Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Pitchdrive ("Pitchdrive", "we", "us" or "our") collects, uses, shares and protects your personal data when you visit our website, pitch to us, contact us, subscribe to our updates, or otherwise interact with us. We act as the data controller for the personal data described here.

We process personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, "GDPR") and applicable national data-protection law. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with it, please do not use our website or submit your information to us.

1. Who we are

Pitchdrive is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, with offices across Europe and beyond. For any privacy matter you can reach us at:

• Email: privacy@pitchdrive.com
• Post: Pitchdrive, Kleine Pieterpotstraat 8, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium

2. What personal data we collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

• Information you give us when you pitch or contact us — your name, email address, phone number, company name and role, your pitch deck, business and financial information about your company, and anything else you choose to share.
• Founder & team data in submitted materials — information about founders, employees or third parties contained in the materials you send us as part of an investment evaluation.
• Newsletter & event data — your email address and preferences when you subscribe to our Stories, updates, or register for an event.
• Referral data — where you reach us through a personalised referral link, the referral code identifying who introduced you.
• Information from public and third-party sources — publicly available business information (e.g. LinkedIn, company registers, news) and information from co-investors or partners, used to evaluate a potential investment.
• Technical data — your IP address and basic browser/device information, sent automatically when you load the site and used only to serve and secure the pages. We use only strictly necessary cookies and do not run analytics or tracking (see "Cookies" below).

3. How and why we use your data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

• To review your pitch, evaluate a potential investment, and carry out due diligence.
• To communicate with you, respond to your enquiries, and manage our relationship with founders, partners and investors.
• To send you updates, newsletters or event invitations where you have asked to receive them.
• To operate, secure, analyse and improve our website and services.
• To manage referral links and attribute introductions correctly.
• To comply with our legal, regulatory, tax and anti-money-laundering obligations.
• To establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

4. Legal bases for processing

Under the GDPR we rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) — to evaluate investment opportunities, run and grow our business, and keep our website secure, balanced against your rights.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) — for marketing emails, non-essential cookies, and any optional processing. You may withdraw consent at any time.
• Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) — where we have or are entering into an agreement with you or your company.
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) — to comply with laws and regulatory requirements.

5. Cookies

Our website uses only strictly necessary cookies — the minimum required for the site to function and to remember choices you make. We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, and we do not build profiles of visitors. Because we set no non-essential cookies, the site does not display a cookie-consent banner; if we introduce any in future, we will ask for your consent first.

Two third-party services load as part of the site:

• Tally — our "Pitch to us" form is embedded from Tally and only loads on the signup pages when you go there to submit a pitch.
• Google Fonts — the site's typeface is served by Google Fonts; this sets no cookies, but your browser's request means Google receives your IP address to deliver the font.

6. Who we share data with

We never sell your personal data. We share it only with:

• Service providers (processors) acting on our behalf — e.g. hosting, email, form and CRM providers — under contracts that require them to protect your data and use it only as we instruct.
• Authorities or third parties where required by law, regulation, or to protect our rights.

As far as the possibility exists to enter personal or business data (electronic mail addresses, names, postal addresses) within this website, or if emails are sent to employees or consultants of Pitchdrive, the disclosure of such data or content within such emails by the user or sender, respectively, occurs on an expressly voluntary basis.

7. International transfers

Some of our service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where that happens, we ensure an adequate level of protection through mechanisms recognised under the GDPR, such as an European Commission adequacy decision or the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

8. How long we keep your data

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes set out above. Pitch and contact information for opportunities we do not pursue is typically retained for a limited period to allow follow-up and then deleted or anonymised. Data relating to an investment, and data we are legally required to keep, is retained for the applicable statutory periods.

9. How we protect your data

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration, and we limit access to those who need it.

10. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you;
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data;
• Erase your data ("right to be forgotten");
• Restrict or object to our processing;
• Data portability;
• Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting prior processing; and
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@pitchdrive.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (dataprotectionauthority.be) or your local supervisory authority.

11. Third-party links

Our website and communications may contain links to third-party websites (e.g. portfolio companies, our application form provider, social media). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites; please review their policies.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date above reflects the latest version. Material changes will be communicated where appropriate.

13. Copyright & trademarks

Pitchdrive endeavours to adhere to copyright in all publications containing graphics, sound clips, video clips and written text; to use its own graphics, sound clips, video clips and written text, or to use materials freely available in the public domain. "Pitchdrive" and the Pitchdrive logo are trademarks of Pitchdrive. All other protected brands and trademarks contained in this website, including those legally protected by third parties, are wholly and solely subject to the regulations of each of the applicable copyright and ownership laws of the individual registered owner. The mere mentioning of a brand name or usage of a logo on this website shall not be deemed to signify the lack of third-party legal protection of such brand name. The copyright for objects created and published by Pitchdrive remains with Pitchdrive. Any duplication or use of these graphics, sound clips, video clips or written texts in other electronic or printed publications shall not be allowed without the express written approval of Pitchdrive.

14. Contact

For any question about this policy or your personal data, contact us at privacy@pitchdrive.com.