Merodis advises Comate in unique partnership deal with Alychlo NV

Merodis, an independent corporate finance advisory firm, is pleased to announce that it successfully advised the shareholders of Comate in their search for a unique strategic partner. 

Today, Comate is teaming up with Alychlo with Founder & CEO Wouter Foulon and co-CEO Sander Van den dries remaining firmly on board to further accelerate Comate’s growth trajectory. Moreover, the partnership with Alychlo will give birth to the Comate Ventures pre-seed fund.

Comate (www.comate.be) is a dynamic and fast-growing product engineering and design company based in Leuven, Belgium. It masterly excels in turning product ideas into successful marketable products through a unique combination of top-notch engineering, ultra functional design and co-assessment of market needs.

Since its foundation in 2009, the company has successfully developed multiple award-winning devices, helping launching numerous start-ups by bringing their ideas to life. Comate is one of the driving forces behind multiple Belgian high-tech success stories like MiDiagnostics, Bedal, Mealhero, Pharmafluidics, Shayp, FOx Biosystems, etc. It was elected Flemish SME of the year in 2019 and was in the Deloitte’s Fast 50 for 4 years in a row.

Alychlo is the family investment company of entrepreneur Marc Coucke. It invests in extraordinary companies that make a difference. With Comate, Alychlo adds to its investment portfolio a fast growing, brilliant services company but also a unique front-row seat to co-invest in tomorrows’ successful start- and scale-ups.