Who Funds What?
Navigating the Entrepeneurial Financing Landscape
Who Funds What? Navigating the Entrepreneurial Financing Landscape brings together four leading women from Belgium's entrepreneurial financing ecosystem for a practical conversation about funding a business.
From business angels and early-stage investment to public financing, impact investment and microcredit, this panel will explore the different financing opportunities available to entrepreneurs throughout their journey.
Program
🎤 Claire Munck — CEO of BeAngels / Managing Partner at ScaleFund
🎤 Béatrice de Mahieu — Deputy CEO of finance&invest.brussels
🎤 Lorraine de Fierlant — General Director of microStart
Claire Munck (BeAngels), Béatrice de Mahieu (finance&invest.brussels), Céline Vaessen (SFPI-FPIM) and Lorraine de Fierlant (microStart) will share their expertise, explain how different funding mechanisms work and offer practical advice on identifying the right financing options depending on a business's stage, ambitions and needs.
The discussion will be followed by a networking brunch, giving participants the opportunity to continue the conversation, exchange experiences and connect with other entrepreneurs and ecosystem players.
Why participate? Understand who can finance your business, at what stage and under which conditions, while gaining insights directly from four experienced figures in Belgium's entrepreneurial financing landscape.
Practical Details
📍BeCentral Cantersteen 12, 1000 Brussels in Central Hall
📅25/11/2026 - 8:30 - 10:00 am
🗣️Language ENG - NL and FR exchange welcome
💲Free for SMEs, Start-ups, Scale-ups and Midcaps
Organizers:
- SustAIn.brussels is a European Digital Innovation Hub in Brussels that serves as a single point of access to sustainable and digital innovation in Brussels with a focus on AI and other emerging technologies. Co-funded by the European Commission and the state of Brussels- Innoviris. Supported by hub.brussels.
- BeCentral is a tech campus above Brussels Central Station, bringing together startups, companies, schools, investors, NGOs and innovation programmes.
This event was made possible by the co-funding of the European Commission and Brussels-Capital Region- Innoviris.
Supported by Hub.brussels.



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