A unicorn is a startup marked at USD 1 Billion or more. These are highly innovative and market disruptive startups. Belgium has more than 31.3K+ startups. Of these, 3 have become Unicorns, with the latest entrant to the club being Deliverect on Jan 24, 2022. In 2026, Belgium has seen no new unicorn startups.
Globally, Belgium is number 33 in terms of total Unicorns created, behind Austria (3 unicorns) at rank 32 and Turkey (4 unicorns) at rank 31. Brussels leads the list of cities in Belgium with most unicorns at 1. It is followed by Ghent (1 unicorn) and Louvain-la-neuve (1 unicorn). Among sectors, Enterprise Applications has seen the most unicorns created at 3, followed by High Tech at 1, and Enterprise Infrastructure at 1
Here is a list of all 3 unicorns created in Belgium:
3. Deliverect
Deliverect joined the Unicorn Club on Jan 24, 2022 after raising a $208M Series D funding round led by Coatue, Alkeon Capital Management, valuing it at $1.4B.

Streamlining restaurant and retail operations with end-to-end digital ordering solutions. This is a SaaS platform that empowers businesses to scale faster and more profitably by simplifying every step of the ordering process. The AI-powered, API-first platform streamlines operations across delivery, dine-in, take-out, drive-thru, and catering. It acts as a central hub, consolidating order and menu management into one streamlined platform, providing access to sales, performance, and third-party delivery data. The platform offers solutions for third-party ordering, first-party ordering, in-store service, and retail, including integrations for POS systems, delivery platforms, online ordering, kiosk, fulfillment, and retail. It focuses on higher efficiency, conversion, and margins through features like revenue protection, direct-to-consumer sales, and optimized last-mile delivery. The platform offers features like central management hub, revenue protection, delivery manager app, end-to-end online ordering, delivery partners on demand, courier app, self-serve ordering, table ordering, catalogue management, and pick and pack orders.
Key facts about Deliverect
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Ghent (Belgium)
- Stage: Series D
- Primary Sector: Food Tech
- Time to Unicorn: 4 years
- Top investors : DST Global, Alkeon Capital Management
- Annual Revenue: €10M - €50M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Total Funding till date: $332M
- Employee Count: 453 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 24, 2022, $*****
2. Odoo
Odoo joined the Unicorn Club on Jul 29, 2021 after raising a $215M Series D funding round led by Summit Partners, valuing it at $2.3B.

Developer of open-source enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management. The business provides integrated applications, including accounting, sales, inventory, and project management. The software is customizable through a development model, offering various modules. The business provides support and services through a partner network.
Key facts about Odoo
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Louvain-la-neuve (Belgium)
- Stage: Series E
- Primary Sector: Open Source and Enterprise Resource Planning
- Time to Unicorn: 16 years 6 months
- Top investors : CapitalG, Sequoia Capital
- Valuation: $*****
- Total Funding till date: $483M
- Employee Count: 8,817 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jun 26, 2023, $*****
1. Collibra
Collibra joined the Unicorn Club on Jan 29, 2019 after raising a $100M Series E funding round led by CapitalG, valuing it at $1B.

Provider of a platform for data intelligence, governance, and AI management. The platform offers data cataloging, data governance, data lineage, and data quality monitoring. It facilitates data access policy definition and enforcement. The platform supports regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and data product delivery. It enables data discovery, understanding, and access through business-led collaboration. The platform also provides AI governance capabilities.
Key facts about Collibra
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Brussels (Belgium)
- Stage: Series G
- Primary Sector: Business Intelligence, GRC Software, Enterprise Information Management, Big Data Analytics, AI Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence
- Time to Unicorn: 11 years
- Top investors : CapitalG, Index Ventures
- Annual Revenue: €100M - €500M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Total Funding till date: $596M
- Employee Count: 1,116 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Nov 09, 2021, $*****