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BATTLE YOUR WAY TO A €500K CONVERTIBLE LOAN

Compete against the boldest European impact startups at various events and online selections. At the Impact Finals in 2021, winners compete for a €500K convertible loan. Applicants to events also get access to local and international investors. Sometimes, one meeting is all it takes to foster a game-changing collaboration!

SCALE YOUR IMPACT GLOBALLY

Test, prove and scale your solution with our network of partners and SuperConnectors, and be recognized as a leading impact startup on an international stage. Moreover, courtesy Innofest, the overall winner of the Impact Competition earns an opportunity to prove their solution at a test site in the Netherlands, getting an dedicated innovation expert and online training sessions, all totalling €7K.

GLOBAL EXPOSURE FOR YOUR STARTUP

Winners of events and online selections qualify for the Get in the Ring Global Meetup 2022 - where they join the Global Network - our curation of elite changemakers and investors from around the globe. Winning solutions will be displayed on our and partner websites and communicated across our marketing channels to our Global Network of investors, corporates and governments.

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Impact Competition events

May 4, 2021

Get in the Ring Geneva – Impact

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OUR SUPERCONNECTORS

Min Ai Kok

Programme Analyst / Cultiv@te Project Manager UNDP

Piers Clark

Chairman Isle Utilities

Luis Manuel

Executive Board Member EDP Inovação

Fredrik Tukk

Head of Innovation Scouting Maersk Drilling

Joni Lehto

Ecosystem Developer City of Helsinki

Fran Baker

Global Social Innovation Lead Arm

Dennis Levien

Investment Manager Porsche Ventures

Guillaume Bazouin

Head of Startup and Intrapreneurship Programs Leonard

Alexander Crowell

Founding Partner/Managing Director PureTerra Ventures

Serpil Tascioglu

Director Foods Innovation & Transformation Unilever

Raymond Meeuwsen

Business Creation Manager EIT InnoEnergy

Michał Mackowiak

Investor & Startup mentor .

Doing good by doing business

The Impact Competition is focused on innovations that contribute to a better world. Solving global challenges in food, health, water and energy, dedicated towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).

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Food
Water
Energy

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.

GROWING
Sustainable alternative input of raw materials and growing processes
- Aeroponics
- Alternative pest repeller
- Alternative proteins (e.g. insects)
- Aquaponics
- Hydroponics
- Indigenous seeds
- Natural crop protection
- Sustainable irrigation
- Vertical farming
FOOD PROCESSING
Making the production process more sustainable and less polluting
- Cleaning
- Crop harvesting
- Cultivating
- Grading
- Pre-preparation
- Sorting
PACKAGING & DISTRIBUTION
Ensuring the processing & distribution of food becomes more sustainable
- Alternative food packaging
- Biodegradable food packaging
- Emission reduction in logistics & shipping
- Local sourcing
- Preservatives
- Transportation
- Warehouse storage
FOOD CONSUMPTION
Solving the polluting effects of food consumption
- Certifications / registration
- Humane
- Locally sourced
- Sustainably sourced/harvested/organic
- Veg(etari)an
- Wild sourcing (fish)
FOOD WASTE
Dealing with food waste across the value chain
- Composting
- Non-synthetic
- Recyclable
- Waste reduction
- Waste tracking

Hargol Foodtech

Winner Get in the Ring Global 2017

Sustainable grasshopper production

eAgrar

Winner Get in the Ring Croatia 2019

Monitoring crops and microclimate conditions to predict onset diseases

eFishery

Winner Get in the Ring Global 2014

IoT feeding machines for aquaculture

Cellugy

Winner Get in the Ring Denmark 2019

Bio-cellulose material to replace plastic packaging

Wakuli

Direct to customer sustainable sourced coffee bean service

FreshStrips

Winner Get in the Ring Netherlands 2016

Smart labels indicating food freshness

Mimica

Smart labels indicating food freshness

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.

STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION
Ensuring energy is delivered to the consumer in a sustainable and efficient way
- Battery technologies
- Carrier
- Grid management
- Pipeline adaptation
- Safe and effective transportation methods
ENERGY GENERATION
Making the process of energy generation more sustainable
- Efficient Processing
  - Catalyzation
  - CO2 capturing
  - CO2 utilization
  - Heat capture
  - Kynetic
- Renewable sources
  - Chemicals
  - Geothermal, hydro, solar, wind, and wave energy
  - Hydrogen
  - Biomass
  - Heat
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Efficient energy that is utilized by the end-consumer at the right time
- Electric & Hydrogen mobility
- Energy saving
- Insights into energy use
- More efficient public energy use
- Self sufficient buildings
- Smart grids

Brill Power

Winner Shell New Energy Challenge 2017

Intelligent control system to extend the lifetime of batteries while maintaining high performance

NanoSUN

Winner Shell New energy challenge 2019

Accelerate the transition to hydrogen mobility through safe hydrogen storage

Opus 12

Finalist Sustainable Industry Challenge 2019

Convert CO₂ into profitable chemicals, such as plastics and transportation fuels

Hiiroc

Finalist Shell New Energy Challenge 2020

Low-cost, zero-emission Hydrogen production through a unique plasma process

Wellsun

Finalist Strukton Sustainable Buildings challenge 2019

Highly efficient transparent glass solar panels for energy production, solar shading

Maxem

Finalist Achmea comfortable living challenge

Measures all energy flows in your home and makes adjustments where necessary

Initiative Of

ImpactCity is the startup and scale-up community of The Hague. We help innovative entrepreneurs to start successfully and to grow their business. We open doors to investors and offer access to a comprehensive business network, inspiring company locations, international trade missions and competitions.

Main partner

Partners

Achieve global exposure

Compete for a convertible loan of up to €500K
Test and prove your solutions with partners
Be recognized as a leading impact startup in Europe.
Become part of an international network.

How it works

Open Application

Apply for the competition and motivate why you should be selected

Selection Round

Participate in one of the selection rounds in leading impact cities in Europe.

Impact Finals

Selected startups receive a ticket to the Impact Finals in The Hague in fall 2021.

Competition winner

Through an epic Get in the Ring startup battle, the final winner of the Impact Competition will be chosen

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Berlin

Lisbon

Geneva

Oslo

Copenhagen

Online selection

Timeline

Application deadline

Superconnector nominations

Nominees announcement

Public Voting

Finalists announcement

Impact Competition

BATTLE YOUR WAY TO A €500K CONVERTIBLE LOAN

SCALE YOUR IMPACT GLOBALLY

GLOBAL EXPOSURE FOR YOUR STARTUP

Berlin

Copenhagen

Geneva

Lisbon

Oslo

The Hague

Event agenda

Impact Competition events

Get in the Ring Oslo – Impact

Get in the Ring Copenhagen – Impact

Get in the Ring The Netherlands – Impact

Get in the Ring Berlin – Impact

Get in the Ring Lisbon – Impact

Get in the Ring Geneva – Impact

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OUR SUPERCONNECTORS

Doing good by doing business

Food

GROWING

FOOD PROCESSING

PACKAGING & DISTRIBUTION

FOOD CONSUMPTION

FOOD WASTE

Hargol Foodtech

eAgrar

eFishery

Cellugy

Wakuli

FreshStrips

Mimica

Water

WATER AVAILABILITY

WATER QUALITY

WATER RESILIENCE

Field Factors

Altum Technologies

LiquidGold

The Great Bubble Barrier

Desolenator

Energy

STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION

ENERGY GENERATION

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Brill Power

NanoSUN

Opus 12

Hiiroc

Wellsun

Maxem

Initiative Of

Main partner

Partners

Achieve global exposure

How it works

Open Application

Selection Round

Impact Finals

Competition winner