Brussels

TLDR

Belgium's capital and EU institutional hub, home to Collibra and a growing base of international tech companies.

Overview

Brussels is Belgium's capital and the seat of major EU institutions, which creates a unique demand environment for policy-adjacent tech including data governance, sustainability reporting, and security.

Collibra is the city's most prominent tech success, a Unicorn that built a global enterprise data governance platform. Cowboy has built a premium electric bike brand from Brussels. Sirona Technologies operates in cleantech.

VUB and ULB feed multilingual talent into the city's tech companies and institutions.