As part of our call for applications for the Tech for Impact Awards, we received a growing number of applications from startups from Southern Europe. We are excited to see this region become a bigger part of our programs, and to better reflect the trends and diversity of the...
Tech and Impact in Southern Europe
+280 entrepreneurs committed to creating a positive impact through innovative tech solutions
With +280 applications across 24 countries, the number of eligible applications for the SEIF Tech for Impact Awards hit a record once again! Switzerland is in the lead, accounting for more than half of all applications. Germany and France both represent the second largest countries, followed by the UK,...
Interview: Impact Shakers
Yonca Braeckman is the Founder and CEO of Impact Shakers. We asked her about her view of the impact ecosystem in Europe, and her experience in supporting underrepresented founders in growing their business and ideas. Yonca Braeckman, how would you describe the tech startup ecosystem in Europe? Accelerators have...
What’s new since the Awards? Previous winner Rrreefs
Out of the many other support programs in the ecosystem, why did you apply to the SEIF Tech for Impact Awards specifically? We have decided to apply for the SEIF Awards because of the strong focus on impact entrepreneurship and innovative technology. Besides the opportunity of winning the Award...
What’s new since the Awards? Previous winner Oxyle
Out of the many other support programs in the ecosystem, why did you apply specifically to the SEIF Tech for Impact Awards? The SEIF Tech for Impact Awards offers an excellent opportunity to showcase your impact driven innovation to a diverse and global audience. If your innovation contributes to...
Trends in the Nordics Tech for Impact Ecosystem
As we opened the call for the 12th edition of the Tech for Impact Awards, we are thrilled to receive applications from various places in Europe. The impact tech ecosystem is growing and developing extensively and so are the programs and accelerators that work to support them in various...
SEIF is partnering with >>venture>>!
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with >>venture>>, to support them in integrating the impact dimension further in the Swiss start-up ecosystem! ABOUT >>venture>> >>venture>> is Switzerland’s leading and largest annual startup competition co-organized by ETH Zurich, McKinsey & Company, Knecht Holding, Innosuisse, and EPFL. Established in 1997,...
What’s new since the Awards? Previous winner Oorja
At SEIF, we are always excited to hear from entrepreneurs after their participation in the Tech for Impact Awards. Today, we give the word to Clémentine Chambon, CTO & Co-Founder at Oorja, who was granted the Awards for Scalable solution from SEIF in 2021. Out of the many other...
What’s new since the Awards? Previous winner NaturLoop
Earlier this month, we opened the call for the 12th edition of the Tech for Impact Awards. This was the opportunity for us to look back and build something new while keeping what makes this program unique. We decided to reach out to those who have successfully completed the...
2021 successes, developments and what to expect for 2022
2021 has been a quite a year for SEIF: it was full of opportunities to embrace change and transitions, as well as to build up on learnings from the past years. We started the year by opening the calls for the Impact Academy and Tech for Impact Awards and...