Overview
Start it @KBC is Belgium's largest startup accelerator, with a portfolio of over 1,000 startups supported since its founding. The program is backed by KBC, one of Belgium's largest banks, and operates hubs in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven, and other cities.
The accelerator offers coaching, networking, office space, and access to the KBC financial ecosystem. It positions itself as sector-agnostic, though Fintech and B2B SaaS are well-represented in its portfolio.
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- Meer dan zes jaar Lichtwerk. Volgens de statistieken is dat allesbehalve vanzelfsprekend. Naar schatting haalt maar 30% van de start-ups de leeftijd van vijf jaar. Bij de start-ups die sinds 2014 door Start it Accelerate | @KBC werden begeleid, ziet het plaatje er opvallend anders uit: bijna 70% van de ondernemingen die aan het acceleratorprogramma deelnamen, is vandaag nog actief. Ook Lichtwerk behoort ondertussen tot die groep. Daar zijn we trots op, maar vooral dankbaar voor. Als alumnus van hun programma ondervinden we nog
- 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 "𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲. 🚀 In 48 hours, the Start it @KBC Spring Class of '25 officially graduates. They’ve spent the last 365 days trading "good ideas" for "validated revenue." The 12-month transformation: From messy pitches to "investor-ready" narratives. From "smoke tests" to scalable Go-To-Market strategies. From solo founders to leaders of a complimentary founders team. We’re closing this chapter with a bang, hosted by the sharp-witted Frederik De Bosschere. At
- KBC ondersteunde bijna 2.000 start-ups, en dat begon met een verloren pitch14/03 Start it @KBC bouwde in 13 jaar tijd een van de grootste Europese begeleiders van start-ups. Voor KBC-topman Johan Thijs was het precies wat zijn bank nodig had in de nasleep van de financiële crisis....
- KBC unveils €100M Start it Fund, targeting Belgium’s most promising startups from idea to IPOKBC Group is investing €100 million through Start it @KBC to strengthen the Belgian startup ecosystem. This investment also launches a new fund (the Start it Fund) aimed at early-stage financing for t...
Alumni 6 went on to found or lead
Emma BalimakaStart-up Owner→Co-Founder at Sanza
Gauthier HenrozMember→Co-Founder & CEO at Chift
Julie FoulonCommunity Leader→CEO, GIRLEEK at GIRLEEK
Mathias CelisAcceleration program→Co-Founder at Alkmist- PMorgane LetenStart-up @ The Start it @KBC acceleration program→Co-Founder at Guud
Paolo CapizziEntrepreneur→Co-Founder at Kosy
Gabriel LevieAcceleration Programme→Membre du Comité d'Accompagnement at Indice de Démocratie dans les Organisations
Peter De CuyperMentor Start it@kbc→Owner & CTO at SB-Software
The full Start it @KBC mafia →
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