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Start it @KBC
Accelerator · Active in 2026
Start it @KBC is an accelerator active globally. The page below shows 3 Power Law outcomes from Start it @KBC's portfolio — 2 unicorns ($1B+ valuation) and 1 additional thoroughbreds (companies that crossed $100M+ in revenue without yet reaching $1B+ valuation).
Outcomes are concentrated in Other · Fintech · eCommerce & Marketplaces; top portfolio geographies are Belgium · USA. Start it @KBC ranks #3 in Benelux in the 2026 Dealroom Power Law Investor Ranking by cross-stage outcomes.
Start it @KBC’s biggest exits.
Start it @KBC portfolio companies worth $1B+ that have IPO’d or been acquired. Each shows its valuation at exit and, in grey, its current value if still public.
The 3 Start it @KBC Power Law outcomes ($100M+ revenue or $1B+ valuation).
Snapshot of where the outcomes are concentrated by country, sector, and stage entered.
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Belgium2
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USA1
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Other1
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Fintech1
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eCommerce & Marketplaces1
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Series B+1
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Seed2
Start it @KBC's 3 Power Law outcomes.
How does Start it @KBC stack up?
Start it @KBC in orange, your selection in blue and other colours. Pick from the global roster of 609 peer investors — scope by startup location or hit "Find similar shapes" to auto-pick the three closest. The funnel matrix mirrors the spider chart on the ranking page; the line chart shows each firm's share of unicorns minted in the selected startup location — peaks reveal vintage years.
Share of new unicorns per year
% of global unicorns minted that year, year by year · hover the chart to see which unicornsStage focus
Companies by selected outcome stageSector focus
Companies per investor across the 10 highest-volume sectorsBeyond Unicorns — how the portfolio compounds
% of each investor's unicorn portfolio that later crossed $10B, $25B and $50B. Pick a sort tier and entry stage.Where Start it @KBC's portfolio founders come from — and where they studied.
3 founders across the 3 Power Law outcomes — split by country of origin, university attended, and the company they worked at before founding. KU Leuven and Microsoft are the deepest single pipelines.
Key people at Start it @KBC.
Market sentiment
What the market is saying about Start it @KBC
An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about Start it @KBC on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.
Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…
Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour
In the news
Latest news about Start it @KBC
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