Kortrijk

TLDR

West Flemish city and home to Barco, the Belgian visualization technology company, as well as a growing cluster of tech and design companies.

Overview

Kortrijk is the main city of the West Flanders region, situated near the French border. The city is home to Barco, one of Belgium's most internationally recognized technology companies, known for its professional visualization and display technology used in cinemas, control rooms, and enterprise settings.

Beyond Barco, Kortrijk has developed a broader tech and design ecosystem, partly Driven by proximity to universities in Ghent and the Design Region Kortrijk positioning. The city serves as a cluster for manufacturing-adjacent tech and industrial automation.

Notes

Kortrijk is undertracked in Belgian startup coverage. Barco's presence and the region's industrial tech base make it worth monitoring for B2B hardware and visualization companies.