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Support for Circular Projects of Innovative Start-ups

VLAIO offers guidance and financial support to SMEs younger than two years and established in the Flemish Region for proof of concept or proof of business projects.

  • Starter
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The innovative start-up support targets Flemish SMESmall and medium-sized enterprisess younger than two years with strong growth potential. The supported project serves to develop a proof of concept and/or proof of business.

What’s on offer?

Financial support of 50,000 euros combined with external guidance and advice.

The budgeted effort must amount to a cost of 70,000 euros at least.

How can you apply?

Apply to one of the involved VLAIO partners (in Dutch).

There are five fixed evaluation periods in 2024, 3 of them have already been closed. Depending on the submission date of your application, you will be invited to come and pitch your project in front of a jury during one of these periods:

  • 7 - 11 October 2024: submission until 23 September
  • 18 - 22 November 2024: submission until 5 November

About 40 pitches can take place per evaluation period. Have you submitted for an evaluation period, but is it already full? Then you will be invited to the next evaluation period.

More information

Read more about VLAIO's innovative start-up support (in Dutch).

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