Frederik Tibau
Digital Innovation & Growth @Agoria
Agoria
Leuven, Belgium
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About me
As 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, I assist Belgian startups and scale-ups in their development by offering practical tools and expertise, with an emphasis on internationalization. I collect data on the Belgian tech ecosystem to better understand and support its dynamics and growth.
I manage several key projects at 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮, including:
• 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: A comprehensive guidance program for scale-ups, organized by Agoria, Vlerick Business School and Sirris, supported by the Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Agency (VLAIO).
• 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹: An EFRO project designed to help scale-ups develop global strategies.
• 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀: A program focused on the internationalization of Brussels-based scale-ups, in close collaboration with hub.brussels.
• 𝗙𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀: An international CV program in partnership with Startup Flanders (FIT) and Plug & Play, that involves corporates launching biannual open calls for specific challenges.
I spearhead open innovation and business development initiatives, recognizing the growing importance of collaborations between established and young companies. I also organize international inspiration missions for Agoria and advocate for positioning Belgium as a tech hotspot.