Press8 May 20252 min

New program coaches startups developing hardware in Leuven

Bootcamp Start it Hardware
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BIG NEWS 📰 

On Tuesday, the 8th of May, we kicked off the bootcamp for 'Start it Hardware - Powered by Leuven MindGate'. A one-of-a-kind accelerator program specifically by and for hardware startups! 

11 promising hardware innovators have been selected for this first edition in Leuven: Augeas, Parkeet | Get a bird's-eye view of your parking, Saecura®, Pitstream, Bar.on - The Future of Beverages , WALLY Automation, Sveric Docking Technology, Lileo, Locky, CHARP, and HOOVR.

The selected startups will receive:

➖ Specialized coaching and mentorship from experienced hardware founders
➖ Access to expertise and talent from a large community of hardware do'ers
➖ Customized facilities for prototyping, R&D, and manufacturing

With our partner Leuven MindGate and the Leuven Entrepreneurs Fund (LEF) support, we're building a powerful ecosystem to establish the Leuven Innovation Region as an international hardware hotspot. 🔧 

Lalynn Wadera, Leuven's Councilor for Education and Economy: "Leuven has established itself as a city of progress and innovation in recent years. With initiatives like Start it Hardware, we continue to invest in this direction: we make room for technology that makes a difference, and build a future where innovation is tangible and accessible to everyone."

Thanks to Lalynn and LEF, we can realize this ambitious project, putting Leuven back on the map as a city of progress and innovation. 🙏