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Turn your ideas into impact by applying for one of our programmes
We offer a range of programmes for innovators and entrepreneurs courageous enough to tackle society’s most pressing challenges.
To create a future that works for people and the planet, we need to work together. As we say, impact cannot happen in isolation.
Our programmes target different startup stages, thematic areas and entrepreneurial groups. But they all put you first. We help you build your entrepreneurial identity and resilience to enter and grow in the market, while staying true to your values.
Our programmes combine tailored workshops, coaching, mentoring and connections to potential partners to bring you the network, resources and knowledge you need to succeed.
Explore all our programmes below and apply to our open programmes.
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Build the essential skills to launch innovative solutions for real-world social and sustainability challenges in the vibrant city of Berlin. Format: 1-week immersive programme, in-person in Berlin Timeline: Monday 7th – Friday 11th September Location: Impact Hub Berlin, Neukölln & visit to Glasbox prototyping facility Perks: Includes a 1-week Impact Hub Berlin coworking membership Partners:…
Climate Economy Accelerator
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Climate Action Ecosystem
BUILDING A STRONG ECOSYSTEM TO ADDRESS THE URGENCY OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND TRANSFORM OUR ECONOMY AND SOCIETY.
REAL LIFE LABS (RLL)
Collaboration platform for urban climate resilience. We connect academia, startups, and corporations to co-create open-source, research-based solutions for urgent climate and urban resilience challenges.
SOAR: Sell your (handmade) products or your art through the TikTok Shop!
SOAR (Supporting Our Artisans & Retailers) is a five-month, practice-oriented online program by Impact Hub Berlin in collaboration with TikTok Shop. It supports artists, artisans, small business owners, and creators across Germany in expanding their reach and strengthening their online presence. Designed to empower local creatives, SOAR helps participants turn their passion into sustainable online…
Innovate Africa Challenge
The Innovate Africa Challenge on Civil Drones is part of the Triangular Cooperation for Digital Innovation Made in Africa programme, building on the earlier success of the Innovate Africa Challenge on AI for Climate Action. Its aim is to highlight how cutting-edge technology can create real impact on the ground. This new challenge focuses on cultivating a…
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Climate Action Accelerator: Climate Adaptation Edition
The Climate Action Accelerator: Climate Adaptation Edition empowers startups developing innovative solutions that help people, cities, and systems sense, respond, and evolve in a rapidly changing world. If your startup is creating real, positive impact for the planet, we want to help you grow and scale! We are waiting for the application if you: are a seed stage startup…
Climate Action Accelerator: Fashion Forward
The first edition of our Climate Action Accelerator: Fashion Forward was all about reimagining the future of fashion: a future where fashion is regenerative, circular, and waste-free. A future where innovation and sustainability go hand in hand. Over the course of three months we supported five groundbreaking startups rethinking materials, consumption, and supply chains in…
AI for Climate Action Accelerator
Unlock AI’s potential responsibly by putting sustainability and inclusivity at the core. The AI for Climate Action Accelerator is here to help you take your impact to the next level. Over the course of three months, this hybrid programme provides you with the tools, network, and mentors you need to scale your solution.
Investors Circle
November 2024
Berlins Soziale Unternehmen 2024
Jeden Tag leisten Soziale Unternehmen in Berlin einen wichtigen Beitrag, um unsere Stadt inklusiver, sozialer und zukunftsfähiger zu machen. Mit dem Preis Berlins Soziale Unternehmen 2024 zeichnet Social Economy Berlin, ein von der Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe gefördertes Projekt, zum zweiten Mal etablierte Soziale Unternehmen aus und macht ihre Wirkung für alle sichtbar.
Empower Now in Partnership with TikTok
ImpAct Accelerator: Sustainable Food Systems
The Impact Accelerator helps impact entrepreneurs in the field of sustainable food systems design to scale their businesses. These entrepreneurs are taking their startups to the next level by joining a partnership-focused acceleration programme.
Impact Incubator: Climate Tech
Impact Incubator – Climate Tech is a seven-month incubator for Climate-tech solutions. Purpose-driven, technology-led founders need meaningful support and partnerships in order to contribute to a more sustainable and less wasteful society. Impact Incubator is where founders unlock their full potential. We support early-stage impact entrepreneurs with stipends and tailored business coaching, giving them the…
ImpAct Accelerator
Are you a passionate impact entrepreneur dedicated to addressing sustainable packaging? Are you ready to take your startup to the next level by joining a partnership-focused accelerator programme? The ImpAct Accelerator is here to help you scale your business!
F-LANE
F-LANE is a five-week virtual accelerator for impact-driven entrepreneurs who have developed an innovative digital solution that has the potential to impact millions of girls and women around the globe. In collaboration with the Vodafone Institute for Society and Communications, in 2017, Impact Hub Berlin helped to design and deliver the programme, which has supported…
Jul 2023 - Jan 2024
Empower Now with SEND
Empower Now is our six-month virtual or hybrid incubation programme, developed in partnership with tbd* and our intersectional advisory board of FINTA* founders, designed by and for FINTA* (female, inter, non-binary, trans, agender) founders who are marginalised and /or face (multiple) discrimination working towards a more inclusive, equitable and participatory society. We especially encourage founders…
September 2022
Berlin’s Social Enterprises of the Year 2022
Every day, social enterprises in Berlin make an important contribution to making our city more inclusive, more equitable and more sustainable. With the Berlin Social Enterprise 2022 Awards, the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises honours outstanding social enterprises and makes their impact visible to all.
Social Economy Berlin: Social Enterprise Consultations
Do you want to found a social enterprise in Berlin? Maybe you already have a concrete business idea and need help with legal and operational questions? Or perhaps you’re at the idea stage and would like support in getting your initiative off the ground? Alongside our partners at Social Economy Berlin, we can help you…
April - July 2022
Global Foodtech Accelerator
The Global Foodtech Accelerator is a programme of the Basque Culinary Center in collaboration with Impact Hub for advanced startups working on products/services that want to solve global challenges in food and sustainability.
January - June 2023
Circular Together
Circular Together is a six-month incubator for circular economy ventures that puts partnership-readiness at its core. Purpose-driven founders need strong partnerships in order to solve the greatest challenges of our time. Circular Together is where they unlock their full potential. We support early-stage Impact Entrepreneurs with stipends and tailored business coaching, giving them the space,…
Apr - Oct 2023
Feeding the City
Feeding the City, powered by Impact Hub Berlin and Bank of America, is a six-month incubation programme to support people who are passionate about creating sustainable food businesses in Germany that benefit urban communities and the environment. Our programme helps people with big ideas to make a change by growing their innovative food solutions.
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