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Flanders’ startup ecosystem

Vibrant, adventurous and perfectly poised for growth: that’s the least you can say about Flanders’ startup ecosystem.

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Facts & figures
Insights
Startup hubs
Incubators & accelerators

Startup database: intel at your fingertips

With new startups and spinoffs joining every day and VC investment coming in from all corners of the world, Flanders’ startup scene is growing rapidly.

Eager to find out who’s already part of it? Check out Flanders’ startup database.

Facts & figures

2500+

startups

20+

accelerators

430+

investors

950+

corporates

38,000+

startup employees

EUR 744 million

raised (YTD)

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Home to flourishing startup hubs

Flanders' startup ecosystem consists of multiple knowledge hubs, startups and other organizations together in vibrant metropolitan areas.

Antwerp train station

Antwerp

Where innovation in the fields of circular economy and digital society meets business.

Ghent by night

Ghent

Where a remarkable revolution unfolds in clean-, health-, bio- and digital tech.

Leuven city

Leuven

Where the health, high-tech and creativity industries collaborate and innovate.

Hasselt by night

Limburg

Where startups and incubators connect at Limburg Startup Community..

Bruges

West Flanders

Where business opportunities open doors to Europe.

People in a meeting

Incubators & accelerators in Flanders

While incubators help startups flesh out disruptive ideas, accelerators propel growth and mentor entrepreneurs to scale efficiently.

Flanders harbors a great deal of both, offering world-class support services to get your business off the ground in no time. In fact, 3 of our incubators — VIB Bio-Incubator, JLABS@BE and BioVille — are among the top 25 biotech incubators in Europe. Moreover, imec — Flanders' strategic research center for digital and nanotech — is renowned all over the world and has stepped up as an incubator, accelerator and even investor.