Art-Up
Incubator for innovative entrepreneurial solutions in the cultural sector.
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).
Start your impact enterprise | Incubators
Ashoka Fellowship
Selected entrepreneurs receive a three-year stipend and tailored support.
Business Model Challenge
By Impact Hub Amsterdam. Go from idea to successful impact startup.
Kitchen Republic
Incubation & co-working for businesses in Amsterdam’s food industry.
Starters4Communities
Training programmes to turn (young) professionals into drivers of change (NL).
Grow your impact enterprise | Accelerators
Fashion for Good Accelerator
For startups driving innovation in fashion sustainability, circularity and transparency.
GO!-NH Accelerator
A series of sustainable innovation and circular economy accelerators developed by the Province of Noord-Holland.
Grow Impact
By Social Enterprise NL. Develop a growth strategy for the next three years (NL).
Investment Ready Program
Getting impact ventures ready for funding, growth & global impact.
Next Level
By Social Enterprise NL. Sharpen your fundraising strategy & investor pitch (NL).
Rockstart
Accelerators & challenges for entrepreneurs in emerging tech, energy & agrifood.
Startup in Residence
An initiative of Startup Amsterdam and the Chief Technology Office of the City of Amsterdam to connect startups to key urban challenges.
Scale your impact enterprise | New customers & capital
Booking Booster
Booking.com’s scaling programme for enterprises contributing to a more sustainable travel industry.
Fashion for Good Scaling Programme
Bespoke support and access to expertise, customers and capital for sustainable fashion innovations past proof-of-concept.
Impact entrepreneurship communities | Find your peers & (co-)founders
Enactus Netherlands
Supporting students to become entrepreneurial and responsible leaders.
Impact Hub Amsterdam
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.
Nudge Community
Connecting local impact initiatives to larger organisations (NL).
SDG House
A community of experts, entrepreneurs & NGOs who work towards achieving one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Social Enterprise NL
A Netherlands-wide knowledge-sharing network of more than 350 social enterprises (NL).
Voor de Wereld van Morgen
An initiative by ASN Bank to share and support innovative ideas for a better world (NL).
Young Impactmakers
Events and on-/offline community for young talents who want to do good while doing business.
Impact entrepreneurship competitions | Win cash prizes, exposure & support
ASN Wereldprijs
A trajectory for new impact entrepreneurs culminating in the chance to win training, exposure and funding.
Chivas Venture
Annual competition that sees entrepreneurs compete for a share of $1million in funding for their world changing startups.
Social Impact Lab
PwC Nederland’s competition for impact startups and scaleups (NL).
