Antwerp
Metro area · Belgium · Pop. 500K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Antwerp
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Antwerp-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Antwerp - 2026
Startup funnel
Antwerp's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Antwerp
VC investment into Antwerp-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Antwerp
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Antwerp's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Antwerp.
Location comparison
How Antwerp stacks up
Compare Antwerp with peers from the same country (Belgium) — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in Belgium ranked by combined EV. Antwerp's row is highlighted (#3).
Premium analytics
What we don't show on this page (yet)
Sector breakdowns, founder origins, AI-talent leaderboards and live deal flow are gated to logged-in Dealroom users. Book a demo to access the full Antwerp dataset — or see a sample on the Dealroom app.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.