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Best High Tech Companies in Flanders, Belgium

The 229 best High Tech companies in Flanders, Belgium in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Robovision.

229companies tracked
$471.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
77have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × FLANDERS

Our analysis of 1,127 High Tech companies

$222.2b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

1,127companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
124unicorns
2018median founding year
236kcombined LinkedIn audience
30%of audience held by top 3
9companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Flanders

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Robovision
Provider of AI-based vision solutions for multi industry
$65M26 mo ago60
60 → 101 (+68%) · sector median +40%
Tim Waegeman
Co-Founder and CTO
Craft CMSPHPYii+32Top 5M36 patents
AI-driven medical imaging analysis and precision robot vision for diagnostics and automation
2Indigo
Needle free glucose monitoring technology
$53M32 mo ago33
33 → 34 (+3%) · sector median +40%
Danaë Delbeke
CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20Top 50M
3Unifly
Provider of a platform for drone traffic management
$36M43 mo ago34
34 → 56 (+65%) · sector median +40%
Koen Meuleman
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+21Top 10M6 patents
Low‑altitude air traffic coordination platform for unmanned aerial vehicles.
1 job opening · 2 partnerships
4Auro
Developed an audio format for 3D audio reproduction
$28M120 mo ago13WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryCart Functionality+26Top 10M24 patents
Audio signal conversion, multi‑channel stereo recording, and compression for acoustic modeling
5Rombit
Provider of wearables and a monitoring platform for workspaces
$25M52 mo ago17WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+37Top 50M36 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
6Venly
Provider of Web3 and blockchain‑infrastructure company
$25M49 mo ago9Tim Dierckxsens
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowCart FunctionalitySentry+34Top 10M1 award
7Spectricity
Provider of hyperspectral imaging solutions
$24M58 mo ago20
20 → 37 (+85%) · sector median +40%
Jonathan Borremans
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+26Top 10M65 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
3 job openings
8SettleMint
Developer of blockchain applications
$18M18 mo ago25
25 → 35 (+40%) · sector median +40%
Matthew Van Niekerk
Co-Founder & CEO
TurbopackNode.jsTypeScript+17Top 10M2 launchs · 1 partnership
9Nobi
Provider of a smart lamp for fall detection of elderly people
$15M16 mo ago12Stijn Verrept
Co-founder & CTO
BackdropOdooCart Functionality+23Top 5M6 patents
Smart home monitoring and safety system for elderly care
10Ontoforce
Provider of semantic search platform for pharmaceutical and biotech research
$13M100 mo ago31
31 → 34 (+10%) · sector median +40%
HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Clarity+29Top 10M23 patents
Automated ETL pipelines and search‑facet data curation for enterprise information systems
1 job opening
11REstore
Cloud-based automated demand response program solutions
$12M131 mo ago5043 patents
Smart grid demand‑response and real‑time power metering analytics
12Accelleran
Provider of open ran solutions
$12M30 mo ago15Antonio García
Founder and Director of Product Management
WordPressMySQLPHP+16Top 50M
13Axithra
Developer of a therapeutic drug monitoring platform based on optical technology
$11M33 mo agoLeander Van Neste
Co-Founder and CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+12Top 50M
14Minze Health
Provider of diagnosis and monitoring solution for voiding disorders
$9M20 mo ago10Josef Sageder
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+35Top 10M
15Ravical
Developer of an AI platform for expert firms and their agents
$8M12 mo agoKen Bastiaensen
Co-Founder & CTO
Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+18Top 10M
16Peripass
Provider of yard management solutions
$8M28 mo ago13Leander Naessens
Founder & CEO
BreakdanceWordPressMySQL+34Top 10M3 expansions
17Tangent Works
AI powered predictive data analytics software for enterprises
$8M42 mo ago5Henk De Metsenaere
Co- Founder - CEO
WebflowVimeoSalesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement+14Top 10M
18Sensolus
Developer of a cloud-based cargo and asset tracking solution
$7M64 mo ago8Koen Van Vlaenderen
VP production and co-founder
WordPressMySQLRedis+46Top 5M10 patents
Low-power IoT devices enabling cloud‑based data transmission over low‑throughput networks
2 partnerships · 2 awards
19Trendtracker
Provider of AI-based security and surveillance products and equipment
$7M6 mo ago6Mike Vanderroost
Founder
WebflowThree.jsAmazon Web Services+27Top 5M
20Aloxy
IoT solution for the petrochemical industry
$6M16 mo ago1Glenn Ergeerts
co-founder and CTO
WebflowUnbounceApple iCloud Mail+25Top 50M9 patents
IoT power consumption tracking and industrial valve state monitoring systems
1 award
21EpiGaN
Manufacturer of engineered semiconductor substrates
$6M101 mo ago1347 patents
III‑V and SiC-on‑Si heterointegration for high‑electron‑mobility and power RF devices
