From idea to live product. Then keep going.

Habitat runs evening sprints, technical hackathons, and a founder residency across Belgium. You show up with an idea, and you leave with something real — a working prototype, a landing page, your first users. We take no equity, ever. Our programs are free, funded by sponsors who want access to the best builders in Europe.

Not at all. Many of our best MVPs have been built by non-technical founders using AI tools like Cursor, Lovable, and v0, or no-code platforms. The framework works for everyone — what matters is that you want to build something.

Currently in four Belgian cities: Leuven, Ghent, Brussels, and Antwerp. We're expanding to more cities soon. All upcoming events are listed on our Luma calendar.

For Evenings — no application. You register on Luma and show up. For Hackathons — we select for technical ability and drive. For the Residency — yes, it's selective. You need to have shipped an MVP already. The philosophy is simple: you rise by building, not by applying.

Zero. Ever. Accelerators typically take 5–7%. We take nothing. Our sponsors fund the events because they want access to deal flow — meaning our incentives are perfectly aligned with yours. You keep everything you build.

Traditional hackathons are 24–48 hours, team-based, and focused on a technical challenge. Habitat Evenings are 3–4 hours, individual-focused, and the output is a business — landing page, prototype, first users — not a demo project. That said, we also run our own Technical Hackathons for deeper builds.

Startup Weekend is 54 hours over a full weekend with pitching, team formation, and judges. Habitat Evenings are one evening — no pitching (until the optional 60-second demo at the end), no formal team formation (you build your own thing), and no judges.

You arrive with an idea. Over 3–4 hours, you go through a structured sprint: define your problem, build a landing page, create a prototype, and get it in front of real people. At the end, there are optional 60-second lightning demos. Then you go home with something live.

Ideally, yes. The registration asks "What idea are you thinking of building?" If you don't have one, you can join someone's table and contribute to their build. But the best outcomes come from people who arrive with something they want to create.

Evenings are free. Food and drinks are provided. Everything is funded by our sponsors.

Around 40 builders per evening. We cap registration to keep things focused and high-energy. Events tend to sell out within 48 hours, so join the waitlist to get notified early.

Yes. We also run private Habitat sprints for corporate teams. Contact us for our B2B workshop offering.

Sponsors fund our events in exchange for access to deal flow — the builders and startups that come out of our programs. Sponsors cannot present, pitch, or take the stage during events. Habitat remains the primary brand. Get in touch if you're interested.

Yes — if you're outside our current cities and want to run a Habitat evening, reach out. We'll walk you through the framework, share the playbook, and help you find a venue. We're actively looking for city leads across Europe.

Absolutely. We're always looking for great venues. Ideal spaces seat 40+ people at tables (not theater-style), have good Wi-Fi, and allow for food and drinks. Contact us and we'll figure it out together.