Impact Shakers

Impact Shakers addresses complex societal and environmental challenges through inclusive entrepreneurship and capital innovation. The company's ecosystem is designed to facilitate systemic change by collaborating with diverse entrepreneurs, investors, and partners across the entire lifecycle of impact-driven businesses. Impact Shakers operates accelerator and incubator programs, alternative financing initiatives, and directly invests in startups. The organization aims to activate underutilized problem-solving potential by promoting diversity among entrepreneurs. It offers a €20 million venture fund focused on the intersection of diversity and impact, along with a 6-month accelerator program for underrepresented founders to help them grow and scale their impact businesses. This year’s ‘Transformative 25’ program emphasizes place-based, Indigenous-led, ownership-focused, impact-first funds.