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
DataCamp
The fastest and easiest way to learn R programming and data science.
Exit
Belgium
2013
EdTech
Track4C
Track4C specializes in end-to-end container and cargo tracking, providing the hardware, software and service to add security and transparency.
Exit
Belgium
2012
IoT (Internet-of-Things)
Supply Chain
TokenPKI
A global solution of secure transfer of data and valuables via simple use of a 'click-click-pin' procedure.
Stopped
Belgium
2012
Other
Security
The Rights
Increasing the transparency of property rights in the music and entertainment business.
Stopped
Belgium
2012
AI - Data Mining
Business Services
Entertainment
TagTagCity
A unique way for businesses to establish their mobile web presence and increase customer interaction.
Stopped
Belgium
2012
Other
MediaTech
Qualenica
An innovative pharmaceutical company specializing in the production of medicines in pharmacies.
Exit
Belgium
2012
Other
HealthTech
POSIOS
POSIOS developed the ultimate hospitality cash register for the iPad and iPhone.
Exit
Belgium
2012
Other
Business Services
Ontoforce
Ontoforce provides semantic search technology for pharmaceutical and biotech research.
Active
Belgium
2012
AI - Data Mining
AI - Other
HealthTech
Limecraft
Limecraft offers cutting-edge technology to optimize media production workflows and maximize distribution.
Active
Belgium
2012
AI - Speech Processing
AI - Data Mining
MediaTech
Favsync
A simple collaboration platform for your organisation that provides easy access to your applications and organizing your bookmarks.
Stopped
Belgium
2012
IoT (Internet-of-Things)
Business Services
Carambla
Helping you find the nearest and cheapest parkings in Belgium.
Stopped
Belgium
2012
Other
Mobility
Axsmate
Helping you give and get temporary access to any premises with a mobile phone.
Active
Belgium
2012
IoT (Internet-of-Things)
Business Services
Security
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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