IMPACT Accelerator

IMPACT Accelerator is a top-tier accelerator program created by globally renowned accelerators, global brands, and VCs, ranked in the top ten worldwide. It offers equity-free funding, premium acceleration services, expert mentoring, and additional resources to boost innovation across Europe and beyond. The accelerator currently operates three main projects: IMPACT Connected Car, IMPACT Growth, and IMPACT RobotUnion. IMPACT Connected Car provides startups with up to €60k equity-free funding to develop solutions in IoT, safety & security, vehicle management, and other related areas. This initiative is led by key players in innovation and automobile industries, including ISDI, FundingBox, Mobile World Capital Barcelona, Ferrovial Servicios, CTAG, FIA, PSA Group, FIWARE Foundation, PARP, Insero, Mov'eo, MSAK, and LPNT. IMPACT Growth offers up to €250k equity-free funding and aims to accelerate 28 startups between 2017 and 2018, with the goal of identifying and boosting four exceptional startups. This program is managed by an international consortium of top accelerators, corporates, and VCs, including ISDI, FundingBox, Accelerace, Kibo Ventures, FIWARE Foundation, Invesdor, Mobile World Capital Barcelona, Ferrovial Servicios, Danone, MADE, and DOCOMO Digital. IMPACT RobotUnion will select 40 startups across two open calls, providing up to €223,000 in equity-free cash plus acceleration services. Selected companies will participate in a 12-month premium acceleration program led by ISDI in collaboration with leading research and technology organizations throughout Europe. Benefits include state-of-the-art technical support, world-class training and mentoring, internationalization assistance, international PR, and engagement with top global industry leaders. The programs have received funding from the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreements no 731343 (IMPACT Connected Car), no 732480 (IMPACT Growth), and no 779967 (RobotUnion).