The Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge is one of the largest competitions in the field of sustainable entrepreneurship. Green start-ups from Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden can submit their promising sustainable business plans. The winner will receive €500,000 to further develop the product or service, and to bring it to market. The runner-up will receive €200,000 and the three other finalists will receive €100,000 each. An international jury selects the winner and runner-up. In addition to the prize money, all finalists will receive over six months of expert coaching to optimise their business opportunities.

Tags: H2020 Type: Event NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: greentech

An inclusive network and inspirational platform that is sparking exponential positive change in the global food system Food is a global language and a driver for global economic prosperity. Food is also a catalyst for change and food players are often pioneers that are responsible for more than just the bottom line; their choices can have tremendous impacts on human health and world sustainability. So how do we face the urgent issues of creating a more sustainable future of food while understanding technology’s role in closing the gaps in our food system? The key is knowledge and education, the cornerstone …

Tags: H2020 Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: edtech foodtech

Vevolution is a global vegan investment platform where startups connect with impact investors to create a kinder world. Vevolution is an investment platform providing data and intelligence for the Agrifood Tech ecosystems dedicated to removing animals from our supply chain. Vevolution is home to 1,700+ startups and 1,000+ investors from around the globe to fuel a kinder future. Conferences, events, social media, content marketing, media, journalism, video content, digital strategy, social media strategy, public relations, business, plant based business, plant based business podcast, veganism , investment , investors, and investment community

Tags: H2020 Type: Media

Insights and inspiration for startups, entrepreneurs, and small business. The Startup Magazine, a leading media company dedicated to startups, innovation and technology. We aspire to educate and inspire entrepreneurs, as well as provide insights into the expanding entrepreneurial ecosystem of incubators, accelerators, angel investors and venture capital. Since 2012, the company has produced over 4,000 publications across various entrepreneurship and management categories, and has a following of over 50,000 global readers. The Startup Magazine can be followed via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,, Medium.com and Paper.li channels, and is now available as an Apple News channel. Our content focuses on marketing, technology, …

Type: Media

Your Top Choice for Intimate Networking in Private Markets Across Europe. Our events are designed to create an intimate setting with limited capacity ensuring a high level of seniority, a balanced LP:GP ratio, and more dedicated time for meaningful networking. The result is an engaging family-and-friends atmosphere—perfect for in-depth, in-person meetings that increase the likelihood of building lasting relationships. venture capital, limited partners, general partners, startups, business development, conference, networking, funding, FoF, business angels, family offices, private equity, conferences, fund investors, and fund managers

Type: Incubators & VCs Media

Shaping policy, empowering innovation. Allied for Startups is a global network of developers and startup advocacy organizations working on issues that impact the digital economy. Counting 30 countries, 4 continents and more than 40 associations in its membership, Allied For Startups’ mission is to connect the policymakers to technology ecosystems from around the world. Its members work together to develop a global consensus on policies that can positively impact developers and startups by growing digital entrepreneurship and the digital economy at large. Policy, Advocacy, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Technology, and Innovation

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: entrepreneurship

MaRS is the world's largest urban innovation hub in Toronto that supports startups in the health, cleantech, fintech, and enterprise sectors. When MaRS opened in 2005 this concept of urban innovation was an untested theory. Today, it’s reshaping cities around the world. MaRS has been at the forefront of a wave of change that extends from Melbourne to Amsterdam and runs through San Francisco, London, Medellín, Los Angeles, Paris and New York. These global cities are now striving to create what we have in Toronto: a dense innovation district that co-locates universities, startups, corporates and investors. In this increasingly competitive …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: edtech

Empowering founders, VCs, accelerators and corporates with the right community, infrastructure, and tools to succeed. Vestbee is one of the leading platforms empowering startup founders, VC funds, angels, accelerators and corporates with the right community, infrastructure, and tools to succeed.

Type: Incubators & VCs

Solutions-focused storytelling fostering culture understanding and solidarity around the world We work at the intersection of emerging technology, social impact and culture to produce and amplify the stories of innovators creating solutions for the world's toughest problems. Our specialties include campaign development, marketing, thought leadership, media training and production focused on web3, AI, diversity and inclusion, gender equality, and climate action.

