Ovation
Tuning ecosystems, amplifying innovation. Entrepreneurial ecosystems, corporate innovation and applied AI, across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Who we are
At Ovation, we turn entrepreneurial talent into concrete, lasting economic value. Combining our human presence in the field with the power of technology and AI, we structure companies so their impact holds and investment carries less risk, for public and private players alike.
A Belgian company founded in 2020, Ovation brings together a team with fifteen years of combined experience in entrepreneurial support. Our approach rests on a model grounded in research (HEC Montréal): an ecosystem holds through the quality of the links between those who create the conditions for success, those who provide support, and those who do the work. We operate across all three levels, anchored where those links are made.
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Offer
Corporate innovation
For : SMEs and large groups
- Innovation diagnostic (a clear picture within days)
- Executive committee masterclass
- In-house incubator and accelerator (field validation, rapid prototyping, method transfer)
- Innovation Days: a co-creation sprint on your strategic challenges
Entrepreneurial ecosystems
For : Public institutions, territories, financing partners
- Entrepreneurial ecosystem analysis & diagnostics
- Design and support of incubation and acceleration programmes
- Access to finance built into the pathway from the design stage
- Training local coaches and organisations (Train-the-Trainers)
- Masterclass for decision-makers and governance
Ovation AI — applied AI & digital products
For : Support organisations, institutions and companies
- Maturity diagnostics and individual tracking tools
- Conversational coaching over WhatsApp, multilingual and without an app
- Equipping local teams, with documented skills transfer
- GDPR-compliant data processing; the data stays the property of the supported companies
Products & programmes
Ovation Academy — Conversational coaching over WhatsApp combining AI with human follow-up: 500+ entrepreneurs, 6 countries, multilingual, no app required.
Ovation Lab — Think & do tank: applied research, prototyping tools and methods before they reach the field.
Innovation Days — An immersion and co-creation event: 1,200 visitors in 2025 (Kinshasa, DRC).
Cross-cutting commitments
- Women's entrepreneurship: 45% of the entrepreneurs we support are women. The target is set when the programmes are designed and tracked at every stage.
- Green & circular economy: research, tools and programmes dedicated to the circular transition.
- Support connected to finance: applications made bankable, qualified introductions to impact funders.
Method & contracting
Lean method: start from the field, form hypotheses, test fast, keep what holds. Short cycles, concrete deliverables, systematic skills transfer to local players so the dynamic lasts without us. Every assignment starts with a conversation and a diagnostic, not with an off-the-shelf proposal.
We work with public institutions, development agencies, international financing partners and private companies, through public tenders as well as direct agreements. 38 partner organisations have trusted us; detailed references on request and at ovation.eco.
Contact
Ovation.eco · Allée de l'Entraide 3, 4690 Bassenge, Belgium
ovation@ovation.eco · BCE 0502.365.473
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