The Startup Ecosystem of Hasselt
Hasselt has 29 startups in our sample database. This represents about 3% of Belgium’s startups. Hasselt is the 8th best startup ecosystem in Belgium.
CITY RANKING
In 2024, the startup scene of Hasselt shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 27 spots.
National Ranking
In Belgium
Regional Ranking
In Western Europe
Global Ranking
Worldwide
Ecosystem
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Hasselt Top Startup Industries
3 startups
3 startups
4 startups
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Hasselt Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Hasselt has in each of the parameters that are part of StartupBlink's ranking algorithm. There are five tables, corresponding to the three subscores, the subscore analysis and industry ana...
- Overperformance
- Performance equal to global ranking
- Underperformance
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Startup Funding in Hasselt2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Hasselt 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Hasselt has decreased by 92.75%. During this period, the number of deals in Hasselt has decreased by 33.33%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Hasselt exceeded US$ $52.58M.
Average Funding in 2023
$348.55K
Funding in 2023
$1.39M
Deals in 2023
4
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
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The Startup Ecosystem in Hasselt
Global Rank
Hasselt is ranked within the top 1000 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Hasselt’s startups excel particularly in Hardware & IoT where it ranks 226 and in Edtech, and Healthtech. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Belgium - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 84th - 12 | 9.205 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 126th + 5 | 5.646 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 221st + 20 | 2.116 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 275th + 14 | 1.488 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th + 1 | 464th + 87 | 0.572 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th - 1 | 492nd - 45 | 0.504 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th 0 | 592nd - 30 | 0.337 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th + 1 | 602nd + 27 | 0.323 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th - 1 | 675th - 111 | 0.265 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 967th - 105 | 0.127 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Hasselt's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Hasselt there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Edtech, Healthtech. These three industries represent about 34% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Hasselt.
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National Rank
186th
Regional Rank
Overview
Hasselt is Belgium's 8th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 186th in Western Europe. With a population of <0.1M people, Hasselt is ranked 602nd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including BookWidgets.
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