Type: Media

CISL, part of the University of Cambridge, develops leadership and solutions for a sustainable economy. CISL is an impact-led institute within the University of Cambridge that activates leadership globally to transform economies for people, nature and climate. Through its global network and hubs in Cambridge, Cape Town and Brussels, CISL works with leaders and innovators across business, finance and government to accelerate action for a sustainable future. Trusted since 1988 for its rigour and pioneering commitment to learning and collaboration, the Institute creates safe spaces to challenge and support those with the power to act. Sustainability, Education, Business, Innovation, Leadership, …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

TechChill 2025: Riga 📆 mark your calendars 5-7 February, 2025 TechChill celebrates the best of the Baltic startup community by annually bringing together 2300+ attendees, including over 300 of the fastest-growing startups, most innovative corporations, 200 investors active in the region, 100 media representatives, and talented tech enthusiasts. TechChill is back with a touch of Chill! ❄️ Get ready for the coolest startup event in Europe! TechChill returns this February 5-7 in Riga, Latvia (❗️February 5 is dedicated to free side events). The coziest event in the Baltics, where you can connect with friends old and new, is set to …

Type: Event NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: it services

TFF is now a decentralized, self-organized movement. To keep updated, sign-up here https://linktr.ee/thoughtforfoodorg Thought For Food is the world’s next gen innovation engine for food and agriculture. We create, empower and support a new generation of leaders to solve our planet’s most pressing challenge: How to sustainably feed 10 billion people? In 2011, Thought For Food launched the world’s first innovation platform for food and agriculture. We spearheaded a comprehensive program to engage thousands of young people from all corners of the world to take on the challenge of feeding the world, and empower them to become entrepreneurs. Today, we …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: agritech foodtech

Where Angels invest in startups they believe in. Leapfunder aims to help startups to find early stage financing. Our main product is the Leapfunder convertible note, a standard approach through which early stage companies can be financed. Via Leapfunder anyone can become an Angel investor. An investment can start from €1.000. Leapfunder is a Dutch company, based in Amsterdam. The founders jointly have decades of experience with early stage investing. Leapfunder does not give investment advice. Investor network, Angel investing, Convertible note, Startups, and Network funding

Type: Incubators & VCs

The leading centre for entrepreneurial research and education. Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE) is a leading international centre for entrepreneurship education and research. Located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, ECE empowers aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs through knowledge, networks and access to resources, enabling them to achieve their entrepreneurial ambitions. ECE offers a range of programmes, events, and support services that cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets and foster entrepreneurial behaviour. Through dynamic collaboration with entrepreneurs, academia, government, and industry partners, ECE actively shapes the future of entrepreneurship and drives positive economic and social change locally and globally. Entrepreneurship, Valorisatie, Entrepreneurship Education, Startup Support, Business …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: entrepreneurship

Join PIRATE Summit in Odonien from June 27 - 29 🏴‍☠️💥 Our mission is to create meaningful connections and grow the startup ecosystem. We celebrate true entrepreneurship and the startup culture and are known for our curated, authentic and somewhat different approach to events. Essentially we – being a startup ourselves – build events we’d also love to attend. ARRR! Networking, Startups, Innovation, and Funding

Type: Media

The voice of the Northern European startup community. Organisers of #Arctic15 & #NORDEEP ArcticStartup is an independent technology company that reports on digital startups and growth entrepreneurship from the Nordic and Baltic countries. Our goal is to provide exceptional coverage of the news and trends needed to support a developed entrepreneurship community in Northern Europe. ArcticStartup was founded in 2007 and is currently led by Jan Ameri and Vedat Öndas. Our headquarters are located in Helsinki, Finland, however, we cover the startup scenes of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Our aim is to encourage entrepreneurship and …

Type: Media

We help building tomorrow’s leading tech companies. At YES!Delft, we help building tomorrow's leading tech firms. We do this by providing full-lifecycle support to our startups, creating connections between talented people and disruptive ideas, and face global challenges, together. A little bit of story: YES!Delft opened the doors to its first location in 2005 as one of the first tech incubators in the Netherlands - next to the campus of the Delft University of Technology. Today, we support and empower tech entrepreneurs to bring their disruptive tech innovation to the market as fast and as best as possible. Over the …

Type: Incubators & VCs NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: it services

TechBBQ's main goal is to support and strengthen the Nordic ecosystem. We foster growth for startups and scaleups. At TechBBQ, we bring together talent, capital, and knowledge to reach our common goals: support the Nordic startup ecosystem, celebrate our successes, and learn from our failures. We build communities and foster growth for startups and scaleups based on the distinctive Nordic traditions of openness, trust, and inclusion.

