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Impact entrepreneurs play an important role in creating a circulair economy. But impact doesn’t happen in isolation. With the Investment Ready Program we offer a unique 5- month accelerator for impact entrepreneurs, strengthening the strategy and raise the necessary funding.

Get your impact venture ready for funding, growth and global impact

Your business is growing and you notice that more and more is being asked of you as a manager or CEO. It is time to take your team to a higher level; your agreements with suppliers and buyers need to be tightened; you need working capital, and there are a thousand more things you have to figure out. In this program, you’ll free yourself from the daily hustle and bustle. You will be working on your strategy and on all the skills you need to enter the next phase. You will work more efficiently and overcome your blind spots, to ensure your company is ready for growth. You won’t be doing this alone, but in a group of like-minded entrepreneurs.

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Peer ranking

In addition to experienced mentors, associates and experts, participants also receive in-depth and constructive feedback from each other. Participants rank one another and ultimately select the peer with the most investment-ready business plan.

This model has been developed and tested in more than 50 programs worldwide.

Sustainability focus

Our program is fully tailored to sustainable impact ventures, with a strong focus on solutions that contribute to a circular economy. We only work with funders, experts and mentors that are active in this field and our investor network has a strong sustainability profile. Apply for our program if you are active in one of the following domains:

Energy & Mobility
Supply Chains & Logistics
New materials & Waste
Agriculture, Water & Food

Scalable solutions

Our program is geared to ventures that create scalable solutions to global challenges. The global network of Impact Hubs provides access to 100+ locations across 5 continents.

We’re very happy to have been part of the 2017 edition of Impact Hub’s Investment Ready program, which is the best push when you’re in the scaleup phase. Thanks to our pitch at the program’s Demo Day, we secured meetings with 3 investors and are well on our way to raise our target of 500,000 euro. We also connected to entrepreneurs we could learn from, be inspired by and collaborate with as each other’s customers. For instance, we’re helping fellow Investment Ready participants Kitchen Republic separate organic waste at their food startup incubator.

Anja Cheriakova, founder and CEO of Binbang (participant 2017)