2021 BENELUX CATALYST COHORT

We are proud to announce the 2021 #BeneluxCatalyst cohort! Nine high-growth promising companies from Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg were selected to join us for an intense, 2-week trajectory focused on setting their business up for success in the US. Learn about them here.

ARSPECTRA

Empowering Healthcare Professionals and Medical Partners with Augmented Reality Solutions. Arspectra is a medical technology company specialized in the design of novel augmented reality solutions for the healthcare market.

  • CEO: Cedric Spaas 

  • Founded in: Luxembourg

  • Industry: Health Tech

  • Investment: 3.5M euro | Series A planned for Q4 2022 

  • Website: http://www.arspectra.com

  • Current USA expansion stage: We have US clients/projects

CLASSIFIED CYCLING

Classified develops and produces revolutionary drivetrains for gravel, race, TT and mountain bikes

  • CEO: Matthias Plouvier

  • Founded in: Belgium

  • Industry: Sporting goods

  • Current USA expansion stage: No presence in the US.

  • Website: https://classified-cycling.cc

DEO.Care

Improve Operating Room Efficiency. DEO's OR Efficiency Platform reduces stress in the operating room as well as the total cost of treatment while increasing patient volume.

  • CEO: Jeroen Dille

  • Founded in: Belgium

  • Industry: Health Tech

  • Investment: $1.2 Million prior to 2021; Series A $3.65 Million.

  • Current USA expansion stage: We’re actively prospecting in the US

  • Website: https://deo.care/

HEADROOM

Remote Executive Assistance for Entrepreneurs & C-Suites

  • CEO: Kristel Kuit

  • Founded in: Netherlands

  • Industry: Computer Software

  • Investment: $500,000 

  • Current USA expansion stage: We have US clients/projects

  • Website: https://www.iloveheadroom.com/

IBIS POWER

IBIS Power is an award-winning scale-up providing revolutionary and innovative renewable energy solutions with the highest impact to society.

  • CEO:  Alexander Suma

  • Founded in: The Netherlands

  • Industry: Renewables & Environment

  • Investment: IBIS Power raised 7M€ in capital from grants, debt and seed capital. Currently we are raising another round of 18M$ (equity and debt) to expand in the European and US market.

  • Current USA expansion stage: We’re actively prospecting in the US

  • Website: http://www.ibispower.com

IWARRANTY

iWarranty is an integrated platform optimising warranty management and making repair services accessible for the masses.

  • CEO: Dr. Ruby Pillai

  • Founded in: Luxembourg

  • Industry: Information Technology & Services

  • Investment:  Euro 400,000 (pre-seed) and in the process of raising Euro 900,000 seed (commitment for 100,000) from an investor.

  • Current USA expansion stage: No presence in the US.

  • Website: https://iwarranty.io/

ONETEAM

Connect, train, and engage your frontline workforce. OneTeam is the mobile-first employee platform for internal communication, onboarding, eLearning, and surveys.

  • CEO: Ruben Wieman

  • Founded in: The Netherlands

  • Industry: Computer Software

  • Investment: EUR2.8M

  • Current USA expansion stage: No presence in the US

  • Website: http://oneteam.io

PRODUCTPINE

Productpine is a new type of shopping platform, where you discover and buy products from emerging brands across the globe.

  • CEO: Camiel Van Dooren

  • Founded in: The Netherlands

  • Industry: Computer Software

  • Investment: $330K ARR topped up with $50K in commissions over GMV. 25% MoM growth in GMV. 100% GMV in-home market but 60% of our brand partners are US-based.

  • Current USA expansion stage: We have US clients/projects

  • Website: http://productpine.com

WEBINARGEEK

WebinarGeek is easy-to-use webinar software with powerful marketing tools. Made in The Netherlands.

  • CEO: Remco Treuren

  • Founded in: The Netherlands

  • Industry: Computer Software

  • Investment: Seed capital 175K in 2017

  • Current USA expansion stage: We have no presence in the US

  • Website: https://www.webinargeek.com