Type: Event NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: fintech

Independent institute in Amsterdam for creation and social innovation. Pakhuis de Zwijger is the independent institute in Amsterdam for social innovation & creation. As a progressive driver of urban change, we produce impact projects, creative content and over more than 600 live programs per year concerning themes on the creative industry, sustainability, diversity, economy and democracy. Pakhuis de Zwijger is a platform that is all about inspiring discussions, connections, creativity, bottom-up initiatives and innovation. The magic does not only happen on stage; the discussions and unexpected connections that follow are key for building the PDZ platform with new partnerships, festivals, …

Type: Event

The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster. We’re impartial and independent, and every day we create distinctive, world-class programmes and content which inform, educate and entertain millions of people in the UK and around the world. We do this across: - A portfolio of television services, including the UK’s most-watched channel BBC One, the pioneering online youth service BBC Three, and our multi award-winning channels for children, as well as national and regional television programmes and services across England. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - Ten UK-wide radio networks, providing the best live music broadcasting in the UK, …

Type: Media

Initiates and facilitates innovations for a sustainable future in healthcare & well-being At In4Care, we believe in the importance of a healthy and caring society in which everyone has access to innovative, people-oriented healthcare solutions. We inspire and connect healthcare actors, companies and knowledge institutions, so that together we can realize a positive, sustainable impact on healthcare and well-being. With our community of more than 400 members - including healthcare organizations, companies (incl. start-ups) and knowledge institutions - we build the future of healthcare and well-being together. We are supported by an experienced board of directors and strategic partners such …

Type: Incubators & VCs NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: healthtech

A certified B Corporation focused on producing impactful events aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We are an international events business dedicated to Sustainability and Impact. Our portfolio supports brands to access new markets, target environmentally conscious consumers, and connect with responsible investors. We believe passionately in the power of human connectivity and focus on staging experiences that generate positive impact for people and planet. Events, UN SDGs, Impact, Development, Sustainability, Conferences, Exhibitions, Growth Markets, and ESG

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: martech

A holistic platform to develop the global food infrastructure we need for a resilient and productive world Edible Planet is a holistic platform where stakeholders throughout the global food chain share the knowledge, resources, and best practices that we need to imagine a better food system. Our objective is twofold: first, to unite ecosystems from around the world and facilitate greater communication and cooperation between stakeholders. The second objective is to accelerate innovation through partnerships with corporations, investors, organizations, and expert individuals. We believe in connecting the dots that lead to systemic change within the food system. As the ecosystem …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: foodtech

Communication | PR | Business Events ROCKIN'​ IDEAS! We're a dynamic mid-sized agency located in Northern Italy, with 40 years of expertise in PR, MEDIA RELATIONS and BUSINESS EVENTS with focus on INNOVATION. Working particularly with startups and innovative SMEs, we are specialized in media relations at local and international level, in developing projects for female entrepreneurship and in events'​ design&planning. Over the years we have gained significant experience serving PA, local utilities, trade and professional associations, financial groups and B2B companies. Public Relations, Media Relations, Events & Entertainment, Crisis Communication, Women's entrepreneurship, communication strategies, Social media strategy, digital marketing, …

Type: SMB Activities: consulting

Talent VC Demium is a talent investment company, founded in Valencia, Spain in 2013. Its goal is to endorse the best professionals and aid them to implement successful projects with a prominent digital and technological component. In June 2020, the Demium venture capital management launched a €50 million initial fund, investing annually in more than 75 startups in their pre-seed/seed phase, ergo becoming the most active Venture Capital fund in Spain. Demium's portfolio includes well-known startups such as Hannun, Voicemod, Swipcar, Citibox, Singularu and Landbot, among others. Venture Capital

Type: Incubators & VCs SMB Activities: it services

StartupJuncture.com is your source of insight in the Dutch startup scene.The latest news, backgrounds, research and inspiring guestblogs. Contribute! Startups, Funding, Venture Capital, Angel funding, Entrepreneurship, Netherlands, Amsterdam, and StartupDelta

Type: Media

45,000+ network connecting #SiliconValley and the #NewNordics (the Nordics and Baltics) We Collaborate Silicon Vikings is a collaborative non-profit organization for networking and promotion of technologies and businesses intersecting #SiliconValley (California, USA) and the #NewNordics countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, and Lithuania, Norway, Sweden) #NordicMade #baltictech We Connect We connect the Nordic & Baltic Regions to Silicon Valley's networked business and educational ecosystems. We Create Silicon Vikings delivers value to its members through technology and business driven events, activities and projects. News curated by Christian Olsson (@OlssonChristian) Follow us also on Silicon Vikings: Web: http://www.siliconvikings.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SiliconVikings Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Siliconvikings …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: it services

We invest in preseed- and seed-stage B2B software startups and support with hands-on sales and marketing support. We are a seed investor focussing on B2B software startups in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. As a lead or co-investor, we initially invest up to 1 Mio EUR in our portfolio companies and give our founders sales and marketing support. Thus we actively add value to the operational business of our portfolio companies to enable faster growth.

