Our mission
We believe in entrepreneurship and technology. Our mission is to back bold tech startups (and their founder teams) from day one — with capital, coaching, profound expertise and connections — to globally scale what matters!
Our values
STARTUP FIRST
Always in service of the startup
- Every move starts with one question: What’s best for the startup? // If it doesn’t move the startup forward, it doesn’t make the cut.
- Talk the talk? Sure. But we walk the startup walk. Agile, curious, and action-driven, we challenge ourselves to keep momentum high and success within reach.
THRIVE TOGETHER
No founder builds alone
- No startup scales solo — backed by the full imec.istart team as a long-term partner, they don’t have to.
- Our global network isn’t just big, it's wired — doors open, calls get answered, growth gets real.
- We challenge founders to keep learning — embracing feedback, adapting fast, and evolving as leaders as their companies grow.
YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER
Expertise you can count on
- We blend deep entrepreneurial know-how with imec’s world-leading tech insights - serving up guidance that’s sharp, practical, and actionable.
- We’ve seen it, scaled it, solved it. Our expertise is battle-tested and founder-approved. We mix hard truths with smart moves, so you get guidance that actually works.
CANDOR WITH CARE
We don’t sugarcoat — we sharpen
- Feedback is our middle name: honest, clear, and always in your corner.
- We cut to the chase, and help founders turn hard truths into harder results: straight, clear, and with your success at heart.