Start it @KBC

A one-year programme in Brussels built as a two-day bootcamp, six months of Accelerate, a Pulse session, six months of Grow and graduation, asking around 24 hours of founder time a month. Start it @KBC is free and provides no investment: its FAQ states it costs nothing and takes no money and no shares.

Investment

Not disclosed

Equity taken

0% (Like 88% of Europe & C. Asia · Like 79% globally)

Duration

52 weeks (Longer than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)

Format

in person

Cadence

biannual

Location

Brussels, Belgium

Sectors

• Generalist

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://startit-x.com/en/accelerate/start-it-kbc read 2026-09-05 — supports name, organization, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, sectors, application url, website, status
• https://startit-x.com/en/hubs/ read 2026-09-05 — supports city, contact email

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Last verified 2026-09-05.