The world is being hit by several crises simultaneously, which are mutually dependent.
The World Economic Forum refers to them as the polycrisis.
Our Mission:
Empowering impact startups in
creating collective impact
for the polycrisis.
We support startups to become impact startups and create connections with diverse stakeholders, from various industries, to address the polycrisis in a more holistic way.
It involves coordinated action, shared measurement systems, and continuous communication to achieve impactful and sustainable change.
Our Services
To support promising startups working on tackling the polycrisis and to turn them into impact catalysts, we have developed two main services:
Impact
Accelerator
Program
In our 6‑month accelerator program, we support participants in impact business modelling, impact management and impact reporting. We offer coaching, mentoring, group training and sessions with 100+ experts from our community.
Impact
Collectives
Impact collectives are our networks of startups and established organizations united by shared goals, spanning across various sectors. We meet to grow and learn together on user group inputs, research insights, regulatory changes and cooperation experiences.
Impact Gallery
5,5 million
endemic trees and rewetted of more than 250 hectares of peatland.naera
Enzo Cenci
he/him Freelance Independent Fundraising ConsultantBlog
4 out of 5 trees
are considered “sick” by the German “Waldzustandserhebung”.Treety
Stephanie von Behr
she/her Managing Director at Founderland40 million
tons of CO2 annually, significantly improving biodiversity, regenerating agricultural soils, cooling the environment during heat peaks and more.Rethread Africa
Alicia Combaz
she/her founder & ceo of MAKE.ORG49%
of global biodiversity is hosted by soils. But 40% of soils are degraded, mainly because of intense agricultural activity.Protegg
Protegg specializes in repurposing eggshell and eggshell membrane residuals from the egg processing industry into high-quality, standardized raw materials.
Eberhard Ruess
he/him Former global Head of IT for Supply Chain, Procurement & M&A; Formerly NestléBlog
70%
of stands in central Europe already have reduced vitality due to extreme weather and pathogens.mexb.ai
mexb.ai is developing a conversational AI chatbot for initial mental health support and to bridge time until professional treatments start.
Till Augner
Founder | Executive Coach | Mentor at Uplift Founders | Partners in Clime131595
trees all over Germany since their foundation in 2021 and rising numbers in every planting seasonLetsdata
Developing an early-warning AI system to help organizations understand and respond to the spread of disinformation and ill-intended information campaigns
Antje Christine Venjakob
she/her Self-employed, Venture Building | Start-Up Financing & Growth70%
of stands in central Europe already have reduced vitality due to extreme weather and pathogens.Boreal Light
Installing short-term (off-grid) solar-hybrid water treatment systems to solve the problem with drinking water in Mykolaiv
Davide Marchisio
he/him Venture Builder, Product Coach, Business StrategistInspiration
50 events
in Berlin to help citizens apply for funding for a balcony power plant.Treepilya
Restoring, building-up and improving Ukrainian forests to sustain a healthy environment and accelerate the net-zero future
Pawel Poltorak
he/him CMO at Ragnarson100%
have an impact orientated business modelCentre for Alternative Conflict Resolution
Harnessing the potential of AI/ML to drive forward effective and long-lasting solutions to global conflicts
Dash Markova
she/her Empowering Impact Entrepreneurs with training and mentorship, Dash Too MuchInspiration
43 impact startups
in our accelerator programVolynska Gazeta (ViLNi)
Promoting free speech and sharing stories of Ukrainians by transforming a traditional regional newspaper “Volynska Gazeta” into a modern independent media outlet
Dennis Stahl
he/him Serial Founder, Investor, Impact & Sustainability Expert at OnePurpose Network3559008
people have been impacted by startups from our accelerator programmUkrainian House Berlin
Fostering intercultural dialogue and collaboration by providing a space for Ukrainians and Germans to engage and interact
Waridi Pabst — Schrobsdorff
she/her Founder & CEO of Fashion Africa 254, Contributor for Africa at Vogue GermanyInspiration
80%
of the biodiversity levels of native forests within 20 years.Re:Life Ukraine
Re:Life Ukraine unites students-architects of Ukrainian and European Universities to rebuild small cities and communities that were affected by the war. All the projects will be designed according to European Green Strategy of sustainable urban development.
Alexander Fahie
he/him Entrepreneur at TAISK300
billion USD annually by 2030.PLAN B
We are building the social, structural and technical infrastructure for effective, decentralized implementation of climate protection measures by civil society in order to make Berlin climate-neutral.
Mark Young
President at Rational Games, Inc.Inspiration
4200000
hectares of forest globally, causing significant environmental and economic damageAseel
E‑commerce platform that empowers artisans from underdeveloped nations to reach a global consumer base and leverages the same technology for transparent aid provision, fostering both economic growth and humanitarian impact.
Oladosu Adenike
she/her Executive Director, I Lead Climate Action InitiativeInspiration
30%
increase in biodiversity compared to non-reforested degraded landWelobby
Provides a lobby for everyone without a lobby. They give access to politics and decision makers to every interest group, independent from the financial background
Annelie Graf
she/her Senior Consultant Business Strategy & Innovation, diffferent GmbHInspiration
78 billion USD
annually, due to the costs of misinformation correction, reputational damage, and decreased trust in media and institutionyamakoe
Wildfire Detection Platform, which can detect even small fires with the help of a mesh network of solar-powered air sensors
Martin Quach
he/him Climate Impact Advisor at TerraformationInspiration
35%
tilt
Software that automatically assesses the CO2 emissions and climate change risk of SMEs and makes this data open source available for use in credit decisions.
