Meet our champions
Since 2011, we’ve backed over 350 tech startups across Europe. Explore the companies turning ambitious ideas into scalable businesses,.
Portfolio companies
350+
Startup survival rate
81%
€ follow-up funding
1B+
€ portfolio revenue
240M+
European hubs
6
Rentaga
B2B comparison and booking of construction rental equipment.
Stopped
Belgium
2021
Other
Construction
Supply Chain
PreAcc
Share our vision of zero accidents in the workplace
Stopped
Belgium
2021
Other
Manufacturing
Mobility
PolyPerception
AI-powered waste flow monitoring
Exit
Belgium
2021
AI - Computer Vision
Digital Twins
Utilities
ClimateTech
Octave
A sustainable, cost-effective and reliable energy storage system with second-life batteries from electric vehicles.
Active
Belgium
2021
AI - Other
IoT (Internet-of-Things)
Digital Twins
Utilities
ClimateTech
MyPitch
MyPitch helps football players - and their friends - to discover their potential with game insights.
Stopped
Belgium
2021
AI - Computer Vision
IoT (Internet-of-Things)
SportsTech
MyGamePlan
We help professional football clubs to win their next game with a data driven GamePlan
Active
Belgium
2021
AI - Reasoning
SportsTech
mosatherm
A clever, demand-driven electrical underfloor heating system for all kinds of buildings
Active
Belgium
2021
IoT (Internet-of-Things)
Construction
Utilities
IntelliProve
IntelliProve measures vital parameters within a few seconds. Fast, contactless and without the need for a medical device or wearable.
Active
Belgium
2021
AI - Computer Vision
HealthTech
InLable
We provide customers with means to trust the products they buy and brand owners / manufacturers with tools to make it happen.
Active
Belgium
2021
Blockchain
Supply Chain
Security
Fullup
Strengthen the relationship with your customers and optimize your logistics
Active
Belgium
2021
AI - Reasoning
Supply Chain
Utilities
FixForm
At FixForm we aim to keep buildings and spaces in good, safe and clean condition.
Active
Belgium
2021
AI - Natural Language Processing
AI - Computer Vision
AI - Search
PropTech
Expect Me
The very first room allocation software for the global hotel industry
Active
Belgium
2021
AR/VR/XR
Consumer
Travel
What our founders say
imec.istart gave us much more than funding: it gave us the coaching, the network and the confidence to turn a product idea into a real company.
Stefanie Broes, Co-Founder at Moonbird
What makes imec.istart so valuable is the combination: you get well-grounded advice, but you can also ask the questions you’d never dare to ask another investor.
Frank Baele, COO & technology lead of NextSDS
We entered imec.istart as a pre-revenue idea and left a year later as a real company, with clients, a team, investors and a board. The credibility, the partner network and the hands-on coaching made that leap possible.
Maxime Snick, CEO & co-founder of Octave.energy
imec.istart grew alongside us. From fundraising in the early days to HR and internationalisation as we scaled. Few accelerators care as much about their alumni as they do about their current cohort.
Wietse van Ransbeeck, CEO & co-founder of Go Vocal
We joined imec.istart while still at university. They were the first to believe in us and bet on us, and they’ve since helped with investor introductions and opened up their network.
Wouter Janssen, CEO & co-founder of Tekst
The support of imec.istart has been crucial for our company. Imec.istart invested at a point where we needed seed money and supported us all the way to a successful go-to-market. Our journey would have been much more challenging without their involvement. Also after the imec.istart program, the entire team continues to contribute their wisdom and network.
Jeroen Dille, CEO & co-founder of DEO.care
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