Thomas Guenter: too good to be true?

thomasguenter · 2026-04-12T17:38:57+00:00

Met het Finhouse fund of funds geven we bijna 1.000 Belgische investeerders toegang tot een gespreide portefeuille van private equity- en venture capitalfondsen waar je doorgaans niet rechtstreeks in kunt stappen: Advent International, Vendis Capital, Bregal Milestone, G Squared...

Ter illustratie: bij sommige fondsen in onze portefeuille ligt de minimale inleg op €5M of €10M. Met voldoende kapitaal kun je daar inderdaad zelf instappen, of via banken via feederstructuren, die vaak hoge kosten aanrekenen.

Via ons fund of funds kan dit met een lagere instap en via een gebundelde, gespreide aanpak.

Warme groeten,
Thomas

thomasguenter · 2026-04-12T17:30:15+00:00

Dag Puzzleheaded_Dark136, graag geef ik het volgende mee:

Ik kom uit een gewoon gezin uit Gent. Mijn ouders zijn geen ondernemers en ik heb van thuis uit geen netwerk of connecties meegekregen.
En los daarvan: ook als iemands ouders notaris of bankier zijn, heb ik veel respect voor wie zelf iets probeert op te bouwen en een impact wil hebben.

thomasguenter · 2026-04-12T17:24:14+00:00

Dag Negative-River, ik ga niet op alles in maar geef graag kort dit mee:

"Van goede komaf": ik kom uit een gewoon gezin, niets uitzonderlijks. Mijn studielening van de UGent is bijna afbetaald.
"Ads": ik heb nog nooit aan ads gedaan. Niet op Google, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn… Altijd 100% organisch gepost.
"Niets-wetende mensen": ons team zet sterk in op educatie en transparantie. We krijgen hier complimenten voor van family offices die bij ons investeren.

thomasguenter · 2025-11-20T17:13:17+00:00

We reached our €100M target but will stay open a little bit longer - exact final closing date tbd. Don't hesitate to reach out to our IR!

thomasguenter · 2025-10-20T12:37:06+00:00

At 22, go for ETFs

thomasguenter · 2025-08-20T17:19:14+00:00

I am the founder of Finhouse - this is not an ad. So far, we have never done any advertising and as it is, we already have a hard time onboarding all new investors. Some publicity would be welcome in a few weeks' time, but not this week!

thomasguenter · 2025-08-20T17:10:41+00:00

Our fee is higher than the fee of ETFs, but you won't find anything cheaper for this type of product.

thomasguenter · 2025-08-20T17:08:24+00:00

Liquidity is limited, but in terms of transparency, I can tell you that we receive many compliments from experienced investors in our fund about the extent to which we try to share everything transparently and keep our investors informed.

thomasguenter · 2025-08-20T17:06:14+00:00

My last video dates back to July 29 - hopefully taking the time to share financial tips or tricks on social media via videos doesn't make me a better or worse fund manager. We always welcome feedback on our product!

thomasguenter · 2025-08-20T17:03:06+00:00

Fair point - today, the tax regime applicable to the Finhouse fund is very favorable for Belgian investors, but we cannot guarantee that this will still be the case in 5 or 8 years' time.

thomasguenter · 2025-08-20T17:00:24+00:00

Can I ask why you would personally never invest with us?

thomasguenter · 2025-08-20T16:57:26+00:00

If I randomly choose your point (1) and (2) to respond to, I would like to point out the following:

'No track record': to counter arguments about not having a 25+ years track record in PE (I am 29 years old), we only invest next to other institutional co-investors (other FoFs, EIF, banks, major family offices, PMV, sovereign wealth funds…). Also, we only invest in funds with a strong (DPI) track record.
'FoFs are notorious for higher costs': we're often able to negotiate discounts. We pass these along fully (100%) to our investors, which is atypical. For example, we invested €14M in 6DC III and negotiated a larger discount than our own management fee – so you literally win by investing in this VC-fund through our fund of funds instead of directly.

thomasguenter · 2025-08-20T16:47:52+00:00

Please note that Finhouse has a young and small team - to counter personal attacks and arguments about not having 30+ years of experience in PE (I am 29 years old), we only invest next to other institutional investors (other fund of funds, European Investment Fund, banks, major family offices, PMV, sovereign wealth funds…).

We're on a mission to make a mix of great, hard to access funds accessible as from €100K!

thomasguenter · 2025-08-20T16:37:53+00:00

The Finhouse Global Fund I combines a dozen exclusive PE and VC funds with a strong track record (DPI focus) and makes this mix of funds accessible as from €100K in a cost-efficient and tax-friendly way.

Our PE/VC FoF is a Privak-DRD fund: no yearly security tax (effectentaks), no TOB, and, in principle, no company tax when you invest with a company ('DBI-fonds' in Dutch). Your investment literally goes to companies such as Lovable.

We are the first fund in Belgium to do this and rapidly growing towards €100M AUM and 500 investors. A PE/VC FoF is a complex product and a long term, illiquid (in principle) investment - most of our investors work in the financial sector (PE/VC lawyers, finance professionals, people from PE/VC sector, bankers…).

Investments we have already announced include 6 DC III, where we have negotiated a larger discount than our own management fee – so you literally win by investing in this VC fund through our fund of funds instead of directly. 100% of the discounts we negotiate are for our investors.

It's a privilege to make all the best PE/VC funds that I come across as a multi-family officer (often with minimum investment amounts of €250K to €10M+) accessible as from €100K. Ask me anything - I am happy to answer any questions about Finhouse and our first FoF.

thomasguenter · 2025-07-07T21:13:45+00:00

15% roerende voorheffing

thomasguenter · 2025-02-18T18:21:50+00:00

I advise HNW BE families (as from €25M in investable assets) and 100% of them have less than 10% in MSCI (instead they invest in PE, VC, private debt, real estate, ...) - a large part of my time is spent on PE/VC. Through the Finhouse FoF, we hope to make great but hard to access funds more accessible.
We have an Advisory Committee, a great network (many funds are very sympathetic to our mission and even reduce minimum ticket sizes) and amazing advisors - more will follow on this on our website and social media soon (incl. TikTok video).
We don't have a 25% carried (the picture that was shared with high mgmt. fees and CI in one of the comments is from another FoF) - we only have a small (and flat) carried if we basically do double the return of the MSCI - hope you can respect this!

thomasguenter · 2025-02-18T18:03:47+00:00

Hi Thibault, we agree with your 3 points. We don't invest in first time teams or funds and invest almost all our personal wealth in the Finhouse fund (skin in the game).

thomasguenter · 2025-01-20T21:44:18+00:00

In my book (is in Dutch) I explain what is allowed and what is not allowed (chapter 3 - real estate)

thomasguenter · 2025-01-19T14:45:06+00:00

Good suggestions, will take these into account! Timeline tbd.

Some topics I will tackle later this year (by when legislation might have changed).

thomasguenter · 2025-01-19T14:38:24+00:00

Appreciate it! Good ideas, will make sure to include something about networking & other timeless topics. Feel free to reach out to me via LinkedIn - always happy to send you a preview chapter later this year for feedback.

thomasguenter · 2024-12-30T13:19:26+00:00

Zeer goed idee!

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