Scaleup Flanders

🚨 Kicking off the Scaleup Flanders Masterclass 2025 at Vlerick Business School in Leuven! We're thrilled to have started a new edition of the Scaleup Flanders Masterclass, bringing together more than 20 ambitious scale-ups eager to accelerate their growth 🚀 Our first sessions set the tone for an inspiring journey: 🔹 Veroniek Collewaert (she/her), Professor Entrepreneurship, shared insights about the art of scaling, including a key takeaway: "Your customers are your best source of cash flow." 🔹 Oli Mihalache, Professor International Entrepreneurship, guided our scale-ups through the complexities of internationalization. 🔹 Elien Vandenbroucke dived deep into Go-To-Market strategy and sales, equipping our participants with hands-on expertise. 🔹 In addition, the scale-ups engaged in intensive group coaching sessions, where they discussed the results of their growthscan assessments, gaining insights into their key growth challenges and opportunities. A special thanks to Sylien Kesteleyn for being an incredible master of ceremonies! Looking forward to the next sessions and seeing our scale-ups grow and thrive. Stay tuned! #ScaleupFlanders #Scaling #Growth #Entrepreneurship #GoToMarket #Internationalization #Scaleups #Betech #GrowthStrategy #StrongEntrepreneurship Agoria Sirris | Innovation forward Vlerick Business School VITO VLAIO Eximium Talent PMV Osborne Clarke - Belgium Deloitte Catherine Van Eeckhaute Frederik Tibau Maarten Laruelle Ide Claessen Nils Wuytens Miguel Meuleman Anaïs De Boulle Iman Lamrani Robin Mees David Haex Louis Vanden Borre

Who’s moving next? 80+ participants pitched from across 🇧🇪 How many and who are going to the next round? 👀 The Belgium Startup Awards have reached a crucial milestone with the selection of 49 tremendous startups. Last week saw the Selection Pitches taking over 🇧🇪:  📍 A6K (Charleroi) 📍 Becentral (Brussels)  📍 La Grand Poste (Liège) 📍 The Beacon (Antwerp) 📍 Wintercircus (Ghent) These events, which gathered more than 80 candidates, highlighted the energy and drive of the Belgian startup ecosystem. The juries, made up of experts and investors, were impressed by the quality of the projects presented. 5 evaluation criteria: 1. Mission and Purpose 2. Innovation 3. Scalability 4. Financial Viability 5. Traction & Growth Join us in celebrating the 49 Nominees: 🤖 Category AI Airgen, Bimefy, Conveo, Jurimesh, Leexi, Maya, Prodi, Scopr.ai, Trialcraft, Wequity 🏢 Category B2B Altheria, Curvecatch, Exthand, Herontrack, Melimpus, Nightborn, Seaman-solutions, Treedys 🛒 Category Consumer BabyLoop, Balao, CBX Medical, Curvo, Lileo, Symp, Turtle Cereals ♻️ Category Impact Citronics, Dripl, Go Ocean, In-Between International, Maash, Noosafiber, Pagsprofile, Shayp 🤝 Category Platforms Ada, Andy, BuddyRise, Kids-ride, Promojagers, Simplycure, Wildhartt 💻 Category SaaS Commuty, Dockflow, Doctor Manager, eBloom, Finvictum, Hello Houston, Payflip, Smovin, Team n Time What’s next for them? 🔵 Unique access to a serie of Masterclasses 🔵 Final Category pitches 🔵 Awards Day access 🔵 Awards Day Live Pitch opportunity 🔵 Win amazing prizes! Let's scale it up! 👏 #startups #scaleups #buildingbridges

📈 Je hebt een MVP met tractie. De eerste klanten zijn binnen. Maar hoe zet je de volgende stap? Hoe vergroot je je marktaandeel en bouw je een duurzaam groeibedrijf? Een traject vol opportuniteiten, maar ook pittige uitdagingen. Gelukkig heeft Vlaanderen alles in huis om jouw groeiplannen te versnellen. Met de juiste partners, middelen en een sterk ecosysteem sta je er niet alleen voor. Benieuwd hoe je slimmer en sneller kan schalen? Mieke Mallants en Benedicte De Buck delen waardevolle inzichten en tips.

🚀 Big news! Scaleup Flanders is a proud partner of SuperNova 2025 – the tech event where ambitious founders, investors and innovators connect to shape the future. And the best part? As a Scaleup Flanders community member, you get 20% off your ticket! 🎟️ 📩 Check out our latest newsletter for all the details. Will we see you there? 👀 Make sure to drop by our booth & meet our portfolio companies! ClauseBase FARESA Impaqtr ScoptVision

