April 28^th, the morning after Kingsday, didn’t start slowly for everyone. Selected companies from Belgium and the Netherlands had to be alive and kicking for a full day of preparation for the Benelux Tech Tour at the ECE Campus.Hosted by the Emerging Company Academy,  companies had the chance to pitch their business to a panel of expert reviewers made up of investors, industry experts and advisors and furthermore take a number workshops on how the prepare for funding, work with term sheets and advice on how to work with venture capitalists. The participating companies all had a clear goal in mind: learn as much as possible and get ready for the Tech Tour Benelux, a 3-day event from May 19^th until May 21th, where they have the opportunity to meet more than 100 investors from the Benelux region. The selected companies are all from a range of high-tech sectors, which, in turn, will give the investors the opportunity to meet with the next wave of Benelux based entrepreneurs!