Comate Ventures
Comate Ventures is a pre-seed fund with a 100% focus on hardware startups. With this fund, we want to leverage brilliant early-stage ideas to become the next big thing.
Alychlo x Comate Hardware is hard
Entrepreneurs with fantastic ideas often struggle with finding funding for the development of their idea, which makes starting a business often hard.
Together with Marc Coucke and Alychlo, we at Comate want to boost the success of high-tech innovation and hardware entrepreneurs in Europe. That’s why we created Comate Ventures: to support hardware startups with expert guidance and pre-seed capital, helping them navigate R&D with a focus on quality over speed.
This pre-seed fund backs early-stage hardware companies, empowering entrepreneurs to build strong foundations for long-term success.
With Comate Ventures, we want to boost the success of European Hardware innovations.
The why Pre-seed funding
Hardware startups are often among the most inspiring companies out there. But let’s be honest: it’s a tough sector. The R&D journey for hardware is no walk in the park, with unique challenges that set it apart from software development.
One of the hurdles? Funding. Especially in the early stages. Hardware development demands more capital upfront. You have to invest in machinery, parts and different types of expertise. You need a partner who truly understands the complexity of hardware R&D. A partner who gets your journey.
At Comate, we work with hardware startups every day. We know the importance of taking time to research different options and to make the right choices during the R&D cycles. That’s why we launched Comate Ventures: to support early-stage hardware startups with expert guidance and supportive capital that prioritizes quality over speed.
Who can apply
If you have a ground-breaking idea for an innovative, high-tech hardware device and want to start a business around it, you can apply to join Comate Ventures. It is not required to have a proof of concept or first prototype, but a small overview of market research or your views on a possible business model is recommended so we know you're committed to this project.
All information you share is confidential. Only members of the Comate Ventures team have access to it and they will handle it in a confidential manner.