
Art-Up
Incubator for innovative entrepreneurial solutions in the cultural sector.
Amsterdam boasts numerous impact entrepreneurship development opportunities - from incubators and accelerators to challenges and communities. Whether you’re starting your enterprise or are ready to scale, find the right opportunity for your growth stage.
Talented impact entrepreneurs are increasingly committed to tackling Amsterdam’s societal challenges, whether through social enterprises or as part of socially responsible businesses.
To stimulate impact entrepreneurship, we have co-created our own programmes and challenges, including the Amsterdam City Fellowship (an incubator focused on health solutions) and Localise the SDGs Challenge (a competition for solutions that implement the SDGs in Amsterdam).
Stay tuned for our upcoming programmes and use our guide to navigate Amsterdam’s impact entrepreneurship incubators, accelerators, competitions and communities.
Not based in Amsterdam? Check out our partners Rotterdam voor Goed, Impact City (The Hague), and Social Impact Factory (Utrecht).
Incubator for innovative entrepreneurial solutions in the cultural sector.
Selected entrepreneurs receive a three-year stipend and tailored support.
By Impact Hub Amsterdam. Go from idea to successful impact startup.
Incubation & co-working for businesses in Amsterdam’s food industry.
Training programmes to turn (young) professionals into drivers of change (NL).
For startups driving innovation in fashion sustainability, circularity and transparency.
A series of sustainable innovation and circular economy accelerators developed by the Province of Noord-Holland.
By Social Enterprise NL. Develop a growth strategy for the next three years (NL).
Getting impact ventures ready for funding, growth & global impact.
By Social Enterprise NL. Sharpen your fundraising strategy & investor pitch (NL).
Accelerators & challenges for entrepreneurs in emerging tech, energy & agrifood.
An initiative of Startup Amsterdam and the Chief Technology Office of the City of Amsterdam to connect startups to key urban challenges.
Booking.com’s scaling programme for enterprises contributing to a more sustainable travel industry.
Bespoke support and access to expertise, customers and capital for sustainable fashion innovations past proof-of-concept.
Supporting students to become entrepreneurial and responsible leaders.
Part of the global Impact Hub network of impact entrepreneurs and innovators with more than 16,000 members in over 100 cities around the world.
Connecting local impact initiatives to larger organisations (NL).
A community of experts, entrepreneurs & NGOs who work towards achieving one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A Netherlands-wide knowledge-sharing network of more than 350 social enterprises (NL).
An initiative by ASN Bank to share and support innovative ideas for a better world (NL).
Events and on-/offline community for young talents who want to do good while doing business.
A trajectory for new impact entrepreneurs culminating in the chance to win training, exposure and funding.
Annual competition that sees entrepreneurs compete for a share of $1million in funding for their world changing startups.
PwC Nederland’s competition for impact startups and scaleups (NL).