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Gabriel Hebbelinck

Gabriel Hebbelinck

VC & accelerators — dual‑use, edtech, and startup operator

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Brussels, Belgium
Joined November 2025
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Summary

Operator in VC & accelerator ecosystems with a focus on dual‑use, defence and edtech — Gabriel has been active running and supporting accelerator/incubator programming (Seven Seed) and cohort operations, and has publicly promoted European soft‑landing options for US founders. sevenseed+1
Student investment leader and early-stage finance experience — served in leadership of UCSB's TAMID investment fund, running student investment activities and contributing to investment research and fund operations while at UCSB. givesmart+1
Founder / student‑startup ecosystem contributor — active in SBVenture producing founder interviews and programming for student founders, indicating hands-on involvement building community and startup education at the student level. vzy
International early‑stage practitioner — public notes and posts show activity spanning Belgium/Brussels (Seven Seed), Malta (SuperCharger cohort work), and Santa Barbara (UCSB student activities), demonstrating a cross‑border focus on scaling startups and founder mobility between the US and Europe. sevenseed+2

Work

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Writing

SBVenture interview / post: Laurent Saurel

July 1, 2024

Interview/post produced with SBVenture featuring Laurent Saurel on finance and early-stage startup finance best practices (Gabriel listed as a contributor).

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Building a dual-use startup in the EU

January 1, 2024

Hacker News post describing Seven Seed's mission and inviting founders to consider Europe and reach out (includes contact email gabriel.hebbelinck@sevenseed.eu).

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Hobbies

Short-form video creation / YouTube (Monkeys On Mars channel) youtube

Fundraising / student-community volunteering (TAMID fundraiser involvement) givesmart