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THE BELGIAN "MAFIA" EFFECT: MAPPING THE ECOSYSTEM'S CORNER COMPANIES An ecosystem's maturity isn't just measured by funding rounds or…
Omar Mohout
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THE BELGIAN "MAFIA" EFFECT: MAPPING THE ECOSYSTEM'S CORNER COMPANIES
An ecosystem's maturity isn't just measured by funding rounds or unicorn counts. It is measured by its density of connectivity, the cyclical transfer of entrepeneurship, talent, capital, and experience from one generation of startups to the next.
Every ecosystem has its cornerstone companies. These are the hubs that attract and produce the highest concentration of serial entrepreneurs, highly connected investors, and tier-one operators.
Based on network density, here are the core powerhouses that shaped and still shaping the Belgian tech landscape:
1/ Showpad
2/ Netlog, Aikido Security
3/ Zembro
4/ Donna
5/ Banqup Group
6/ ONTOFORCE, Collibra
7/ Teamleader, Barco
8/ TechWolf, Porthus
9/ Telenet group, Indigo Diabetes, EVS, Hello Customer
10/ Lexis® Create+, formerly Henchman, Deliverect
11/ NGDATA
12/ Vendorvue, Robovision, Sentiance, ML6
13/ Materialise, Cowboy
14/ Sortlist, Sparkcentral by Hootsuite, Option/Crescent, Pharmafluidics, Proximus Group, Lernout & Hauspie, miDiagnostics, LetsBuild, Lindacare, Go Vocal (formerly CitizenLab)
15/ UgenTec, Willow, Silverfin, Monni, Luciad (Acquired by Hexagon), Cashforce BV, Cloudalize
The flywheel is spinning faster than ever!
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