22Iristick
Developer of smart safety glasses for industrial purpose
$5M96 mo ago13
13 → 10 (-23%) · sector median +40%
Riemer Grootjans
Co-founder
Node.jsSvelteKitSvelte+11Top 50M3 launchs · 1 award
23Trince
Developer of cell transfection machinery
$5M54 mo ago3Kevin Braeckmans
Co-founder and CSO/CTO
WordPressMySQLPHP+19Top 50M
24Avia-GIS
Provider of an IoT software solution for pest management
$5M29 mo ago9Guy Hendrickx
CEO
25Pozyx
Provider of UWB-based indoor positioning solutions
$4M67 mo ago20
20 → 21 (+5%) · sector median +40%
Samuel Van De Velde
Founder & CTO
WebflowMicrosoft ClarityPiwik PRO Core+18Top 5M
26Arkite
Provider of an augmented reality based operator guidance solution
$4M83 mo ago9WordPressMySQLPHP+34Top 10M12 patents
Software tools for configuring and managing automated quality control systems in manufacturing processes
1 job opening
27Niko
Devices and mobile app for home automation application
$3M27 mo agoGregoire Malvoisin
Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon Web Services+19Top 500k487 patents
Smart home electrical control modules integrating radar sensors and energy‑management features
28QustomDot
Manufacturer of quantum dot LED solution
$3M36 mo ago10
10 → 17 (+70%) · sector median +40%
Igor Nakonechnyi
Founder and Director
23 patents
Synthesis and surface engineering of core‑shell quantum dots and nanoparticle ligands
29Aurea Imaging
Provider of imaging services for agriculture and other industries
$3M23 mo ago32Bert Rijk
Founder and CPO
WordPressMySQLPHP+21Top 10M1 launch
30Azumuta
AI-based manufacturing software for production team
$3M7 mo ago6Batist Leman
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+28Top 5M1 launch · 1 award
31Tenderize
Liquid staking protocol connecting web3 with DeFi
$3M47 mo ago7
32Smappee
Provider of energy management and charging solutions for homes and businesses
$3M41 mo ago18Stefan Grosjean
Founder & Co-CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29Top 5M8 patents
Real-time energy monitoring and control for smart home/grid power management
33Resortecs
Provider of textile recycling solutions using design-for-disassembly technology
$3M37 mo ago3Cedric Vanhoeck
Founder
34AllThingsTalk
Provider of an IoT platform, connectivity services, and hardware integration
$2M102 mo ago4AceLeafletReact+10Top 10M1 launch
35Robosoft
Provider of CNC controls and software for industrial robots
$2M135 mo ago13
36BlooLoc
Provider of location tracking solution
$2M65 mo ago5BootstrapYouTubeNginx+14Top 50M
37Watcherr
Provider of medical alert devices for elderly people
$2M35 mo ago3Nikolai Stevens
Founder
38Stellar Labs
AI learning design tool and learning transfer platform
$2M65 mo ago3Stella Collins
Co-Founder
Top 50M
39Be-Mobile
Smart mobility solutions to improve the daily mobility for travelers
$2M69 mo ago95
95 → 94 (-1%) · sector median +40%
Jan Cools
CEO & Founder
Craft CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16Top 10M3 patents
Real-time traffic state estimation and travel‑time measurement for road networks
1 partnership · 1 award
40ValCUN
Provider of metal 3D printers
$2M31 mo ago7Jonas Galle
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+29Top 50M13 patents
Advanced extrusion systems for additive manufacturing (3D printing) hardware
41Moonbird
Provider of smart devices for monitoring heart rate or breathing
$2M55 mo ago6Michael Broes
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+38Top 5M6 patents
Respiratory guidance and monitoring devices for patient breathing support
5 launchs
42B4Plastics
Manufacturer of bioplastics
$1M29 mo ago15
15 → 21 (+40%) · sector median +40%
Stefaan Wildeman
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+45Top 10M24 patents
Biodegradable polyurethane copolymers with thioester linkages and depolymerisation monitoring
3 launchs
43Waylay
Provider of a cloud-based platform for IoT applications
$1M47 mo ago18Leonard Donnelly
Chief Executive Officer
Webflow EcommerceWebflowSalesforce+31Top 50M
44Elsyca
Provider of software solutions for surface finishing and electronics industry
$1M61 mo ago15Jean-Marc Dewilde
CEO
RubyRuby on RailsRackCache+17Top 10M31 patents
Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials
45Wobby
AI powered visual data analysis platform
$1M19 mo ago2Nathan T
Co-Founder
Node.jsClerkHeadless UI+11Top 50M
46RunEASI
Developer of software and wearable sensor for running gait analysis
$1M4 mo ago3Benedicte Vanwanseele
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor
WordPressMySQLPHP+30Top 10M
47Gofluo
Provider of luminous fashion products for men and women
$1M36 mo ago2Julie Vets
Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+21Top 5M1 job opening
48Senhive
Provider of counter-drone solutions for enterprises
$769K56 mo ago2Wouter Paesen
Co-Founder
NginxOpenRestyReact+6Top 10M2 job openings
49Tekst
Text Intelligence for customer service operations
$747K1 mo agoWouter Janssen
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowMarkerAtlassian Statuspage+25Top 10M2 job openings · 1 launch
50Bio INX
Provider of diverse 3D printing inks
$501K44 mo agoAgnes Dobos
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityDrupalPHP+12Top 10M2 partnerships

