impact academy
welcome
There has never been a better time to use the tools of business to make a difference. At Impact Academy we believe that when business growth and positive social and environmental outcomes are implicitly linked, we create significant impact for the future.
Our flagship project is the Impact Accelerator, a 20-week program focused on entrepreneurial learning and enterprise development. This program has been designed and continuously improved over since it was first launched in 2014 to help start-ups, and early-stage impact ventures achieve sustainable and scalable impact.
In 2018, we expanded through the introduction of new themes including a Health Accelerator and Eco Accelerator. Applications will soon be open for our eleventh cohort and will soon be accepting applications for IA - 11, starting in early 2024.
Dream Bold, Deliver Outcomes, Change Tomorrow
impact
experience
Since being established in late 2014, Impact Academy has had the privilege of working with 108 impact ventures to design, develop, launch, fund and grow their businesses.
best practise program
We strive to educate and nurture the best impact ventures graduating from the Impact Accelerator.
We coach enterprises to be locally passionate, globally aware, design-centric, product pragmatic, revenue generating and built for scale.
Most importantly, we help design and implement clear and tangible outcome models that are integral to the way their business is oriented.
We have a tonne of fun along the way.
ideal initial investment - time, energy, experience
200 + hours of value
Accelerator Workshops
Detailed workshops by expert facilitators who are leaders in their field.
Coaching Support
Weekly direct coaching with the Impact Academy and Greater Outcomes team.
Intern Support
Our Intern Pitch event connects passionate and committed contributors with genuine skills and expertise to work on your enterprise.
Community Events
Entrepreneur Dinners with successful guest entrepreneurs, regular pitch events, social events with alumni and group activities focused on health and wellness.
Mentor Sessions
Knowledge is power and mostly comes from experience. We’ve seen ‘mentoring’ initiatives done lots of ways not so well. We do it a little different, with the aim to gain significant value for both enterprises and mentors.
the program, our process, your outcomes as an impact venture
apply
Online Application and Pitch Process.
successful applicants offered accelerator positions
- Impact Venture Accelerator
- Eco Accelerator
- Health & Wellness Accelerator
impact academy
20 week accelerator program
showcase and marketplace
Pitch Night
Scalable enterprises creating sustainable outcomes.
the enterprises
upcoming accelerators
health
health accelerator
Are you an entrepreneur wanting to disrupt the health industry in any of these sectors: e-Health, Medical Technology, Medical Device, Detection/ Prevention Technology, Health System Software, Mental Health, Wellness and Mindfulness Ventures? This program is designed to enable the development of health innovations, deliver world-class medical devices, services, technology and/or platforms to improve people’s lives.
Dream Bold, Deliver Outcomes and let’s Change Tomorrow.
Details of the application process and eligibility criteria are outlined on the application form.
eco
eco accelerator
Are you striving to make changes in climate tech, decarbonisation, renewable energy generation / storage / distribution, circular economy, regenerative agriculture, future of food and conservation?
We have reached a tipping point of non-acceptance around many behaviours that are unsustainable.
Large environmental problems require solutions at scale and we now have collective demand to tackle these issues. This accelerator program will specialise in building scalable solutions to ensure we can all live in safe, resilient and sustainable communities.
Details of the application process and eligibility criteria are outlined on the application form.
social enterprise
social enterprise accelerator
Is your entrepreneurial product designed for Youth, Seniors, Indigenous, Disability, Refugee/Migrants, Digital Fundraising/Philanthropy, or Housing? Then this is the program for you. The Social Enterprise accelerator has been designed to support global change makers that are restless with the status quo and understand the prospect of outcomes achieved through business.
Details of the application process and eligibility criteria are outlined on the application form.
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