Art-Up
Incubator for innovative entrepreneurial solutions in the cultural sector.
Incubators, accelerators, challenges and communities for Amsterdam’s impact entrepreneurs
To stimulate impact entrepreneurship, we at Amsterdam Impact have co-created our own programmes. These include the Boost je Buurt (Boost Your Neighbourhood) challenge which supports impact entrepreneurs working to make Amsterdam’s neighbourhoods healthier, more inclusive and more sustainable. A number of enterprises are selected for each of the city’s seven districts and the most promising can win a business development programme and additional development funds. With the COVID-19 crisis reinforcing the need for more innovative business models, we created the RE:SILIENCE programme with the Goldschmeding Foundation and Impact Hub Amsterdam. This programme supported impact entrepreneurs to create more resilient businesses and emerge from the crisis stronger than ever.
Here we’ve put together an overview of the numerous options for developing impact entrepreneurship.
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.
Grow your impact enterprise | Grow your customer base and capital
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.