Top 12 High Tech companies in Flanders

#1
Series A · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2019 · 6 employees
$7Mraised

Provider of AI-based security and surveillance products and equipment. It provides users with an AI-driven strategic intelligence platform that offers data-driven trend analysis and foresight to help organizations make strategic decisions. It also provides users with data tracking, decision-making, and trend analysis.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series A$7M
Founders & team
Mike VanderroostFounder
Investors
Armilar Venture Partners, Capricorn Partners
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsEmotion
#2
Series A · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2022
$747.4Kraised

Text Intelligence for customer service operations. It helps businesses analyze and control emails, tickets and other conversations, leveraging text intelligence platform. The dashboard allows shift through communication data business areas to allocate resources and address key issues. It allows includes tools to monitor KPIs such as first response time and first contact resolution.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Inbound Marketer, SEO
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Series A$13.5M
  • May 2024Seed$747.4K
Founders & team
Wouter JanssenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Entourage, Elephant Venture Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAtlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie ScriptCore-Js
#3
Series A · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2013 · 6 employees
$3Mraised

AI-based manufacturing software for the production team. The modules of the product include audit process & quality control, digital instructions, problem tracking, and digital training for every factory worker. The features of the product include video-based instructions, instructions in multiple languages, visual feedback, maintenance scheduling, recurring audits, etc. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$9.3M
  • Oct 2023Series A$2.9M
  • 2016Seed$52.7K
Founders & team
Batist LemanCEO
Investors
imec.istart, PMV, Angelwise, Keen Venture Partners, Capricorn Partners, Start it @KBC
Tech stack
AhrefsApache Http ServerAstroCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#4
Seed · Boutersem, Flanders · founded 2019 · 3 employees
$1.2Mraised

Developer of software and wearable sensor for running gait analysis. The software provides personalized exercise recommendations based on biomechanical data. The sensor captures movement data to identify areas for improvement. It offers real-time feedback and generates client-friendly reports. The system supports performance testing, treadmill testing, and return-to-sports programs.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Benedicte VanwanseeleCo-Founder & Scientific AdvisorJesse DavisCo-Founder & Scientific AdvisorTim BeeckCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Freshmen Fund, KU Leuven
Tech stack
BootstrapCalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#5
Series A · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2016 · 25 employees
$17.6Mraised

Developer of blockchain applications. It is a blockchain application development platform that offers programmers the resources they need to create decentralized applications (dApps) and incorporate them into current business processes and legacy infrastructure.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 23k LinkedIn followers — 9.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. XDC Ventures (XVC.TECH)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Conventional Debt
  • Sep 2022Series A$15.5M
  • Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$60.3K
  • Jan 2020Seed$2.1M
Founders & team
Matthew Van NiekerkCo-Founder & CEORoderik van der VeerCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
EIC Fund, Medici Ventures, KPN Ventures, Europa, Molten Ventures, OTB Ventures
Tech stack
ApolloCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#6
Seed · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2025
$8.2Mraised

Developer of an AI platform for expert firms and their agents. The platform connects existing tools, activates agents, and ensures actions are visible and consistent. It provides structure, memory, and oversight to a firm’s AI workforce. The platform enables firms to move towards a coordinated system. It allows monitoring of agent activity and ensures adherence to firm standards.

