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    imec.istart

    Ghent, BelgiumFounded 2011

    imec.istart is imec's business acceleration program that supports tech startups with pre-seed funding (€100K–€250K), coaching, facilities, and access to imec's R&D ecosystem. It is backed by a €30 million evergreen fund and has supported over 300 companies since 2011.

    Deal activity increased 200% year-over-year (6 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $3.2M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    52

    Fund Size

    $32M

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    8

    Team

    Sven De Cleyn

    Sven De Cleyn

    Program Director imec.istart

    Ann Van Mele

    Ann Van Mele

    Venture Acceleration Manager Health

    Babette Claessens

    Babette Claessens

    Venture Acceleration Manager

    Bart Nelissen

    Bart Nelissen

    Venture Acceleration Manager

    Coralie Greant

    Coralie Greant

    Venture Acceleration Manager

    Erola Colon Pigem

    Erola Colon Pigem

    Venture Acceleration Manager

    Gema Molina Alvarez

    Gema Molina Alvarez

    Venture Acceleration Manager

    Ilse Vanhulle

    Ilse Vanhulle

    Venture Acceleration Manager Health

    James Atterdag Pearson

    James Atterdag Pearson

    Venture Acceleration Manager

    Kristof De Mey

    Kristof De Mey

    Venture Acceleration Manager SportsTech (SportUp)

    Laurens Opitek

    Laurens Opitek

    Venture Acceleration Manager

    Matteo Sala

    Matteo Sala

    Venture Acceleration Manager

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    54 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    OOptisuiteSeedJun 2026
    WWeniteUnknownApr 2026
    Vertical Compute logoVertical ComputeSeries BMar 2026
    Talentguide logoTalentguideUnknownFeb 2026
    RRevisionUnknownJan 2026
    Vertical Compute logoVertical ComputeSeedJan 2026
    Clonable logoClonableGrowthJan 2026
    Ontracx logoOntracxSeedSep 2025
    Model Health logoModel HealthPre-SeedSep 2025
    Nuclivision logoNuclivisionSeedApr 2025
    MMarpleUnknownSep 2024
    MMinzeGrowth$5.3MJan 2024
    Luzmo logoLuzmoSeries AJan 2023
    YYieldsUnknownJan 2023
    LynxCare logoLynxCareSeries AJun 2022
    Aloxy logoAloxyGrowthJan 2022
    MMoonbirdGrowthNov 2021
    DEO.care logoDEO.careUnknownOct 2021
    Deltaray logoDeltarayUnknownJan 2021
    KKwartsUnknownJan 2021
    Telemedi logoTelemediSeries A$5.5MJan 2021
    DEO.care logoDEO.careUnknownSep 2020
    Dockflow logoDockflowSeedJan 2020
    Calltic logoCallticSeries AJan 2020
    Shayp logoShaypPre-SeedJan 2018
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    Top Co-Investors

    PMV11 shared
    Qbic4 shared
    ScaleFund3 shared
    Miles Ahead3 shared
    Pitchdrive2 shared
    Smartfin2 shared
    Seeder Fund2 shared
    LeanSquare1 shared
    Speedinvest1 shared
    UVC Partners1 shared
    Network Ventures1 shared

    Last updated: 8 September 2026