Thursday, May 14, 2026

Open call for startups to join ImpactAim SDGs Tech PreAccelerator

ImpactAim SDGs Tech PreAccelerator powered by UNDP, Seedstars, and Financial Times is a 15-day intensive online PreAccelerator that will immerse startups in business and impact venture building exercises, with unique opportunities to build first-hand connections and networking with over 60 domain experts, mentors, investors.
The UNDP pre-acceleration initiative is set to support impact oriented growth-stage businesses with viable and effective solutions to be deployed across a diverse set of users and contexts globally.
The initiative is focused on identifying ventures based innovative technology solutions and transformative business models, as well as services and products addressing challenges related to poverty & inequality through access to education, health and jobs, environment and energy, digital finance, resilience, gender equality as per the major priority directions outlined in UNDP’s strategic plan for 2022-2025.
Designed to support selected ventures to further build on their impact-oriented solutions, and prepare them for impact pitching and fundraising from impact investors and philanthropists, the PreAccelerator will be selecting 50 ventures who will be participating in impact venture building masterclasses and workshops, 1:1 exclusive coaching sessions from UNDP and guest mentors within the Seedstar network, and networking events with fellow ventures.

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