imec.istart Demo Day

TLDR

imec.istart Demo Day is a quarterly showcase event for deep tech startup cohorts from Belgium's leading deep tech accelerator, based in Leuven.

Overview

imec.istart runs three open calls per year, each producing a cohort of approximately nine deep tech startups. Demo Days at the end of each cycle present these startups to investors, industry partners, and the imec research community.

The focus is on hardware, semiconductor, photonics, medtech, and AI startups with strong IP foundations, reflecting the imec research ecosystem that incubates them.