Brussels
Metro area · Belgium · Pop. 2.5M
Enterprise value
How much Brussels’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Brussels, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Brussels
VC investment into Brussels-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Brussels's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Brussels at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Brussels's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Brussels-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Brussels
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Brussels-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Brussels - 2026
Academia
Brussels's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Brussels.
Location comparison
How Brussels stacks up
Compare Brussels with peers from the same country (Belgium) — switch between combined EV, 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. Brussels's row is highlighted (#2).
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