About

The only foundation
for entrepreneurship.

Founded in 2012 by around twenty entrepreneurial families. Private, politically neutral, financially independent, and active across the whole of Belgium.

Our story

One conviction, held by entrepreneurial families.

Pulse Foundation was founded in 2012 by around twenty entrepreneurial families who shared one conviction: that entrepreneurship is a force for good, and that giving back to it deserves to be done well.

More than a decade later, we remain the only foundation in Belgium dedicated entirely to entrepreneurship. Our mission is easy to say and hard to do: demolish every obstacle on the entrepreneurial path, for every profile and every ambition.

2012
Founded
~20
Entrepreneurial families
€1.8M
Deployed each year
All
Of Belgium

Our values

Three values guide everything.

i

Entrepreneurial

We act like the entrepreneurs we serve: with initiative, speed and a bias for building.

ii

Collaboration

We build with others, bringing the ecosystem to one table rather than working alone.

iii

Pay it forward

What we give comes back to fund the next founder, the next organisation, the next idea.

The team

The people behind Pulse Foundation.

A small operating team that funds, operates and advocates every day. Photos and bios are placeholder, real ones to come.

Emmanuelle Ghislain
CEO
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Chief Operating Officer
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Programs Lead
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Partnerships Manager
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Advocacy & Research
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Communications
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Second Chance Lead
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Finance & Operations

The board

Guided by entrepreneurial families.

Governed by a board drawn from the families and entrepreneurs who founded Pulse Foundation in 2012. Names and photos are placeholder, to confirm.

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Chair of the board
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Vice-chair
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Pulse Foundation is the sister foundation of the Fondation Entreprendre. Full governance details to be confirmed.

Manifesto

Pulse Foundation is more than a foundation; it is a movement. A heartfelt commitment to breaking down every barrier that stands in the way of entrepreneurial dreams in Belgium.

Emmanuelle Ghislain
CEO · Pulse Foundation

By 2030, we aim to be Belgium's guiding light in entrepreneurship. Politically neutral. Financially independent.

Get involved

Be part of the solution.

Donate, mentor, partner or speak. Pulse Foundation is a movement, and it is open.

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