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Nicolas Priem

Managing Director & CIO

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Prior to co-founding Tioga Capital Partners, Nicolas was a founding team member and part
of the executive committee as Vice President at the Brussels based private equity fund Core
Equity Holdings (+€1B AuM). In 2015, Nicolas discovered the emerging crypto asset class
during his tenure at the San Francisco based private equity fund Altamont Capital Partners
(+$2.5B AuM), where he served as Vice President taking on multiple investment and
operational roles. Earlier in his career, Nicolas was a consultant at Bain & Company residing
in Brussels, London, and Los Angeles, which set the foundations for his ever-evolving career
in finance and investing. Nicolas holds a master’s degree in finance from the KUL, a master’s
in general management from the Vlerick Business School, and has passed his CFA level III.

Focus areas: investment strategy, commercial/valuation due diligence, and investor relations

Patrick Van De Mosselaer

Managing Director

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Patrick is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with knowledge on
go-to-market strategies within the emerging technology space. After successfully starting,
scaling, and exiting multiple ventures ranging from scalable hospitality concepts to B2C med-tech platforms in Western Europe, Patrick co-founded Tioga Capital as COO. Earlier in his career, Patrick was a consultant at Roland Berger in Belgium, France, Russia, and the US
which set the foundation for his passion around building, growing, and investing in
businesses. With his experience and network in the start-up world, Patrick is
leading the operational due diligence activities as well as the early-stage investments at
Tioga.

Focus areas: product/team due diligence, equity investments, and operations

Michiel Lescrauwaet

Managing Director

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Michiel has been an active investor for over 10 years and more recently started to focus on VC & angel investments.

He holds a MSc degree in Business Administration (summa cum laude) and macroeconomics (magna cum laude). His Master’s thesis “Investor attention and short-term return reversals” was published in a peer-reviewed finance journal.

Prior to his role at Tioga, he co-founded Adamant Capital, a Bitcoin focused fund, and helped develop Bitcoin valuation metrics that are widely used today.

Focus areas: Investment strategy, investment research, and investment sourcing

To be announced

Technical Advisor

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As a cryptographer, he has been conducting research in the development and analysis of
cryptographic algorithms for the last 7 years. With over 20 articles published at top
cryptographic venues, and as co-designer of five algorithms (one standardized at ISO), he
brings deep technical expertise and connections that are leveraged in Tioga’s diligence
process.

With his expertise and deep network in the space, he also provides invaluable
advice to drive value creation at the early-stage investments of the fund.

Focus areas: technical due diligence, custody, and research/publications

Olivier Lefebvre

Legal Counsel

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Olivier has been active as an international tax lawyer for the last decade in Belgium and
Luxembourg. He gained professional experience first as a tax consultant within the financial
services department at EY and later became the group tax counsel of a large private equity
firm, JAB Holding Company (+$10B AuM). With his experience as tax-advisor and in-house
tax lawyer in Luxembourg, Olivier has deep expertise in the Luxembourg fund ecosystem
and serves as Tioga Capital’s General Counsel and Partner. His role not only consists in
outlining the regulatory and tax framework of the fund, but also in leading the legal due
diligence activities. Olivier holds a masters degree in law and an LLM in taxation from the
KUL, as well as a postgraduate in business administration from the EMS. Olivier also
completed the Oxford Blockchain Strategy Program at the Saïd Business School.

Focus areas: legal due diligence, regulatory/tax matters, and structuring/reporting

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      Tioga Capital welcomes SmartFin as Strategic Partner

      Brussels, Belgium, June 19 2020 – Tioga Capital welcomes SmartFin Capital as the fund’s new strategic partner and Jürgen Ingels as a key strategic advisor to the fund.

      Posted byTioga CapitalJuly 15, 2020August 19, 2020Posted inBlog, ResearchLeave a comment on Tioga Capital welcomes SmartFin as Strategic Partner

      Testimonial Bart Preneel

      “In a world that becomes ever more digital, the relevance of cryptography and blockchain technology will increase substantially for businesses and end-users alike.” – Bart Preneel

      Posted byTioga CapitalJuly 15, 2020July 15, 2020Posted inTestimonialLeave a comment on Testimonial Bart Preneel

      Testimonial Stijn Bijnens

      “We see a growing demand for blockchain applications in the market, yet due to a lack of funding the European ecosystem is not developed enough to meet that demand. With a complementary team, Tioga is ideally positioned to capture this opportunity in Europe.” – Stijn Bijnens

      Posted byTioga CapitalJuly 15, 2020July 15, 2020Posted inTestimonialLeave a comment on Testimonial Stijn Bijnens

      Testimonial Michiel

      “I’m interested in how decentralized networks allow for the separation of money and state by giving open-source protocols a way to compete in this previously closed market.” – Michiel Lescrauwaet

      Posted byTioga CapitalMay 24, 2020June 16, 2020Posted inTestimonialLeave a comment on Testimonial Michiel

      Testimonial Nicolas

      “There has been a growing lack of trust towards institutions and I am convinced that blockchain will have a profound impact by restoring that trust. After returning to Europe, I noticed a strong dislocation in the blockchain ecosystem and decided to launch Tioga Capital to support entrepreneurs that are solving those problems” – Nicolas Priem

      Posted byTioga CapitalMay 24, 2020May 25, 2020Posted inTestimonialLeave a comment on Testimonial Nicolas

      Testimonial Olivier

      “Blockchain forces us to fundamentally question and redesign legal concepts and regulations. Tioga offers the opportunity to actively help various start-ups navigate the regulatory landscape. This is the challenge I’ve been looking for.” – Olivier Lefebvre

      Posted byTioga CapitalMay 24, 2020May 24, 2020Posted inTestimonialLeave a comment on Testimonial Olivier

      Bart Preneel

      Head of COSIC Research Lab

      Posted byTioga CapitalMay 23, 2020June 25, 2020Posted inAdvisoryLeave a comment on Bart Preneel

      Stijn Bijnens

      CEO Cegeka

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      Kyle d’Souza

      President Stanford Blockchain club

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      Jürgen Ingels

      Founding Partner SmartFin

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