Type: Incubators & VCs

We are a digital public relations & marketing agency, creating growth for companies and startups. #publicizepr #pr Publicize, a digital PR agency providing result-driven digital PR and marketing solutions. Our primary focus is offering tailored digital, pr media, and marketing solutions to Fintech, SAAS, Healthcare, Big Data, IT, and Startups bespoke offerings. We are not your average PR Firm; we hope to believe that we are results-driven, providing measurable solutions that offer your consistent and strategical results. Our tactics include press releases, guest articles, blog management, white papers, visual content, social media, and more. Contact our team and experience the …

Type: Media

World's fastest and most comprehensive digital manufacturing service provider. We are your single digital manufacturing resource from prototyping to production offering injection molding, CNC machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal fabrication services. Visit us at protolabs.com to learn more about how we can help with your next project. injection molding, 3D printing, prototyping, additive manufacturing, cnc machining, low-volume production, digital manufacturing, on-demand manufacturing, stereolithography, direct metal laser sintering, Plastic Injection Molding, rapid protoyping, sheet metal fabrication, Multi Jet Fusion, and PolyJet

Type: Large company

Podim is the most influential startup & tech event in the Alps-Adriatic & Western Balkans region, based in Slovenia. Podim is the most influential startup & tech event in the CEE region, where innovation meets business opportunities, capital and knowledge. In the last decade, Podim has evolved into the key regional platform for enabling learning and networking in the most valuable and time-efficient way. It truly is a life-changing experience. Podim is creating real value by bringing together and connecting renowned international investors, established corporations, and startups & scaleups from the Alps-Adriatic and Western Balkans regions for efficient networking and …

Type: Event NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: it services

Tech's answer to groceries 🥑 🥐🍎 At Picnic, we’re revolutionizing the way people buy groceries. Our affordable and sustainable service is made possible by our passionate people, cutting-edge technology, efficient planning, and, of course, our fleet of iconic electric vehicles! It’s why our customer base is growing rapidly across the Netherlands, Germany, and France. One of the things that makes Picnic different is that we handle almost everything in-house: forecasting, developing our first automated warehouse and new electric Picnic vehicles, internal and customer-facing applications—the list goes on. It gives us more freedom when it comes to trying out new and …

Type: Large company

We are the world's leading travel search engine. At KAYAK, we help millions of travelers around the globe make confident travel decisions. As the world’s leading travel search engine, KAYAK searches other sites to show travelers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. And because we aim to help travelers explore the world more confidently, we’re always on the lookout for ways to make travel planning and trip management easier – offering up a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK Trips, Explore, Price Forecast and our constantly evolving app and …

Type: Large company

The mission of Boston University's Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) is to improve societal resilience against the threat of emerging and epidemic infectious diseases worldwide through research, training, and advocacy.

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: deeptech

Creating a world where people live in harmony with nature. Together, anything is possible. Nature is our life-support system. That’s why WWF – an independent conservation organization active in nearly 100 countries – is tackling the deepening crisis of nature loss caused by human activities. Our ambition is to set nature on the path to recovery in the coming decade for the benefit of people and wildlife. Working with many others, we must protect and restore natural habitats, stop the mass extinction of wildlife, and make the way we produce and consume sustainable. ============ General information Thank you for joining …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: it services

Trellis Group (formerly GreenBiz): Helping professional communities confront the climate crisis. Trellis Group, formerly GreenBiz Group, empowers professional communities to confront the climate crisis while building a regenerative, prosperous and just economy that supports life in all its richness, diversity and beauty. We achieve this through our industry leading events, peer network, digital media and non-profit. media, information, news, green, sustainability, environment, events, research, conferences, and technology

Type: Media

A co-created community of problem solvers! All @EUvsVirus pages are created by the community for YOU. euvsvirus.org is a Europe-wide online hackathon organized by the most plugged in and nationally connected actors from all over Europe. It builds upon already conducted national hackathons to enable the rapid execution of brilliant solutions. The #EUvsVirus is a call to action to each and everyone to participate in the fight against COVID-19: Demonstrate unity and share your skills for the common good across borders and generations! Let’s digitally open EU-borders during this collective challenge!

