Impact Shakers
Accelerator
A 6-month tailored accelerator for underrepresented founders in Europe to scale their impact startup.
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Scale Your Impact
The Impact Shakers Accelerator is the heart of our Impact Shakers Ecosystem. It is where we work directly with exceptional founder teams and connect them to our own impact investment vehicles, as well as to our partner ecosystem.
Because we are serious about driving systemic change, we will invest €150k in capital and support in your business as part of this programme. We are committed to giving you everything you need as a founder to scale your business AND your impact.
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Building a successful business is hard and we know that you have a lot on your plate. That is why we make sure that our programme works for you, regardless of the stage you are at and the challenges you are facing. Let us help you grow and succeed in your mission to make a positive impact on people and the planet!
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"I had never met investors who not only truly “got” impact, but were as genuinely committed to it as the Impact Shakers team. From the terms in our formal agreements to the conversations, it’s just so refreshing to have investors who are challenging you to grow a business, but even more so, to grow your impact to the best and biggest it can be."
Kimberley Abbott
Founder & CEO Vested Impact
Our offer
Founder Centric
We fund people.
In addition to investing €150.000 in equity & support, we back your growth and wellbeing. We design your personal and business development path together. Our programme shapes itself around your needs.
Our Impact Ecosystem
We have built a leading impact ecosystem over the past years and invite you to join and benefit from the support 200+ partners can give you.
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We work with you to make sure you find a scaling and fundraising strategy that works for you and find the experts and impact investors that match your strategy.
Hands on Support
We become part of your team.
We've directly coached 500+ startups and catalysed €20M in capital. We know that creating systemic impact isn't chasing rainbows and found there is method to the madness.
Our Impact Scaling Method is built on the lean startup methodology and incorporates inclusion, impact and wellbeing as core values.
Our Approach
Inclusive
Business Building
We take an intersectional approach and work with teams that are diverse in gender, ethnic background, migration background, are differently abled, and LGBTQIA+.
Our lens on inclusion also spans wider than the team. We help you look at your entire value chain, from suppliers to customers to partners and help you design impactful offerings from start to finish.
Embedded Impact
From setting impact KPIs to measuring impact and stroytelling, we help you build your impact strategy & roadmap.
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Our comfort zone is to relentlessly push the envelope on impact - and we know yours is too.
Together with you, we pioneer embedding impact as a way of doing business and provide you with professional coaching for you to become the impact leader you want to
Wellbeing & Care
We understand that your health and wellbeing as a founder is critical to the success of your business.
We deeply care about you and embed safeguards for your wellbeing into our contracts and our ways of working. Our coaching and programme are setup to unlock your potential to the fullest - with the room to breathe.
The Programme
We combine what we know works for startups
And add what is needed for maximum impact
Who we work with
Scalable impact solutions
Exceptional diverse founders
Pre-Seed/Seed Stage
Raised less than €2M
HQ in Europe (incl UK)
Climate Tech
Impact Infrastructure
Inclusion Tech
Our Track Record
We accelerated over 500 startups
We helped startups raise over €20 million
As underrepresented founders, we wanted our first cheque to come from an investor that understood the context of our journey so that they could support us adequately. We were blown away by Impact Shakers' mission and how they empower founders like us in our mission to build sustainable, and impactful companies.
Babusi Nyoni
Founder & CEO Sila Health
What we care about
Founder Focused
We invest in people. Your business will still change a lot and we invest in those that have the resilience and strength to steer it and their team into the future.
Problems & Markets
We love learning about the problem you want to solve and the market and your place in it. Teach us something new and we'll be the happiest and most curious kids in class.
Impact
Understand the impact you want to make. You don't have to have a shiny impact model yet, we'll build one together and help you keep your mission in focus.
Care about Your Users
If you understand and care about the real pain points of your users and can offer them a solution, you're well on your way to building a successful business.
Timing
Applications Open
22 November
Applications Close
22 December
​Interviews
Until 31 January
Selection & Signing
April
Kick off
May
We accept applications on a rolling basis, even before the deadline of 22 December 2023.
There are only 6 seats available, so apply now!
Their candid perspective as an investor and pragmatic guidance have greatly accelerated our understanding and progress toward achieving our fundraising goals for early next year.
Lisa Stafford
Chief Executive Officer @ TAZAAR
Our Partners