Funding rounds
  • May 2025Seed$8.2M
Founders & team
Ken BastiaensenCo-Founder & CTOBenjamin VandermarliereCo-Founder & CPOJoris GuchtCo-Founder
Investors
Lakestar, Pitchdrive, Entourage
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAzureCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#7
Series B · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2018 · 12 employees
$14.5Mraised

Provider of a smart lamp for fall detection of elderly people. The lamp support caregivers in a residential care center to monitor elder's and resident's fall. The integrated device can monitor blood pressure and offers automated lighting when rising from the bed. The device can continuously measurements of room temperature or air quality. The features include fall prevention, night watch, air quality monitoring, smoke & CO2 detection, and care records for body vitals.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Series B$36.7M
  • Jan 2022Series B$14.5M
Founders & team
Stijn VerreptCo-founder & CTORoeland PelgrimsChief Executive Officer
Investors
Life Sciences Partners, PMV, BNP Paribas Fortis, Angelini Ventures, Nexus NeuroTech Ventures, 15th Rock
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailBackdropCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Series C · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2017 · 1 employees
$6.3Mraised

Aloxy, a spin-off of imec and the University of Antwerp, develops Internet of Things enabled solution for the petrochemical industry. The solution comprises of a plug-and-play device that can be attached to critical assets such as handwheel or valve lever for remotely monitoring its position, regular maintenance or the turnaround progress. The device is equipped with multiple inertial sensors that enable it to detect changes in the environmental temperature & atmospheric pressure, vibrations & movement, inclination & rotation, and magnetic fields. The company also provides a cloud platform to access the data collected by the sensor and gain actionable insights into the industrial operations. The company was a part of Plant 4.0 incubator 2017, an initiative from major industrial players in the process industry.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series C$8M
  • Jun 2022Series B$4M
  • Sep 2018Series A$2.3M
  • 2017Seed
Founders & team
Glenn Ergeertsco-founder and CTOCarl StevensCo-founder & COO at Aloxy
Investors
imec.istart, Industrya, Qbic Fund, Innovation Fund, UAntwerpen, The CoFoundry
Tech stack
AdformApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-Js
#9
Series A · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2013 · 60 employees
$65Mraised

Provider of AI-based vision solutions for multi industry. The automation system is used for plant sorting where it grabs a plant, cut a flower, or to remove an alien object from raw materials and also detects weed.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 24k LinkedIn followers — 10.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Series A$42M
  • Apr 2022PE$10.9M
  • Nov 2018Grant (prize money)
  • Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$177.1K
Founders & team
Tim WaegemanCo-Founder and CTOJonathan BerteCo-Founder & Chairman
Investors
Europa, Dovesco, AtlasInvest, Astanor, Target Global, Red River West
Tech stack
AlbacrossAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBlitzCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#10
Series A · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2015 · 10 employees
$9.5Mraised

Provider of diagnosis and monitoring solution for voiding disorders. The products provided are Hospiflow and Homeflow. Hospiflow Bluetooth connected, data wirelessly transferred to the cloud, portable, waterproof uroflowmeter, and others. Homeflow is voiding the diary application.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Series A$5.3M
  • Dec 2022Seed$4.1M
  • 2015Seed$60.5K
Founders & team
Josef SagederCo-FounderJiri VermeulenCo-Founder
Investors
imec.istart, White Fund, Capricorn Partners, PMV, imec.istart future fund, Start it @KBC
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapWpformsElementor
#11
Series B · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2016 · 33 employees
$52.6Mraised

Indigo is developing a needle-free continuous glucose monitoring technology using photonics technologies. Indigo is based in Ghent, Belgium, where it benefits from access to Ghent University and more specifically the Photonics Research Group and the NB-Photonics consortium.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Manufacturing Technician, Laboratory Technician
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. EPIC - EUROPEAN PHOTONICS INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$865.2K
  • Jul 2020Series B$44.3M
  • Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$2.9M
  • Dec 2016Series A$7.3M
Founders & team
Danaë DelbekeCEO
Investors
Europa, Fund+, Ackermans & van Haaren, Imec, Capricorn Partners, Titansew
Tech stack
PhpApache Http ServerSectigo
#12
Series A · Zaventem, Flanders · founded 2008 · 32 employees
$3Mraised

Provider of imaging services for agriculture and other industries. It uses aerial imagery, satellite imagery, global positioning system data, and specialized image processing software for generating farm maps. The data is also collected through a farm field survey for integrating it with aerial imagery data for decision support purposes. It also provides services to the environment and mining industry for terrain visualization.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 3.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$3M
  • Sep 2022Seed
  • Nov 2018Grant (prize money)
  • Nov 2015Grant (prize money)$219.5K
Founders & team
Bert RijkFounder and CPO
Investors
Europa, Pymwymic, ROM Utrecht Region, Knop Ventures, Goeie Grutten Impact Fund, BarUni Family Fund
Tech stack
ActivecampaignContact Form 7CookieyesCore-JsDatadogEmotion

