Run by imec.
imec.istart is a national Belgian programme with quarterly intakes, running in hybrid format and holding open office hours in Brussels at BeCentral alongside Ghent, Hasselt, Kortrijk, Antwerp, Leuven and Liege. It provides EUR 100,000 of pre-seed funding through a simple convertible loan with coaching and programme support included, and up to EUR 300,000 more in future rounds; there is no upfront equity and the conversion terms are not published. No programme length is stated. Generalist, with deeptech and AI strands.
This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.
Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.
Last verified 2026-09-05.