🚨 Scaling a company is a wild ride – and it can be lonely. But it doesn’t have to be. If you're a tech scale-up founder, looking to exchange ideas, tackle challenges and level up with like-minded peers, this is for you. 👁️🗨️ Our Masterclass blends the hands-on expertise of Scaleup Flanders with the know-how of Vlerick Business School – giving you the strategies, insights and network to scale smarter, faster and stronger. 🚀 Many of Belgium’s top scale-ups have gone before you. Now, it’s your turn. ⚡ Kickoff: March 18 – and a few spots are still up for grabs! Don't miss out. Sign up now via the link in the comments! Agoria Vlerick Business School Sirris | Innovation forward VITO VLAIO Eximium Talent PMV Osborne Clarke - Belgium #scaling #scaleups #betech #growth #strongentrepreneurship

Have you already participated in this year's Scale-up Confidence Survey? Last year’s insights painted a clear picture: 🚀 Life Sciences & Health Care scale-ups saw revenue soar by 104%, with Mobility close behind at 96%. 🚧 Customer acquisition, funding constraints, and talent shortages were the biggest hurdles. 💶 Over 56% sought new investors, while reliance on government grants declined. 👩🏼💼 Hiring was a mixed bag—while FTEs grew, 30% anticipated freezes or cuts. 😃 Optimism remained strong at 66%, though slightly lower than the year before. 🔎 But what about this year? The market is evolving fast, and your perspective is crucial to track the trends that matter. 📢 Don’t just like this post—fill out the survey! It only takes 7 minutes, and your insights will help shape the future of the scale-up ecosystem. 👉 Take the survey now: https://wllw.co/sgC3yNmpU Know someone whose input would be valuable? Tag them below or share this post to spread the word! Let's make sure the voice of the Belgian ecosystem is heard.

Also in February Belgian startups kept raising to fuel their ambitions. 🔥 This once again highlights that our country is home to strong entrepreneurs and promising startups that manage to secure the funding they need to scale. What do you think? Are we seeing a revival in the investment market? Which of these companies did you already know? 🤔👇 #Startups #Scaleups #Funding #VentureCapital #Innovation #BeTech #StrongEntrepreneurship Agoria Vlerick Business School Sirris | Innovation forward VITO VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship PMV Osborne Clarke - Belgium Eximium Talent

Vorig jaar deden 265 ondernemingen een beroep op een Cofinanciering bij PMV voor de financiering van hun plannen. Wat zijn de kenmerken van zo'n Cofinanciering?

🚀 Scaleup Flanders x SuperNova 2025 🚀 We’re proud to announce that Scaleup Flanders is an official partner of SuperNova 2025! 🎉 SuperNova is not your average tech event. It’s where the most ambitious startups, investors and innovators come together to fuel the next wave of growth and impact. Here are 5 reasons why SuperNova is unmissable: 🔭 Beyond borders thinking – SuperNova is where local meets global. Connect with international investors, partners and experts who can help take your business to new markets. 🤝 Smart capital, smarter deals – Whether you’re looking for funding or strategic partnerships, this is the place to have high-value conversations that can change your trajectory. ⚡ Real talk, real growth – Expect no fluff, just insights from top entrepreneurs and industry leaders who’ve scaled successfully and know what it takes. 🌍 Belgium as a scale-up hotspot – We know Belgium has world-class tech talent. Let’s showcase it on an international stage and put our ecosystem on the map. 🎯 Curated for ambitious founders – At Scaleup Flanders, we support startups in becoming scale-ups and scale-ups in becoming global players. SuperNova is where those ambitions turn into action. 💬 Will we see you there? Let us know in the comments! #ScaleupFlanders #SuperNova2025 #TechInnovation #Startups #Scaleups #BeTech #Strongentrepreneurship Agoria Vlerick Business School Sirris | Innovation forward VITO VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Eximium Talent PMV Osborne Clarke - Belgium

🚀 Exploring business opportunities in Poland 📈 Poland has become an important player in everything manutech, (cyber)security and spacetech - and we’re heading there in May (26-29) to connect with key players, gain market insights and explore new collaborations. 📍 WARSAW 🔹 Meetings with local tech companies & key ecosystem players 🔹 Pitch 2 local corporates & investors 🔹 Insights into Poland’s innovation & business landscape 🔹 Visits to leading corporates in manutech & security 🔹 Matchmaking with potential partners, influencers & ecosystem players 📍 GDAŃSK | Infoshare 🎤 Presence at the Belgian booth & pitching opportunity 🌍 Connections with investors, partners & prospects 🚀 Participation in the EU’s Spacetech track at Infoshare Interested in discovering the Polish market and making new connections? Find out more via the link in the comments. Startup.Flanders Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) Agoria Vlerick Business School Sirris | Innovation forward VITO VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Eximium Talent Osborne Clarke - Belgium PMV Kris Put Stephanie Verhue Janne Kindt Catherine Van Eeckhaute Frederik Tibau Maarten Laruelle Ide Claessen Sylien Kesteleyn Miguel Meuleman Isabel Michiels Ben Van Roose Tjorven Denorme #ScaleupFlanders #TechMission #PolandTech #Infoshare2025 #Spacetech #Cybersecurity #Manutech #strongentrepreneurship