Get in the Ring Impact Competition

Get in the Ring Impact Competition is organized by the ImpactCity and Unknown Group. Closing out day 1 of Europe’s biggest impact meetup, ImpactFest, this event will see the most innovative Dutch impact startups compete for the title of Champion and the right to advance to the Impact Finals. It is the part of Impact Competition

Could your impact startup solution hold the key to meeting the growing needs of our population within the planets’ limited means? Apply for an online selection or to one of six physical events of the Impact Competition and grab the global spotlight, scale your solution internationally, and compete for a convertible loan of up to €500,000!

At the global meetup 2021

Unusual suspects converge in a true melting pot: At Global Meetup 2021, you join the curation of elite changemakers from around the globe – from Ouagadougou to Berlin, and Miami to Antananarivo.

Compete for a € 500,000 convertible loan: Selection round winners earn a fully-sponsored ticket to attend the Impact Finals in The Hague in March/April 2021, where they will compete to win a €500K convertible loan.

and a free ride to Montreal: Impact Competition champions earn a fully-sponsored ticket to the Global Meetup 2021 in Montreal, where they will join 600 of our best and brightest from the Global Network.

Eligibility

• Startups.

Benefits

Stimulating borderless innovation: 

Stamping its passport at five leading European impact cities with six events, the Impact Competition aims to unearth the most promising impact startups and innovations. Selected startups gain invaluable access to the experts in the Get in the Ring and Impact Fest 2020 network. Sometimes, one meeting is all it takes to foster a game-changing collaboration.

Global exposure for your startup: 

Applicants have the chance to test and prove their solutions with partners and be recognized as a leading impact startup on an international stage. Winning solutions will be displayed on our website and communicated across our marketing channels to our global network of investors, corporates, and governments.

Doing good by doing business:

The program focus is on solutions that contribute to solving global challenges in Food, Water, and Energy – on a social and humanitarian level – to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The key to accelerating these solutions lies in exposing them to partnership and collaboration opportunities with local and national governments, corporates, and NGOs.

Application process

• Visit the website to apply.
• Apply before: 15th October, 2020