Team

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 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

Thomas is managing partner at SmarFin, an investment firm investing in growing B2B technology companies.

Before joining SmartFin, Thomas worked as Portfolio Manager for iMinds (now part of imec), where he managed a portfolio of 100+ companies that graduated from the iMinds’ incubation program including e.g. Ugentec, Posios, Datacamp. Prior to that, Thomas worked at Bain & Company as part of their private equity practice, and performed due diligence and post-acquisition work for large investment funds. He was also involved in digital transformation projects for blue-chip companies in FMCG and Financial Services industry. Thomas started his career at Accenture, where he defined product specifications and did software testing as part of large software implementations in sectors such as utilities, chemicals, and natural resources. He currently holds Board positions at Cumul.io, Silverfin, and Theo technologies.

Thomas holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Leuven and a Master of Science in Computer Sciences from the University of Ghent and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.