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The Hague has a large and tight-knit international network. For startups, this means having close access to the market and business partners.
The Hague is the first ImpactCity of the world. We are proud to be the frontrunner on an international scale when it comes down to join forces for entrepreneurship and impact to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. The core of the global ImpactCity is ‘doing good & doing business’.
“The possibilities of seaweed production are not only diverse but also environmentally friendly.” – Koen van Swam, co-founder at NoordzeeboerderijFoundation
The ImpactCity community contributes to solutions for challenging Sociatal problems. We develop drones that are being used in emergency situations. We also work on big data to make humanitarian aid more effective. We build affordable biogas systems that alleviate households in developing countries.
We design smartphone applications that help manage the use of water in risk areas. We grow mushrooms on the coffee grounds of corporate companies. We build smart authentication tools that give access to delicate information to the right people only. We develop power plants that generate and transform alternative energy.
As impact startup you can gain direct access to our network of national and international partners working on impact on a daily basis. You can also meet fellow startups and scale-ups and connect, innovate, accelerate and create!
The Impact Diagram shows the versatile ecosystem that you can use as an impact startup or scale-up. This overview is constantly growing and is therefore becoming richer and fuller.
Get in touch with your peers, meet us and do share your story with us. Browse the website and connect through social media or subscribe to our newsletter. Do you have a question, are you interested in connecting with one of our many international partners to create innovations for a better world? Or are you interested in startup ideas to kickstart impactful innovations? Fill in this form and contact the first ever ImpactCity of the world.
The Hague is thé city of peace and justice where networks, companies and governments from all over the world come together. This is right place for the startups with the right goals: doing business with focus on social and economic impact.
Do you want to organize a network meeting that contributes to the Impact Economy of The Hague? You can request funding to organize and implement your network meeting.