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Grow your start-up or scale-up together with us
Are you looking for:
validation and feedback to improve your product?
new clients or help with scaling internationally?
smart capital to grow your business?
We screen, coach, test, and fund your start-up in media tech or media content.
As you navigate the exciting journey of a media start-up, VRT Sandbox is there to help you overcome your growth challenges. At every crucial milestone, we offer tailored services and a wide network of partners to help you validate, grow, and secure funding for your business.
![1. Validate your product](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.ctfassets.net%2Fp1cndhu9j3ux%2F7KimeCfFTdvRgNercoxWn7%2F6abaa071184f63056fe302f94ee72a26%2FMFF2019_C_STUDIONUNU-249.jpg%3Fw%3D1000&w=3840&q=75)
1. Validate your product
Do you want to validate your product and get real market feedback? Work together with one of our VRT brands or teams.
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2. Co-create and scale internationally
What if you could integrate and test drive your solutions in a real live environment?
Join the STADIEM programme, a unique piloting and acceleration programme designed for mature start-ups and scale-ups. Via STADIEM, you can further develop your product together with VRT, test it in a live environment and grow beyond borders. Via our international network of media players, we can help you scale up in Europe and secure funding for further growth.
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3. Secure funding
Are you a scale-up based in Flanders and Brussels and looking for smart money? Get in touch with Media Invest Vlaanderen, a unique investment fund powered by PMV & VRT.
With Media Invest, we invest in promising scale-ups in media content and/or technology to strengthen and professionalise the Flemish media sector.
VRT Sandbox coaches
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Discover our ongoing and past VRT Sandbox collaborations
Each year, VRT Sandbox brings 10 startup projects to life. We do this by connecting a VRT brand with a startup to test and validate their product. Are you eager to kickstart your own project or curious about the startups we've collaborated with?