Looking for growth funding at the best conditions together?
Get the best deals from the right financiers thanks to an optimal financing mix, well-founded files, and a strong network of +5,000 international financiers.

Start-up, scale-up or SME, tech or retail, we get it funded























Why seek growth funding with The Harbour as wingman?
If you find it important to quickly raise the desired amount from the right financiers, and on good terms, then The Harbour's funding experts are your biggest chance of success. As the leading funding agency in Belgium, we help you from A to Z to raise growth funding so that you can take the next step with your company.
Better deals thanks to substantiated files
All documents, pitch decks and financial plans are carefully prepared so that you appear professional and have a strong file to negotiate.
We raise money in 86% of our funding processes
The Harbour's quality label ensures greater credibility among financiers
A solid foundation helps to convince investors and maximizes your chances of success


An international network of financiers
Get access to our international network of more than 5,000 financiers who we can call at any time with an interesting file. By contacting multiple financiers, we determine the ideal funding mix to enforce the best conditions.
Bank financing with our wide network of (local) bankers
Government funding with, among others, PMV, LRM, Welvaartsfonds, Finance & Invest Brussels...
Capital via business angels, family offices, professional investment funds and corporates
Alternative forms of financing such as crowdlending, factoring, leasing, revenue-based financing...
Advice and support in all areas
As the only Funding Agency in Belgium, we have all the necessary in-house knowledge to complete the entire funding process: finance, legal, marketing, sales, strategy... You will have a fixed point of contact who will guide you through the process together with our dynamic team of experts.
Raising funding for ambitious companies is our specialty
We have experience with start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs from across all sectors
We will continue until the money is in your account

These growing companies already found their deal
How does such a Funding Process work?
Of course, each process is unique, but here is an example of a Funding Process.
Step 1: Screening
We analyse your business plan and historical figures to see if your company is in a good condition to raise growth funding. Of course, we also check whether you meet our criteria for a funding process:
You have a validated business model, not a vague idea.
You are in a growth phase and want to expand (inter) nationally.
You still have at least six months of runway.
You are looking for at least 250,000 euros to further grow your business.
You want to be guided and go through the process together with funding experts
Step 2: Preparation of files
We support you from A to Z to draw up an attractive financing file including, among other things, a substantiated financial plan. While our financial and legal experts are preparing the necessary documents, you will receive further sales and marketing guidance to present your file in an attractive way.
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Step 3: Matchmaking with the right funders
Based on your project, vision and situation, we look for the right financiers in both your network and our own network of 5,000+ contacts. Then we will create the ideal funding mix to find the best conditions. Ultimately, we will bring you into contact with the financiers and guide you through the discussions.
Bank financing
Classic, but no less important pillar in growth funding.











Government funding
Complement your mix with growth funding from governments with attractive features.





Capital
Raise capital from angels, family offices, venture capitalists and corporate ventures.



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Alternative funding
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Step 4: Closing
We won't stop until everything, whether or not in cooperation with your lawyer or bookkeeper, is completed. For us, a process only stops when the legal documents have been drawn up, all the signatures are on the contracts, you see the money in your account and we have sounded together.
“We knew our sector, we had interested investors, but as a start-up, we had no experience in raising funding. The Harbour was the ideal coach and sparring partner. We are very proud to have realised our plan A together. Plan B could simply be left in the drawer.”

Why did more than 1,000 founders already choose The Harbour?
We delen onze expertise
Honderden bedrijven vonden de nodige groeifinanciering dankzij onze goed onderbouwde dossiers, sterke connecties en hands-on begeleiding.
We verliezen geen kostbare tijd
We brengen je dossier in stroomversnelling door snel met financiers aan tafel te zitten. Hoe sneller de financiering rond is, hoe sneller je terug kan focussen.
We staan samen in de ring
The Harbour is jouw wingman tot het geld op je rekening staat. Krijg hands-on hulp bij financiële plannen, term sheets, pitch decks, onderhandelingen en meer.
86%
success rate on all our funding and M&A rounds
3x
a deal faster than doing it yourself
100%
focus on acquisitions and growth funding
5,000
warm contacts in our international network
We are certainly not the only solution, but we are the best
It is smart to be guided in such a process. But then you let your best
guidance by a party that has the right expertise and focus on this.
like “the Big Four”
A lot of experience with advice, less with matchmaking
Not practical and hands-on
Only interested in large companies
Limited network with banks, angels, buyers...
Costs are rising rapidly
offices that want to expand their services
Do entrepreneurs not always understand
Don't do matchmaking
Unable to make an attractive pitch deck
Can take little risk
Do not have an M&A or funding network
fully focused on funding and M&A
Speak the entrepreneur's language
Support from A to Z
Commercial, financial and legal team
Know exactly what financiers and buyers want
Warm network of 5k+ international contacts
We only focus on growing entrepreneurs who meet the following criteria:
You have a validated business model, not a vague idea.
You are in a growth phase and want to expand (inter) nationally.
You still have at least six months of runway.
You are looking for between 250k and 25mio to further grow your business.
You want to be guided and go through the process together with funding experts.
Do you only have a limited need for financing? Our partner Credion would be happy to help you out.
Book an introductionFrequently asked questions.
Do you have any other questions?
It is true that we do not find suitable funding for a limited part of our processes. That's why we work partly on commission, so we share the risk. If we are unable to raise funding together, you only pay the start-up costs that partially cover the administrative side of the process.
Certainly not. We draw up a thoroughly substantiated file that increases your chances of success, but your company must be financially healthy to raise money anyway. Many companies also come to us immediately to buy time and negotiate better terms.
We need each other along the way to get the right deals. We take every step of the way together and work as your wingman. We don't take actions that we haven't discussed together first.
Each process and price are drawn up based on the things you have already prepared yourself. Some entrepreneurs come up with a network themselves but need a strong file to go to their financiers. Other entrepreneurs come without a network but with a fully prepared file. We then match them with financiers until the money is in the account.
Do you still have questions?
Looking for a wingman? Find the best deals with us.
