Impact Competition
Get in the Ring The Netherlands – Impact
Grab the global spotlight, scale your solution internationally and compete for a convertible loan of up to €500,000 - the journey begins in The Netherlands. Chosen startups have the opportunity to attend virtual dealmaking meetings with our network of investors, corporates and governments, with the four best startups competing in a pitch battle in a global livestream on October 29.
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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. Jury members will help decide the four best solutions, who will pitch battle against each other on a global livestream at 4PM CET on October 29.
DOING GOOD BY DOING BUSINESS
We 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.
Get in the Ring The Netherlands is part of Impact Competition
How can we meet the growing needs within the limited means of our planet without leaving anyone behind? Impact Competition aims to answer this by putting a spotlight on impact startups to prove their solutions, scale them globally in leading impact cities and strengthen the global impact ecosystem.
At the Global Meetup 2021…
UNUSUAL SUSPECTS CONVERGE IN A TRUE MELTING POT
At Global Meetup 2021, you virtually join our 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 2021, where they will compete to win a €500K convertible loan.
… AND AN INVITE TO THE GLOBAL MEETUP
Impact Competition champions earn a fully-sponsored ticket to the Global Meetup 2022, where they will join 600 of our best and brightest from the Global Network.
Get in the Ring Global Meetup
The Global Meetup is the final of the Global Startup Competition of Get in the Ring. In the past, the event has been hosted in cities such as Medellin to Berlin and from Cascais to Singapore. This year, Global Meetup will held in an online environment in February 2021.
The winner of this event will win full sponsorship for 1 person to attend the Global Meetup.
“After winning the Global Meetup 2017, we got investors’ attention and gained the recognition we needed to close a $3m fund. Being part of the Get in the Ring community has been hugely beneficial for us.”
JULIA VELDHUIJZEN VAN ZANTEN – LIFESENSE GROUP
Get in the Ring Impact Competition is initiated by ImpactCity and Unknown Group. Both organizations align on a shared ambition of growing impact entrepreneurship across Europe and strengthen the global impact ecosystem.