imec.istart future fund

imec.istart future fund is a venture capital fund in Antwerp backing early-stage technology founders, with an alumni-first mandate centered on imec.istart accelerator alumni and other exceptional founders. It can lead or co-lead pre-seed to Series A investments, typically writing initial cheques of €500K–€1M with follow-on capital. The fund targets applied intelligence, physical systems, regulated markets, and critical software, with focus areas including AI, data, deep tech, hardware, healthtech, fintech, sustainability, SaaS, cybersecurity, robotics, space, IoT, infrastructure, legaltech, and enterprise software across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy.