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
Ontracx
We dream of a world where every runner can stay injury-free.
Active
Belgium
2023
Wearables
AI - Other
SportsTech
HealthTech
Novio Sound
Novio Sound introduces a revolutionary hearing device to instantly filter out the noise and undesired sounds. Whether in conversation, at work, or travelling, experience clarity like never before.
Active
The Netherlands
2023
Wearables
AI - Other
Consumer
Construction
Utilities
KOIOS
Empowering neurocare with AI-enabled insights from everyday devices. Starting with Parkinson's Disease
Active
Belgium
2023
AI - Other
Wearables
HealthTech
Healthblocks
Helping people living healthier and longer lives by unlocking the value of health data.
Active
Belgium
2023
Blockchain
HealthTech
SportsTech
Enfoil
EnFoil (B2B) blends in the manufacturing process and supply chain of its customers to enable integrated PV
Active
Belgium
2023
Other
Construction
ClimateTech
EDGX
Pioneering the next generation of onboard AI technology for space
Active
Belgium
2023
AI - Other
Aerospace
Companion.energy
Companion.energy delivers industrial energy management in the age of renewables.
Exit
Belgium
2023
AI - Reasoning
Utilities
ClimateTech
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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