Founded in 2011, the firm invests in companies operating in various sectors such as TMT, ag-tech, fin-tech, food-tech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, robotics, drones, consumer and business products and services, information technology, and digital health. Imec.istart is committed to supporting digital innovation and entrepreneurship in Flanders by offering a 12-month incubation program to assess the feasibility of the business proof-of-concept, prepare the commercial launch of the first product(s), and establish the startup to drive commercialization with the help of imec.istart corporate partners. The firm is ranked as the no.1 university-linked accelerator in Europe by UBI Global.