chair of the Board of Directors

    2022

  • CEO and co-founder Qbic III

    2022

  • associate member of Women on Board

    2021

  • Chair Of The Board Of Directors

    2020

    QustomDot is an advanced materials company, that will not only produce on-chip grade Quantum Dots (QDs) but also assist customers in successfully integrating QDs into their products. www.qustomdot.com

  • Independent Board Member

    2019

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