We support impact startups with our accelerator program
In our accelerator program, we will guide you for 6 months to turn your idea into reality. We offer you access to funding, coaching from experienced mentors, access to our network.
6 core elements to ensure a lasting impact
Coaching
Expert support in developing the startup‘s impact strategy
Mentorship
Weekly session by one dedicated industry expert or entrepreneur
Group Training
Weekly sessions with relevant content tailored to the needs of the startups
1:1 Expert Sessions
Sessions with 100+ experts on specific topics can be arranged as required
Events
Monthly pitch events and pitches at major events in the startup scene
Impact collectives
Attribution of a collective and bi-monthly meetups with the members to foster synergies
We implement impact at the core of your business
Impact startups addresses one or more UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) at the core of its business. This means: if you remove the impact you also remove the business. We have developed a special impact framework for startups that our coaches will complete step by step with you.
We provide impact innovators with tools and resources to achieve key milestones
Our 100+ experts and mentors
Here you can connect with experts and mentors from our accelerator program.
Enzo Cenci
he/him
Freelance Independent Fundraising ConsultantRead more
Julia Majer
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Innovation Consultant & Program Manager at SAP.iORead more
Laura Schmidhuber
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Head of Digital Innovation Lab at Miele & Cie. KGRead more
Business angel, founder and private lecturerRead more
Carolin Kröger
Co-founder at beingfemale.de and consultantRead more
Nora Azzaoui
Partner at Kobold I Purpose Design & Innovation and co-founder of mimycriRead more
Peter Brock
Entrepreneur and impact investor, Family Office ServicesRead more
Connect, Chat and Collaborate
You can participate from anywhere in the world and connect, chat and collaborate with the community.
Pitch in front of our community
After 6 months, you will pitch in front of our entire community at the Collective Impact Summit in Berlin.
Do you have an idea for a solution?
For solutions to long-term crises within the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Or quick solutions to acute crises such as the 2015/2016 refugee crisis, the COVID-19 crisis, and the current war against Ukraine?
It’s a match?
We support startups in all stages. Do you have an almost finished prototype that you can test or an existing startup that you want to bring to a new level? Your team consists of at least two founders. Non-profit as well as for-profit organizations can apply.
Apply for our next program: Polycrisis #5
Our 6‑month program is launched every April and October. Applications that we receive between February 1 and July 31 can start in October. Applications received between August 1 and January 31 and can start in April. If you would like to join our program at a later date, you can indicate this in your application.
Streamlining impact reporting and tracking processes of reforestation projects boosting investor confidence and facilitating faster access to capital.
Enhancing forest restoration efforts by providing near-real-time satellite imagery and data analytics, aiming to reduce tree mortality rates significantly.
Building a global community through an app. Aim is to connect people to take action together to achieve rapid and inclusive climate action around the world.
Contribute to a good life within planetary boundaries by providing public sector with a digital platform that enables them to measure, manage and communicate their sustainability efforts.
Builds a reliable support structure for law cliniques at universities in Germany to bring change in the legal education system and change the access to the justice system.
Software that automatically assesses the CO2 emissions and climate change risk of SMEs and makes this data open source available for use in credit decisions.
Provides a lobby for everyone without a lobby They give access to politics and decision makers to every interest group, independent from the financial background.
Protegg specializes in repurposing eggshell and eggshell membrane residuals from the egg processing industry into high-quality, standardized raw materials.
E‑commerce platform that empowers artisans from underdeveloped nations to reach a global consumer base and leverages the same technology for transparent aid provision, fostering both economic growth and humanitarian impact.
We are building the social, structural and technical infrastructure for effective, decentralized implementation of climate protection measures by civil society in order to make Berlin climate-neutral.
Platform that builds the bridge between Ukrainian & international students and alumni to create ideas and find solutions for reconstruction needs
Promoting free speech and sharing stories of Ukrainians by transforming a traditional newspaper into an independent digital media platform
Developing an early-warning AI system to help organizations understand and respond to the spread of disinformation and ill-intended information campaigns
Handstree builts an online-community to unite philanthropists and grow social projects in Ukraine with focus on long-term support and fraud protection.
GUTEmission integrates refugees in Germany and supports displaced people from Ukraine in their arrival with an intercultural and integrative approach at their CaféUkraine events.
mexb.ai is developing a conversational AI chatbot for initial mental health support and to bridge time until professional treatments start.
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