“On National Compliment Day, we want to cast the spotlight on every start-up, because they deserve it. There are those who are currently having a very tough time. And for them, we want to offer some extra encouragement. But also to sing the praises of those start-ups that managed to grow despite the crisis, completely overturning their business models and showing extraordinary resilience in the process. They are an inspiration for the entire entrepreneurial world.”

Lode Uytterschaut, CEO Start it @KBC

Mijlpaal: 53% van laatste lichting start-ups bij Start it @KBC heeft een vrouwelijke founder

Een primeur: meer dan de helft van de nieuwe lichting start-ups bij de grootste accelerator van het land heeft minstens één vrouwelijke founder. Die mijlpaal is voor Start it @KBC het sein om nog een versnelling hoger te schakelen. Op de Dag van het Vrouwelijk Ondernemerschap lanceert Start it @KBC samen met Netwerk Ondernemen en VLAIO het gloednieuwe ‘Women in Tech’ coachingtraject.

Corona does not hold startups back: record number of entrepreneurs join accelerator Start it @KBC

More than 280 startups signed up for Start it @KBC’s 20th pitch wave. 66 startups survived the rigorous selection process and will be prepared to scale up their businesses over the coming months. Start it @KBC continues to support startups from all sectors. In the coming year, however, the accelerator will invest even more in societal challenges such as sustainability, health, smart living and digitisation.

Meer dan de helft van de Belgische start-up founders heeft slaapproblemen

Brussel, 25 augustus 2020 - Een kwart van de start-up founders in België heeft na een werkdag geen energie meer over, en één op de vijf heeft zelfs meerdere keren per maand last van hartkloppingen of pijn op de borst. De coronacrisis zorgt bovendien voor extra stress. Dat blijkt uit een onderzoek naar het welbevinden van startende ondernemers door Start it @KBC en Mensura. De accelerator en de gezondheidsspecialist nemen samen maatregelen om het mentale welzijn van start-up founders te versterken.

Lees alle resultaten in het persbericht over het onderzoek naar mentaal welzijn bij start-up founders

Startups typically create more jobs than SMEs

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 — Brussels. The average startup creates twice as many jobs as the average SME in our country. Nearly nine out of ten SMEs are sole traders, within startups that is only 1.4 percent. This is demonstrated by a survey of Start it @KBC, the largest accelerator in the country. Along with the number of jobs and rising sales, investments in startups are therefore also increasing, however the role of the government certainly remains crucial at an early stage to allow startups to grow.

Record number of startups pitch at Start it @KBC despite coronavirus crisis

Monday, March 30, 2020 — Brussels. Start it @KBC welcomes 65 new startups into its community. Nearly 200 startups came to pitch their idea digitally, an absolute record for the country’s largest accelerator. In spite of the coronavirus that continues to paralyze companies on a massive scale. “The urge to do business remains very strong even today,” notes Lode Uytterschaut, founder and CEO of Start it @KBC. "The hunger displayed by all the startups gives hope in these difficult, uncertain economic times."