At the current rate of spending, the countrystechecosystem is heading for a record funding year.
Thats according to the State of Belgian Tech Report, published today.
It has tripled at the seed and Series B stages and more than doubled at Series A.
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Other sectors that attracted investment are energy, professional services, and consumer goods.
This year has seen 22 exits so far.
Belgium also counts four home-grown unicorns: Collibra, Odoo, Deliverect, and team.blue.
The latter reached a 4.8bn valuation in July.
Thats compared to 42% in Europe as a whole.
One such challenge is attracting senior talent.
Ecosystems is one of the main themes at next yearsTNW Conference.
Early birds can now buy2-for-1 ticketsfor the June event.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
