Laurens Vanryckeghem

Throne Labs was founded to reimagine restrooms from the ground up, leveraging modern technology to make them cleaner, more accessible, and cost-effective. Were simplifying public restroom access with smart, self-contained restrooms that include cleaning and maintenance. Designed to be a seamless experience, Thrones are ADA-compliant and can be deployed in less than a day—no hookups, no hassle, and no upfront costs. With Throne, you get: - All-inclusive cleaning and maintenance with real-time cleanliness ratings - Tech-enabled access and accountability backed by 24/7 remote monitoring - Inclusive experience with a ramp, baby changing table, and NaviLens codes for the visually impaired - Touchless flush-, wash-, and exit thanks to 21+ motion sensors - Health equity options like menstrual product dispensers and sharps containers Join us in our mission of building welcoming, accessible restrooms for all.

Substack is a new media app that connects you with the creators, ideas, and communities you care about most. Founded in 2017, Substack is building a new economic engine for culture by putting publishers in charge and enabling subscribers to support the work they deeply value. There are more than 5 million paid subscriptions to writers and creators across the Substack network.

Plug and Play is a global innovation platform founded in Silicon Valley in 2006. We connect the people and organizations that drive technology forward, and turn those connections into real business outcomes. We run accelerator programs, facilitate corporate-startup pilots, invest in early-stage companies, and help governments and institutions build innovation ecosystems. Our network includes corporations, startups, investors, universities, and mentors across more than 20 industries and 60 locations worldwide. Since inception, weve accelerated thousands of startups and invested in over 2,500 companies. Our portfolio includes PayPal, Dropbox, LendingClub, Honey, and N26. Industries we work in: Advanced Manufacturing · Aerospace & Defense · Agtech · Animal Health · Brand & Retail · Crypto & Digital Assets · Deeptech · Energy · Enterprise & AI · Fintech · Food & Beverage · Health · Insurtech · Lifetech · Maritime · Media & Advertising · Medtech · Mobility & Physical AI · New Materials & Packaging · Real Estate & Construction · Semiconductors · Smart Cities · Sportstech · Supply Chain · Sustainability · Travel & Hospitality Where we operate: Americas: Silicon Valley · New York · Los Angeles · Washington D.C. · Detroit · Seattle · São Paulo · Alberta Europe: London · Munich · Stuttgart · Paris · Amsterdam · Barcelona · Madrid · Milan · Turin · Gothenburg · Vienna · Istanbul · Antwerp · Vilnius · Tirana · Yerevan · Tbilisi · Limassol · Tashkent Middle East & Africa: Riyadh · Abu Dhabi · Cairo Asia-Pacific: Tokyo · Osaka · Kyoto · Singapore · Seoul · Shanghai · Beijing · Shenzhen · Jakarta · Kuala Lumpur · Phnom Penh · GIFT City

Throne Labs was founded to reimagine restrooms from the ground up, leveraging modern technology to make them cleaner, more accessible, and cost-effective. Were simplifying public restroom access with smart, self-contained restrooms that include cleaning and maintenance. Designed to be a seamless experience, Thrones are ADA-compliant and can be deployed in less than a day—no hookups, no hassle, and no upfront costs. With Throne, you get: - All-inclusive cleaning and maintenance with real-time cleanliness ratings - Tech-enabled access and accountability backed by 24/7 remote monitoring - Inclusive experience with a ramp, baby changing table, and NaviLens codes for the visually impaired - Touchless flush-, wash-, and exit thanks to 21+ motion sensors - Health equity options like menstrual product dispensers and sharps containers Join us in our mission of building welcoming, accessible restrooms for all.

Substack is a new media app that connects you with the creators, ideas, and communities you care about most. Founded in 2017, Substack is building a new economic engine for culture by putting publishers in charge and enabling subscribers to support the work they deeply value. There are more than 5 million paid subscriptions to writers and creators across the Substack network.

AMAVI Capital is an independent and dedicated Pan-European investor, established to support growth of the leading and most promising companies active in the Real Estate Technology (‘PropTech’) industry, with a geographical focus on the Benelux, Nordics, Germany, Switzerland and France. AMAVI Capital bridges the traditional real estate industry on the one hand and the most groundbreaking European PropTech scale-ups on the other. We partner with the world-shapers, creating companies that radically change the places we live, work and relax in today.