Allez Startups

The startup in focus for this episode is Altheria and I spoke with two of its co-founders, Dimitra, the CEO and Can-David or CD, the Chief Design Officer.

Altheria provides immersive virtual reality safety trainings for blue collar workers and its product is actually saving lives and limbs, keeping employees safe all over the world. They gave me a deep dive into their product and its evolution, from fun stories of people walking into each other in the early days to the real impact its having on the ground reducing accidents and increasing learning speed. We talked about what it means to be too early in a market and we ended with a candid discussion on the challenges of being a female leader in a male dominant sector.

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What is Allez Startups?

Behind-the-scenes interviews with Belgium’s startup founders, investors and local experts.

I’m Claudia, a Talent and People advisor for startups and a former founder. When I moved to Belgium in 2022, I explored the local startup scene. It seemed small, fragmented, full of complexities and hurdles.

Digging deeper, I realised Belgium is full of bold founders, scaling startups and an ecosystem that’s on the rise.

But most of its stories remain untold, or only shared in local networks.

This podcast aims to change that.

I’m pulling back the curtain to spotlight Belgium’s startup founders, investors and local experts. They’ll share real, personal stories about what happens behind-the-scenes, the knowledge they built and lessons learnt along the way.

Expect local inspiration and hands-on knowledge, in English, across regional barriers — so we can all learn from others' journeys.