Spotlight
Visionary white paper
Building a Europe we are proud to work and live in — city by city
Discover the concept behind the ImpactBuilders City Chapters: a growing European network that connects executive and operational leaders from internationally active mid-market businesses with education, institutions and investors.
Built on a simple idea—strengthening Europe’s productive economy by connecting its regional ecosystems—this whitepaper explains how we are building a Europe we are proud to work and live in, one city at a time.
In the picture
Preparing to invest in the European tech stack
From chips to apps and AI, Europe is over-dependent on other continents. We are preparing our investment vehicle to change this.
A business built by
ImpactBuilders Studio
“Factories can and should run on European tech“
The Tuesday Breakfast event of 25 August will show you (in Ghent or online) that the technology is ready to ensure Europe’s critical infrastructure is much more self-reliant.
Get top-level introductions to boost your organisation
Our City Chapters and City Antennas across Europe connect mid-market company busness leaders with their peers, as well as with acdemic decision takers, institutional stakeholders, and professional investors.
Our dream for Europe
Let’s build a Europe
we are proud to work and live in !
Perspectives on Europe
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Plenty of opportunities in the East of Europe
For holdings, PE firms, and companies in the Blue Banana region, the East has a lot of great opportunities to outsource, subcontract, start a joint venture, or even acquire…
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Let’s produce in Europe
Stop chasing “cheap”, start chasing “smart”. And “smart” is closer than you think. Geert Bruynsteen is Purchasing Project Lead, The LEGO Group. He has witnessed and helped Europe to…
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Port of Antwerp-Bruges witnesses a changing balance in European trade
By Bart Fimmers, Market and Strategy Intelligence Manager, Port of Antwerp-Bruges. The Port of Antwerp-Brugge is one of the largest maritime gateways in Europe. Around 1,500 companies are active…
City Network
ImpactBuilders is building a pan-European trusted city network that connects business leaders of mid-market companies with their peers and with their supporting stakeholders.
City highlights
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Here is the 19 May aftermovie
The second Tuesday Breakfast is a wrap. He witnessed a wonderful meeting with interesting people and great talks of three industry experts. To the recordings of the 19 May…
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Here you can review all the Tuesday Breakfast recordings.
Creating a growing library of knowledge for industrial business leaders We have started building a knowledge base around the Tuesday Breakfast events. Each event page brings together the keynote…
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Can a business or a factory run on European technology?
Tuesday Breakfast Ghent August 25, 2026 (7h30-9h30 CET) International breakfast meeting, organised by Tuesday Events, in cooperation with Askend, Boardio, Cronos Group, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (Ghent University), ImpactBuilders Industry. With support from Alumnivereniging…
Business Services
We re-invest our profits in several business services firms and investment vehicles, that are in line with the dream of building a Europe we are proud to work and live in.
Transform & expand
ImpactBuilders Industry helps European companies in classic industries to recover, to adapt, and to grow across Europe.
Design & build
ImpactBuilders Studio turns Europe’s priority challenges into investible companies., together with the ImpactBuilders Capital investment vehicles.
Organise &run
ImpactBuilders Services organises and runs backoffice operations in marketing and communications, team management, legal and finance, and digital and physical workspaces.
Business services news
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Bridging East and West.
Fractional busdev. Fractional regional lead. Fractional BU mgt. Europe is not one market. Moving across it takes more than a plan. It takes someone who executes it on the…
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Building ventures around real-world gaps
Our studio’s market-first approach reduces venture risk and increases the probability of long-term success. ImpactBuilders Studio specialises in transforming market opportunities into operational ventures. Our approach starts from the…
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We are not open to decks. We are open to gaps.
How ImpactBuilders European Technology Capital will increase Europe’s technology self-reliance. Many VCs invite founders to submit startup ideas, pitch decks, and funding proposals. The investment vehicle ImpactBuilders is now…
About us
ImpactBuilders Foundation in a nutshell
European public-benefit foundation
Building a Europen trusted city network
Investing in European services and funds
Latest news about us
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The why, what, and how of ImpactBuilders
Recently, our founder Jan Lagast was interviewed by Colin Brown, General Partner at Sparkmind Capital. During the conversation, they explored the origins of ImpactBuilders, the motivation behind its creation,…
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Many talk about a European tech stack. We are going to build it.
Discussions around reducing dependency on non-European technology have intensified. Most remain at the level of positioning, policy, or isolated initiatives. The approach here is execution through capital allocation. An…
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Continuing the partnership with the Ukrainian Embassy in Estonia
On 14 October, Jan Lagast visited the Embassy of Ukraine in Tallinn to continue the partnership initiated with Ambassador H.E. Maksym Kononenko and now carried forward by Ambassador H.E.…