#15 Nascent with Ines Feytons

In this episode I spoke with Ines Feytons, co-founder of Nascent, a science-based co-founder matchmaking platform spun out of UHasselt. A great episode for anyone currently looking for a co-founder.

Nascent uses an algorithm developed by two professors of entrepreneurship to measure fit between co-founders, going beyond hard skills to look at personality traits and entrepreneurial soft skills like passion and persistence. For €89 and 15 minutes, founders get matched with potential co-founders and a report flagging both the strengths and the friction points to expect.

Ines walked me through the spin-off process from university research to venture, how the matching algorithm actually works, and how Nascent compares to alternatives like Y Combinator's co-founder matching and imec.istart. We also got into the harder stuff: how to know when a co-founder relationship isn't working, and why - especially in a conflict-averse culture like Belgium's - the tough conversations you want to avoid are the ones that matter most.

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.