Type: Public

The team at Acuity Research and Insights provide compelling, accurate and deep insights through rigorous research design and considered execution. Our experienced team strives for excellence in all that it does, by applying innovative methodologies and focusing on insights to support actionable business outcomes. We’re a young and vibrant group, focussed on delivering the best research solutions and strategies for our valued clients – which include some of Australia’s most well recognised brands and corporations. We believe in building long term partnerships with a small number of core clients, and getting a strong understanding of their business in order to …

Type: SMB Activities: martech

We deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Let there be change. Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation-led company serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in …

Type: Large company Activities: it services

A growth capital firm boosting European tech scale-ups for almost two decades. Endeit Capital is a growth capital firm fueling internationalization and innovation. We have been boosting European tech scale-ups for almost two decades. Why do we do it? In Amsterdam, our journey as a European scale-up investor began in 2006. Now, with three offices across Europe and backed by 72 entrepreneurs, we are proud of our portfolio. Visionary entrepreneurs In the canvas of innovation, the belief in the power of technology drives us forward. Through the landscapes of AI, machine learning, deep learning, and algorithms, we embark on a …

Type: Incubators & VCs

Sail the Planet Exclusive sustainable catamarans for sailors. #SAILTHEPLANET

Type: SMB Activities: fashtech Technologies: New Materials

Catalyst for sustainable progress As one of the largest Dutch fund managers in impact financing, we are building an economy that does not exhaust itself and in which everyone can participate to their full potential. StartGreen believes that the transition to a sustainable economy is initiated by impact entrepreneurs. People with vision, drive and courage. Because they, just like us, want to build sustainable progress and know that this is not possible without continuous innovation and a sound business model. That is what we invest in. Investments that show that financial and social returns can be combined very well. We …

Type: Incubators & VCs

Port of Amsterdam manages, operates and develops the port. By 2025, we want to be a leading European seaport, at the forefront of the transition to a sustainable society. Port of Amsterdam ensures a safe, swift and environmentally responsible management of shipping traffic within its working area. The exploitation is aimed at port sites (rental and leasing), quays and water. Port and nautical management, logistics, and spacial and economic planning

Type: SMB Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

The Nationale Postcode Loterij is the largest charity lottery in the Netherlands. Every month, lottery players stand a chance to win great prizes and support charitable organisations working in the fields of human rights, nature and the environment. The Nationale Postcode Loterij mission is to contribute to a greener and fairer world and to raise awareness for the work carried out by these organisations. www.postcodeloterij.nl fund raising and lottery

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: entertainment

Mashable is a media and entertainment company for superfans. We’re not for the casually curious. We devour culture and tech. Our ideas shape the future. Obsess with us. http://www.mashable.com news, blogs, tech, internet, social media, social networks, technology, mobile, media, journalism, culture, entertainment, marketing, and gadgets

Type: Media

The Global Community for Investors Seeking Growth Within Planetary Boundaries Super Climate was founded in 2021 with a mission to address the underrepresentation of climate-aligned investments. Since its inception, it has evolved into the premier platform designed for General Partners (GPs) and Limited Partners (LPs) of venture capital funds dedicated to planetary health. A dynamic, community-driven initiative created by VCs for VCs, Super Climate has a clear and impactful goal: to foster collaboration, build connections between GPs and LPs, and drive meaningful global impact. Guided by a vision to create enduring value within planetary boundaries, Super Climate has grown into …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

Investing in the future of world changing entrepreneurs. The world needs more innovative solutions to societal challenges. Social Entrepreneurs offer exciting solutions to these massive challenges and positively impact millions of lives with commercially scalable businesses. These entrepreneurs need capital and partners to grow. We salute you and seek to be your partner of choice! We support promising entrepreneurs, primarily in the Netherlands and NW EU, with growth capital and proven business tools to reach their full potential and enable them to achieve systemic change. Our combined success will inspire other investors to do the same. Rubio Impact Ventures - …

Type: Incubators & VCs

Type: Startup Activities: martech

Tags: H2020 Type: Media

TenneT is a leading European grid operator (Transmission System Operator, TSO). We are committed to a safe and reliable electricity supply, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In doing so, we stimulate the energy transition with the aim of a sustainable, reliable and affordable energy future. We are the first cross-border TSO to design, build, maintain and operate 24,500 kilometers of high-voltage connections in the Netherlands and large parts of Germany, and we facilitate the European energy market via the 16 interconnectors with our neighboring countries. With a turnover of 6.4 billion euros and a total asset value …

Type: Large company Activities: cleantech

Scaling Better Batteries A battery manufacturing platform that unlocks mass production of NextGen designs and materials. 8inks implements layered battery architectures in a single coating line, providing the opportunity to optimize for performance AND cost while ensuring compatibility with existing infrastructure.

Type: Startup Activities: manufacturing deeptech Technologies: Batteries New Materials

Type: SMB Activities: entertainment it services