A unique accelerator program that transforms your proven idea into a sustainable, scalable business.
42+
Startups Accelerated
12M€
Capital Deployed
<15%
Write-off Ratio
38.8x
Average ROI
Track Record — Fund 5.0
Proven fund performance
Fund 5.0 is a success — driven by a remarkable survival rate and visible portfolio progression.
24
Startups Invested
A diversified portfolio across enterprise tech verticals
1/24
Only 1 Failure
Exceptional survival rate — 96% of ventures still active
1
Exit Completed
Successful exit within 5 years of fund deployment
3
Seed → Series A
Portfolio companies progressing to their next funding round
WHAT'S NEXT
Fund 6.0 Strategy
Increased ticket sizes — the 5.0 offer becomes the minimum: €100K cash + €100K in-kind
Opening to scale-ups in addition to startups
Ability to diversify investment across both strategies
Factory of the Future
Industrial Digitalization & Smart Manufacturing
Europe is witnessing a once-in-a-generation wave of reindustrialization, driven by reshoring imperatives, energy sovereignty, and the urgent need to digitalize aging production infrastructure. The convergence of AI, IoT, and edge computing is reshaping shopfloors — creating a massive investment window for deep-tech solutions that automate, empower, and optimize manufacturing. Now is the time to back the technologies that will define the next industrial era.
Resilience
Sovereignty, Security & Critical Infrastructure
Geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and accelerating cyber threats have exposed critical vulnerabilities across defense, energy, food, and digital infrastructure. These structural imbalances are not cyclical — they represent a permanent shift in how nations and enterprises approach sovereignty and security. This creates a defensible, once-in-a-generation investment window for technologies that protect, sustain, and secure critical systems at scale.
STRATEGY ADVANTAGE
Why co-invest with delaware?
A commercial network that standalone accelerators simply cannot match.
Europe's largest IT ecosystem
Ventures are embedded into one of Europe's most established IT consultancy networks from day one.
4,500+ consultants
Domain experts ready to support, validate, and co-develop with portfolio companies.
400+ enterprise clients
Direct commercial access to active enterprise buyers who can become early adopters or strategic partners.
18 countries
International presence that gives ventures credibility and market access across borders.
25+ years of digital transformation
Deep expertise in enterprise IT and digital strategy that no standalone accelerator can replicate.
Enterprise credibility from day one
Ventures benefit from delaware's brand, trust, and commercial network — a matchless unfair advantage.
PORTFOLIO
Success stories
We believed in them from the start — here's what they became.
ClimateCamp
Stijn Gysemans
CEO
"We are proud to say that we have partnered with 40% of the top 20 largest Belgian breweries, meaning that a significant portion of Belgian beer runs through our platform."
dScribe
Pieter Delaere
CEO
"Since the start of our partnership with ventures by delaware, the collaboration has evolved quite a bit."
FixForm
Thomas Vanhumbeeck
Founder & CEO
"It was a really inspiring experience to participate in the Pitch Arena of ventures by delaware. I immediately got a great impression by the professionality and the clear vision behind this accelerator."
24Flow
Stijn Wijndaele
CEO
"Did you know that, on average, manufacturing processes are composed of 95% waiting time and only 5% touch time? Reducing this lead time lowers overhead costs and improves quality."
The next generation of ventures starts here.
Will you be part of it?
Join a proven ecosystem. Co-invest in what's next.
