Innovative Starters Award

The Innovative Starters Award (ISA) is a Belgian funding program by Innoviris that supports small, unlisted companies founded within the last five years and headquartered in the Brussels-Capital Region. This award targets genuine startups that are not spin-offs or company takeovers and are developing their business activities in Brussels. First-time applicants who haven't previously won an ISA Rise award are eligible to apply.

You are a small unlisted company.
Your company was founded no more than five years ago.
You did not take over the activities of another company or are not a spin-off.
You have your head office in the BCR, where you develop the company’s activities.
You’ve never won an ISA award (Rise)