Belgium startup ecosystem
Belgium's central position in Europe and role as EU capital make Brussels a natural hub for govtech, regulatory technology, and policy-adjacent startups. Ghent and Leuven add strong university-linked innovation in biotech and AI. The multilingual talent pool and access to EU institutions offer unique advantages for startups navigating cross-border markets. The directory currently lists 74 organisations across 10 cities.
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Karsten Schönewald
Chief Security Officer at Hamburg Port Authority and a confirmed speaker at the DroneHorizon summit during Port of the Future Week 2026 in Antwerp, addressing port security, resilience and the use of unmanned systems for critical infrastructure.
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Keyrock
Keyrock is a Brussels-based digital-asset market-making and trading firm offering market making, OTC and options trading, onchain liquidity provisioning, and asset-management strategies for crypto markets. It also provides ecosystem-development and validator services, publishes crypto-market research, and recently raised Series C funding from SC Ventures.
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Koen Vandewal
Koen Vandewal is a professor at Hasselt University researching organic semiconductors, photovoltaics and optoelectronic devices, with a focus on charge-transfer states and solar energy conversion. He is a keynote speaker at NANOTEXNOLOGY 2026 in Thessaloniki.
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LegalFly
LegalFly is an AI-native legal operating system for in-house legal, compliance and procurement teams. The platform automates contract review, drafting, legal research and due diligence, integrating with Microsoft Word and Teams, and maintains full audit trails across 60+ jurisdictions. Founded by ex-Tinder product leaders Ruben Miessen, Kasper Verbeeck, Dennis Montégnies and Gregory Vekemans, the company raised a €15 M Series A led by Notion Capital in July 2024. It reported 800%+ revenue growth in 2025 and counts Slaughter & May and Allianz among strategic partners. LegalFly was preparing a new growth round for mid-2026.
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Lennart Kinau
Head of Strategy and Communications at Hamburg Port Authority and a confirmed speaker at the DroneHorizon summit during Port of the Future Week 2026 in Antwerp, focusing on port strategy and cross-port collaboration on autonomous technology.
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Marie van Driessche
Designer at UWV and a confirmed speaker at SmashingConf Antwerp 2026, presenting hands-on approaches to design systems, accessibility and user experience for large-scale digital services.
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Masters of Digital 2026
High-level forum in Brussels on EU digital policy, AI competitiveness, and innovation-friendly regulation, bringing together MEPs, commissioners, and tech industry leaders. Features policy debates and networking with European regulators. Essential for startups navigating EU regulatory frameworks and seeking influence on digital policy outcomes.
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Masters of Digital 2027
Masters of Digital 2027 runs 3-4 February in Brussels, organised by DIGITALEUROPE. The event brings together EU leadership, national governments, industry CEOs, founders and investors on one stage to discuss digital and defence policy, with the 2027 agenda to be published in stages.
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Materialise
Materialise is a pioneer in additive manufacturing, operating one of the world's largest 3D printing facilities alongside a suite of industrial and medical software. Its Mimics software suite supports surgical planning, personalised implants and medical device design for hospitals and MedTech firms globally; its industrial arm serves aerospace, automotive and consumer goods. Founded in 1990 in Leuven by Fried Vancraen and Hilde Ingelaere as the Benelux's first rapid-prototyping bureau, the company listed on NASDAQ (MTLS) in 2014. As of Q1 2026 it reported $302 M trailing revenue and a $335 M market cap, and in May 2026 spun off its eyewear division to focus on core manufacturing and healthcare software.
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Niklas Blomberg
Niklas Blomberg is Executive Director of the Innovative Health Initiative (IHI), a major public-private partnership joint undertaking established by the European Union and EFPIA with approximately €2 billion in funding for health research and innovation. He oversees one of Europe's most significant health R&D programmes, bridging academia, industry, regulators, and patient organisations. He is a key figure in European health innovation policy and ecosystem building.
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Nobi
Nobi makes AI-powered smart ceiling lamps for senior living facilities that detect falls within seconds, alert caregivers instantly and monitor sleep, activity and circadian patterns to prevent incidents. Its model was trained on 250,000+ real-life fall scenarios; in clinical studies across five care homes, Nobi reduced average caregiver response time from over one hour to four minutes and cut falls by 51%. Founded in 2018 in Antwerp by Roeland Pelgrims, Bert De Haes and Stijn Verrept, it closed a €35 M Series B (co-led by Angelini Ventures and Nexus NeuroTech) in January 2025. Nobi is deployed in 22 countries with offices in Belgium, the US and the UK.
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Odoo
Odoo is a Belgian company that develops an open-source, all-in-one suite of business applications covering ERP, CRM, accounting, e-commerce, inventory and project management. Founded by Fabien Pinckaers, it traces its origins to software he began as TinyERP, later OpenERP, before being renamed Odoo. Headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve, it has grown into a multinational with offices on several continents and a large global customer base. A November 2024 secondary transaction led by CapitalG and Sequoia Capital valued the company at €5 billion, and subsequent reporting in early 2026 put the valuation above €7 billion.
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OpenForum Europe
Advocacy organisation promoting open source, open standards, and open markets in Europe, particularly concerning public policy and digital infrastructure. Organises the EU Open Source Policy Summit.
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Pascal Coppens
China expert, author and keynote speaker on innovation and technology trends, and a confirmed keynote speaker at the DroneHorizon summit during Port of the Future Week 2026 in Antwerp, addressing global innovation and strategic autonomy.
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Pieter-Jan Note
Co-founder and CEO of MAHI, working on autonomous and maritime technology solutions. He is a confirmed speaker at the DroneHorizon summit during Port of the Future Week 2026 in Antwerp, addressing autonomous systems for ports.
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Port of Antwerp-Bruges
One of Europe’s largest ports and a hub for maritime logistics, energy and industrial innovation. It organises events including Port of the Future Week and the Breakbulk Summit, convening port authorities, technology providers and the autonomous-systems community to shape the future of port operations and breakbulk logistics.
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Port of the Future Week 2026 (September 2026)
A three-day showcase of autonomous and sustainable port technology at Quay 102 in Antwerp, with live demos, expert sessions and international cross-port collaboration. It opens with DroneHorizon, a B2B and B2G matchmaking summit on unmanned and autonomous systems for ports and critical infrastructure, positioning Antwerp as a European testbed for future port operations.
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RenovSmart
Belgian AI marketplace that matches homeowners with verified renovation and construction companies across Belgium. Its AI engine analyses project requirements, cross-references contractor track records, and surfaces ranked shortlists within minutes. All partner companies undergo tax and solvency verification. Invited to VivaTech 2026.
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Robovision
Robovision provides Industrial Vision Intelligence Infrastructure — a no-code platform that governs AI vision systems at scale across food & beverage, packaging, semiconductor and horticulture manufacturing. Rather than building one-off vision models, customers deploy Robovision to monitor, adapt and standardise all vision inspection points across multi-site operations as production conditions change. Founded in 2013 in Ghent by Jonathan Berte and Tim Waegeman, the company raised $42 M in Series A funding in 2024 led by Target Global, Astanor Ventures and Red River West, bringing total funding to $65 M. Robovision employs 130+ people and is expanding in the US and Europe.
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Sensie
Sensie builds real-time plant intelligence hardware for professional greenhouse growers. Its wireless Sensie Omni device installs in minutes, runs 1+ years on standard batteries, and combines direct plant physiological feedback with root-zone (VWC) and micro-climate (VPD) data to turn guesswork into daily, data-driven irrigation, ventilation and climate decisions. The product won the GreenTech Innovation Award at GreenTech Amsterdam in June 2026.
