Dots don't compound.
Lines do.
North Star is a non-profit. We run on sponsorships, partnerships, and people who believe the Belgium tech ecosystem is worth building. The ecosystem commitment is about the relationships that make everything else durable — not just one event, not just one cohort.
20+
Partner orgs
6
Cities in Belgium
EU
Network reach
An event is a dot. A community is a line. A healthy ecosystem is a network of lines strong enough to outlast any single cycle. We're building the infrastructure for that network — across universities, companies, venues, and peer communities across Europe.
How the network works
Supporters
People and organizations who believed early enough to put fuel into the engine before it looked inevitable. They don't just sponsor — they co-create. Their use cases become hackathon challenges; their teams become mentors.
Partner organizations
Universities, venues, labs, and local communities that help us create density across Belgium. We don't try to own every city — we co-produce with the organizers already there.
European communities
Brain drain is real. We run cross-border trips and collaborations with peer communities in London, Berlin, Paris, and Amsterdam to give Belgian builders a wider reference point — and bring that energy back home.
Long-term trust
The real asset is not a single event or a single sponsor. It is the network of people willing to build together again. Every handshake is infrastructure.
Partners & supporters