Funding & investor landscape

$471.5Mtotal disclosed funding
75companies funded
164disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa32 rounds
Start it @KBC28 rounds
imec.istart26 rounds
EIC Fund9 rounds
PMV9 rounds
Qbic Fund9 rounds
Capricorn Partners8 rounds
Corda Campus7 rounds
LRM6 rounds
Birdhouse5 rounds

Notable founders

Mike Vanderroost
Founder · Trendtracker
Wouter Janssen
Co-Founder & CEO · Tekst
Batist Leman
CEO · Azumuta
Benedicte Vanwanseele
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor · RunEASI
Jesse Davis
Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor · RunEASI
Matthew Van Niekerk
Co-Founder & CEO · SettleMint
Roderik van der Veer
Co-Founder & CTO · SettleMint
Ken Bastiaensen
Co-Founder & CTO · Ravical
Benjamin Vandermarliere
Co-Founder & CPO · Ravical
Stijn Verrept
Co-founder & CTO · Nobi
Roeland Pelgrims
Chief Executive Officer · Nobi
Glenn Ergeerts
co-founder and CTO · Aloxy
Prism market signals · Belgium · country-scoped Prism corpus, 571,954 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Belgium

How research on Semiconductors is moving in Belgium

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 615 Belgium-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 46% → 54% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • IMEC343
  • KU Leuven182
  • Ghent University111
  • ON Semiconductor22
  • UCLouvain20
leading researchers
Geert Van der Plas · Eric Beyne · Erik Jan Marinissen · Georges Gielen · Herman Oprins · Vladimir Cherman · Günther Roelkens · Anne Jourdain
Breakthroughs191 · 31%
▲ 24%→40% share
▲1.7× share momentum5 median citations44% since 2021mostly methods-led
Photonics research is surging — Belgian papers quadrupled from 5 to 20, driving Breakthroughs share from 24% to 40%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics5→20
  • Photonic integrated circuit5→15
  • Integrated circuit6→16
  • Transistor5→9
  • Optoelectronics12→15
Newly emergingDielectric 0→5
Landmark Hybrid III--V on Silicon Lasers for Photonic Integrated Circuits on Silicon · 212 cites
Advancements266 · 43%
▼ 48%→37% share
▼0.8× share momentum5 median citations29% since 2021mostly methods-led
NMOS logic newly emerged while Amplifier papers tripled (2→6), sustaining Belgium's semiconductor advancement pipeline.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Amplifier2→6
  • Chip3→5
  • Circuit reliability2→4
  • Integrated circuit14→15
  • Reliability (semiconductor)8→9
Newly emergingNMOS logic 0→5
Landmark Electrical Modeling and Characterization of Through Silicon via for Three-Dimensional ICs · 581 cites
Concerns87 · 14%
▼ 17%→11% share
▼0.6× share momentum5 median citations26% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns segment shrank from 17% to 11% despite CMOS and Electronic circuit reliability topics each holding at 19–21 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • CMOS21
  • Reliability (semiconductor)19
  • Electronic circuit19
  • Three-dimensional integrated circuit18
  • Integrated circuit18
Landmark β-Gallium oxide power electronics · 473 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Belgium

Where semiconductors is researched across Belgium

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Leuven184 · +0.45
Hot · TransistorAdvancing · Mixed-signal integrated circuitOpportunity · DiodeConcern · Integrated circuit design
Ghent125 · +0.55
Hot · PhotonicsAdvancing · Photonic integrated circuitOpportunity · DiodeConcern · Optoelectronics
Louvain-la-Neuve20 · +0.57
Hot · Substrate (aquarium)Advancing · CMOSOpportunity · MOSFET
Brussels16 · +0.43
Hot · Three-dimensional integrated circuitAdvancing · InterconnectionOpportunity · Silicon carbide
Mons5 · +0.34

Common questions

How many High Tech companies are there in Flanders, Belgium?
Radar tracks 229 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Flanders, Belgium that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Flanders, Belgium?
The High Tech companies in Flanders, Belgium on this list have raised a combined $471.5M in disclosed equity funding across 75 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Flanders, Belgium?
Robovision is the highest-funded High Tech company in Flanders, Belgium, with $65M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Flanders, Belgium are funded?
75 of the 229 High Tech companies in Flanders, Belgium on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Flanders, Belgium?
None of the High Tech companies in Flanders, Belgium on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Flanders, Belgium High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Flanders, Belgium High Tech companies on this list include Europa, Start it @KBC, imec.istart, EIC Fund, PMV.
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