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ImpactCity
ImpactCity is a startup and scale-up community in The Hague, Netherlands, focused on supporting entrepreneurs who address global challenges through innovation. It fosters collaboration among startups, NGOs, and research centers.
Overview
What ImpactCity does
What ImpactCity is
ImpactCity is a startup and scale-up community in The Hague, Netherlands, focused on supporting entrepreneurs who address global challenges through innovation. It fosters collaboration among startups, NGOs, and research centers.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 11, 2026
Official channels
Find ImpactCity elsewhere
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Capability profile
ImpactCity as a community
Community overview
ImpactCity is an organization based in The Hague, Netherlands, focused on fostering an ecosystem for impact entrepreneurs. It aims to support startups and scale-ups that work on innovative solutions for social and environmental challenges. The organization has been active in promoting entrepreneurship and innovation for a better world.
Community focus
ImpactCity invests in sustainable startups and scale-ups, particularly those addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The organization provides various services, including access to funding, networking opportunities, and infrastructure to facilitate growth. It collaborates with regional partners to enhance the impact ecosystem in The Hague.
Member value
Members benefit from access to funding, networking opportunities, and infrastructure to facilitate growth. They also receive support through various programs designed to prepare them for investment and connect them with potential investors.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- cohort-based
- Commitment
- moderate
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- accelerator and community
- Selection criteria
- application
- Stages
- Seed · Seed+
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
- Annual events
- 2
Events and activity
ImpactCity organizes several events, including The Hague Innovators Challenge, an annual competition for startups to present innovative ideas addressing social issues, and ImpactFest, a major event that showcases impact-driven innovations and connects entrepreneurs with investors.
Notable members
Key team members include Irene Samwel, Account Manager & Manager of Partnerships, and Mirjam Niessen, Impact Investment Principal at DOEN Participations.
Common questions
What to know about ImpactCity
Upseed classifies ImpactCity under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 11, 2026
Known limits
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