2022 BENELUX CATALYST COHORT

We are proud to announce the 2022 #BeneluxCatalyst cohort! Five 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.

AQUASMART XL

AquaSmartXL (founded in 2016) is a Rotterdam-based organization, specializing in data collection of maritime assets and infrastructure.

  • Participant: Marlon Drinkwaard (CEO) & Hugo Van Dijk (VP Business Development)

  • Founded in: Netherlands

  • Industry: Maritime transportation

  • Investment: €1.3 million to date; set to launch new round in 2022

  • Current USA expansion stage: We’re actively prospecting in the US. We see a critical role for AquaSmartXL in the USA to improve, maintain and ensure maritime infrastructure integrity. Therefore we want to accelerate our entry into the US Market.

  • Website: https://aquasmartxl.com/

ERGOTRIX

Ergotrics is a Med-Tech company specialized in positioning and moving patients with compressed air.

  • Participant: Inge Bruynhooghe

  • Founded in: Belgium

  • Industry: MedTech

  • Investment: €1 million; start new round end 2023

  • Current USA expansion stage: US is the most attractive market for safe patient positioning, thanks to high % obesitas patients, more regulation for nurse ergonomics and claim culture in case of injuries. Current sales in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Denmark and 6 other European countries.

  • Website: https://ergotrics.com

Fusion Engineering

Fusion Engineering creates the most reliable, flexible and easy-to-use flight controller for the commercial drone industry.

  • Participant: Robert Crone - CEO

  • Founded in: Netherlands

  • Industry: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

  • Investment: €300k innovation loans, €1M grants, €800k equity to date; looking to raise €4M in Q3 2023 seed

  • Current USA expansion stage: We are incorporated in the US and see potential since the US is the largest country in terms of drone manufacturers (our customers) outside of China.

  • Website: http://fusion.engineering

GAMMA AR

GAMMA Technologies S.à r.l provides solutions for information management and automation for the construction industry. By creating products that bring information intuitively to the site and back to the offices, GAMMA Technologies creates the information entry points for reality based automation of the built environment.

  • Participants: Caner Dolas & Jayan Jevanesan (Co-Founders)

  • Founded in: Luxembourg

  • Industry: ConstructionTech; Augmented Reality

  • Investment: € 1million to date; expected to raise a larger round (€ 5m - € 10m) in early 2023

  • Current USA expansion stage: We have no presence in the US but are targeting this new market because of its advanced usage of BIM (a methodology to set up building models) and a diverse client base covering many different use-cases.

  • Website: https://gamma-ar.com

mycellhub

MyCellHub is an end-to-end SaaS platform for the management of "Good Manufacturing Practices" data. From batch recording to cleanroom cleaning, MyCellHub gets rid of paperwork to reduce errors, streamline quality compliance and provide data-driven optimization for your workflows.

  • Participant: Toon Lambrechts (Co-Founder & Chief Business Development Officer)

  • Founded in: Belgium

  • Industry: SAAS, HealthTech

  • Investment: ~€1.6 million to date; closing a round at the end of the year.

  • Current USA expansion stage: We’re actively prospecting in the US. We proved that our software works and is sellable in the EU. Since half of the worldwide biotech market is in the US and our software is already complying to the US regulations, we are looking to enter the US market next.

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

PACKALY

Packaly is the fastest last mile delivery platform that combines businesses and their customers with an on-demand delivery service.

  • Participant: Axel Dekker (CEO)

  • Founded in: Netherlands

  • Industry: Information Technology & Services

  • Investment: €3.4 million to date

  • Current USA expansion stage: We have no presence in the US; we’re exploring expansion because we see that we are growing fast inside the NL market and have several customers that are active in the USA.

  • Website: https://packaly.com