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Impact Competition

A pan-European startup competition featuring the leading solutions in the domains of Food, Water and Energy eager to scale up. After six local city events and continent-wide public voting, the top 20 impact startups came to the Impact Finals in The Hague to crown this seasons European winners!

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SCALING SOLUTIONS IN SIX LEADING IMPACT CITIES

Kicking off in The Hague, then to Berlin, Geneva, Lisbon, Oslo and Copenhagen - the Get in the Ring Impact Competition traveled to each of these major European impact cities to grow their ecosystems by facilitating dealmaking between leading organizations and the brightest startup solutions in the domains of food, water and energy.

PUBLIC VOTING: A TICKET TO THE IMPACT FINALS

From 22 September to 6 October 2021, 50 promising solutions from all corners of Europe will compete in a public voting, with the most popular solutions joining the winners of the six city events at the Impact Finals in The Hague, where they will compete for a €500K convertible loan.

THE GRAND FINALE AT EUROPE’S LARGEST IMPACT MEETUP

The stage is set - the winners of city events and public voting will compete in front of a thousand attendees at ImpactFest - Europe’s largest impact meetup in the Hague on November 4. Leading investors, corporates and governments from around the globe will be in attendance - who will deliver the knockout blow and grab the title of Impact Competition Champion?

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Agriculture

Food

Growing, processing, packaging, distributing, consuming and disposing. While the means are many, the end is one - to use innovation to end global hunger.

According to the World Food Programme, 135 million people suffered from hunger in early 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic could now double that number, putting an additional 130 million people at risk of suffering acute hunger by the end of the year.

We’re looking for innovations that can accomplish Zero Hunger (SDG 2) and help eradicate all forms of malnutrition by 2030. Solutions focused on Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) are key to counteract the disparity that irresponsible food habits has created globally.

Energy

How can energy storage, distribution, generation and consumption be disrupted to accelerate the global switch to clean energy?

Renewable energy constitutes 17% of total energy consumption. While this is progress, we need to capitalize on their potential and further scale sustainable energy implementation.

We’re pursuing Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7) solutions that are making production cleaner, greener and more efficient. Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) are key to counteract the damage that irresponsible energy consumption has done to our Planet.

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