UNDP IMPACT VENTURE HUB

The Impact Venture Hub accelerates sustainable development by supporting high-impact ventures and non-profits, building a worldwide network of mission-driven organisations, and stimulating impactful investments.

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Countries

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Ventures

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Programmes

About Impact Venture Accelerator

The Impact Venture Accelerator (IVA) provides programmes or targeted support to MSMEs with the aim of adjusting business models, products, or services to accelerate sustainable innovation and business development delivering on the SDG targets.

We provide accelerator programs to support MSMEs at different growth/maturity stages, including pre-seed, seed, early growth, growth, series A/B as well as established and corporate enterprises interested in contributing to the SDGs. UNDP provides targeted innovative services to these different business segments.

Green Growth & Jobs Accelerator

We support established entrepreneurs and SMEs to accelerate green growth in their businesses and support the local transition to a green and sustainable economy and enable green jobs for youth.

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BOOST Impact Accelerator

Launched in 2020, BOOST brings together startups, impact ventures, SMEs, CSOs, and academic institutions to co-design solutions, fostering collaboration, and providing funding, training, and mentorship.

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Growth Stage Impact Ventures

The Growth Stage Imapct Ventures (GSIV) programme identifies through a highly competitive process enterprises from developing countries that have developed at-scale products and services that contribute to the SDGs while achieving commercial success and are committed to embed impact considerations into decision-making.

Established in 2019, the GSIV was rolled out at a global scale in 2019 and 2021 as well as at a country level in Colombia (2022), Tanzania (2022), Nigeria (2023) and Cambodia (2024).

She Disrupts Indonesia (SDI)

In collaboration with IWEF (Indonesian Women Empowerment Fund), YCAB Ventures, Moonshot Ventures, Creatella Impact, UN Women, Citibank, Monks Hill Ventures and Sasakawa Peace Foundation; UNDP co-organizes a competition and pre-acceleration programme for early-stage social enterprises who are women-led and/or benefitting women.

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Innovation for Social Impact Partnership

The Innovation for Social Impact Partnership (ISIP) aims to support promising innovative social enterprises in the Philippines to be able to collectively contribute to the acceleration, achievement, and sustainability of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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ImpactAIM Accelerator Armenia

UNDP Armenia released an impact report of ImpactAim Venture Accelerator Programme that supports startups in addressing gaps to achieve the SDGs and promote innovation that bring together different stakeholders in 2017-2020.

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Other Accelerators

Read more about other UNDP acceleration programmes to support companies at different growth/maturity stages to catalyze sustainable business development and innovation that deliver on the SDG targets.

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