Synonymous with innovative entrepreneurship
Cronos Leuven focuses on bringing Technology, Business and Creativity together in order to come to the most creative & technological best solution for our customers.
Cronos Leuven is part of the Cronos Group
Our express purpose is helping people grow, if desired, till entrepreneurship itself. Since the start of the group in 1991 as a one-man company, it has been involved in the launch of more than 600 companies and 7000 employees.
Our collaborations
We love ecosystems and are proud to have close collaborations with following partners:
History of Cronos Leuven
A short timeline overview of the Cronos Leuven History
Start of the Cronos Groep
1991
The Cronos Groep has been founded
The plan for Cronos Leuven sees the light
July 2016
Wim Tobback and Stefan Croimans started making up the plan for Cronos Leuven
Cronos Leuven NV has been founded
October 2016
October is a first great milestone as Cronos Leuven NV has been founded.
The focus is on 4 pillars: Customer, Students, Network & location.
Network and memberships
October-December 2016
- active engagement in the Leuven/Vlaams-Brabant network community
- starting memberships of Leuven Mindgate, Voka Vlaams-Brabant
- collaboration with student organisations
- connecting with the high-school and university
- close interaction with the city, province and their eco-systems
First customer projects onboarded
January 2017
The first customer contracts are signed and kicking off.
Refurbishment of our floor
March 2017
Cronos Leuven starts growing, new competence companies are joining our ecosystem and new talents are onboarding: it was the highest time to upgrade our floor space.
Welcome to our Office Manager Annelies
March 2017
A pleasure to have Annelies Kloet on board as our Office Manager, making sure everybody is happy!
Opening of our 2nd floor - expansion is real
December 2017
Expansion is going rapidly, extra floor space is needed. Throughout the year we have been working hard to make this floor fancy, innovative and ready to use. We aimed for a full flex floor where colleagues can be seated depending on the work they have to do. High desks, focus places, creative kitchen, high desks, desks with external screens, ...
What a 'Lovebrand' year!
End 2017
We grew exponentially:
- + 1m€ revenue
- + 75 colleagues
- a lot of active students @ our spaces
- active member/contributor in the Leuven Region Community
- .....
Openbar comes to life
July 2018
Kickoff of the 1st Openbar session.
Openbar brings inspiring and interactive sessions on innovative technologies and entrepreneurship every last thursday of the month. Two experts talk about their passion with lots of pizza's and drinks.
More info on www.openbar.be
Expanding sales
October 2018
We are happy to expand our sales capacity en welcome Astrid Taminau on board.
Openbar exists 1 year
July 2019
We love to network and exchange knowledge via Openbar (www.openbar.be)
- 12 months
- +20 sessions and speakers
- +250 pizza's
- +500 drinks
- +300 attendees
- .....
What a growth
End 2019
- +15 companies
- + 175 colleagues
- many new colleagues
- many new customers
The world in lockdown
March 2020
Our dear friend Covid-19 arrived, homework, no more live events, ...
But we keep on rollin' and supporting our customers !
Growing, growing, growing, ....
end 2020
- +16 companies
- +200 colleagues
- many partnerships
- many new colleagues
Happy to see colleagues, customers and partners back in real life!
2nd half of 2021
Nice to see our colleagues of the different competence centers coming back in the office again
Meeting many customers in real-life again
Close interactions again with student organisations (entrepreneurship and technologie) and educational institutions
5 YEAR CRONOS LEUVEN 🎉
21 october 2021
We are very proud to celebrate 5 years of Cronos Leuven.
and pssstt... we are creating new plans and an expansion
Opening a new floor
Beginning 2022
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