VLAIO Innovatieve Starterssteun (ISS)
Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) · Startup grant
$55KFixed €50,000 grant plus expert coaching and business-case advice.
Flemish grant for very young innovative small companies to validate their business case, combined with coaching from VLAIO partners.
Key terms
- Small enterprise under 2 years old with a Flemish establishment
- Must first be selected by a VLAIO partner (monthly pitch days in 2026)
- A company can receive ISS only once and apply at most twice
- Cannot run in parallel with a VLAIO development project
Eligibility
- Where
- Belgium
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed
- Max company age
- 2 years
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- Yes
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Eligible
Also required
- Flemish establishment required
How to apply
Pitch at a VLAIO partner pitch day; if selected, file the subsidy application with VLAIO (continuous submission).
- Benefit
- mixed
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling (monthly pitch days)
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10 · source