Edaphon

Managing partner Vincent Vliebergh leads the investment committee alongside partner Joost Van Laer. Vliebergh previously founded and ran Korys, the Colruyt family investment holding, for 19 years. Van Laer joined from Korys' energy transition investment team. The senior associate bench includes PhD-level scientists who participate in technical due diligence.

Edaphon is structured as an evergreen fund, meaning it does not have a fixed termination date. This structure was chosen deliberately to provide patient capital for companies working on biological and ecological timelines that do not fit the typical 5-to-10-year private equity holding period. The firm has not disclosed target hold periods or a maximum fund size.

Edaphon was founded by Vincent Vliebergh after he stepped down as CEO of Korys in 2022. Korys is the direct investment arm of the Colruyt family, the Belgian retail and industrial dynasty. Edaphon's website states it was formed to execute a founding shareholder's intention to support nature-based solutions, implying the Colruyt family or affiliated entities are anchor backers. However, Edaphon operates as an independent asset manager, not a single-family office.

As of mid-2026, Edaphon has not publicly named any portfolio companies. The firm's website, team page, and available public filings carry no portfolio-company mentions, making it one of the quieter early-stage climate investors in Europe. The lack of publicized deal flow may reflect either an early-stage deployment curve or a deliberate posture.

Edaphon invests across early-stage and growth-stage companies, according to its stated strategy. The firm has not published a preferred first-check size or minimum ownership threshold, but its evergreen structure suggests capacity to follow-on across rounds without LP re-up cycles forcing exit timing.