Abdul Khaleq Al-Qasaily
he/him Serial Entrepreneur, Business Global Mentor, GeoAI Consultant at QR Global LTInspiration
50.9
out of 100, with many democracies experiencing increasing restrictions on media freedomKLEA
Builds a reliable support structure for law clinics at universities in Germany to bring change in the legal education system and change the access to the justice system
Niall Bellabarba
he/him Senior Cloud Architect at DWSInspiration
700000000
tons of CO2 annuallyWe4everyone
We4everyone offers wind energy from local wind gusts to businesses and private households with a wind sail power plant.
Laura Schmidhuber
she/her Head of Digital Innovation Lab at Miele & Cie. KGInspiration
10%
of the total assets under management in the financial sector are directed towards sustainable investmentsOpen Sanctions
Makes building blocks for fighting financial crime
Alice Hohenlohe
she/her Impact Manager at Trill ImpactInspiration
2.6
trillion USD annuallybeabee
beabee is an opensource software platform for people-powered media or people owned media.
Florian Fodermeyer
he/him Consulting Partner at Dynamo PartnersBlog
30%
of their crops’ value every harvest season as agricultural wasteBeeCharitable
Platform to generate outreach and donations in eSport tournaments for NGOs.
Lucas von Fürstenberg
he/him Sustainable forestry, real estate, business angel at Freiherr von Fürstenberg’sche VerwaltungInspiration
12000+ tons
unused residual material per daySIRPLUS
SIRPLUS reduces food waste by rescuing high-quality food offered through an online store — as a cooking box or individual order
Cielo Sanabria
Senior LCA Expert and Sustainability Analyst at SAP2500000+ people
every dayHandstree
The platform for safe & easy charity
Natalia Mejia Pardo
she/her Project Associate at The Data Tank77000 families
with food packagesCanelle Mengual
she/her Senior Program Manager10000 food products
Karyna Shulgina
she/her Project manager at Skin Open SourceInspiration
691357 Meals
Niklas Fröjdholm
he/him Strategy Intern at CINSoil391900 kg of plastic
from roads, illegal dumps, and from the nature.Nameer Alkhayyat
he/him CTO at naeraInspiration
21000 stores
Louis Schwab
he/him CEO / Co-founder at naeraInspiration
182139039 trees
in 35 countriesUlrich Katterbach
he/him Innovation Consultant and Mentor: Bridging Ideas to Sustainable Success, Self EmployedInspiration
2000000 Users
to save foodOlga Almqvist
she/her Senior Manager, Societal Impact Financing Initiative (SciFi), ESMT1000000 tonnes of CO2
Kirsten Niemann
she/her Online Marketing Manager, Self employed170000 tonnes of CO2
from the atmosphereEmmanuel Okorwoit
Co-founder and CEO at Treety219 projects
for Carbon Dioxide RemovalAbby Mbuthi
Co-founder and CPO at TreetyInspiration
1000+ solutions
for decarbonisation on their platformCharles Oyamo
Co-Founder at Rethread Africa276 Wohnungen
in Erlangen seriell saniertNoreen Mwancha
Co-Founder at Rethread AfricaInspiration
300 zirkuläre Immobilien
gebaut, umgebaut oder rückgebautVincent Momanyi
Lead Polymer Researcher at Rethread Africa3590 Landwirten
zusammen, um deren Bodengesundheit zu stärken und das Klima zu schützen.Alexander Kahlmann
he/him Co-Founder at I’M℗ACTING3 to 5 times more yield
than drip irrigation, with their Buried DiffuserMarie-Kristin Wysk
Founder and CEO at I’M℗ACTING50 Percent
or agriculture, forests, and green landscapesAlex Yousefian
Co-Founder / COO at PersiumInspiration
18 impact startups
from UkraineEden Tadesse
Founder and CEO at invicta2500t of food
from landfills.Tavseef Mairaj Shah
COO at CinSOILInspiration
500,000 inhabitans
of Mykolaiv with drinking waterGiorgi Shuradze
Managing Director and CEO at CinSOILAntonella Succurro
CTO at CinSOILEduard Martín-Borregón
Executive Director at abrimos.infoClaudia Ocaranza Abascal
Journalism and Transparency Director at abrimos.infoFernando Matzdorf
Director of Data at abrimos.infoDarya Dantseva
Founder and Biotechnologist at Skin Open SourceAnastasiia Toryanik
Analyst, Scientist at Skin Open SourceMaurits Zevering
Managing Director: Finance & Strategy at nextract energyMichelle Rudolph
she/her Program ManagerLars Ofterdinger
he/him Social Media Lead Europe, smart Europe GmbHIdan Tobias
he/him Organisational development expert, Self-EmployeedAlena Hilbig
she/her Startup Mentor | Operational & Strategic Excellence | Venture CapitalTorsten Mueller
Managing Director at CommerzbankLukas Marzi
he/him CEO at On Purpose and Founder at MarziplanDavid Schmidt
he/him CPO & serial founder, ApotheraKai Martin
he/him Industrial Climate Tech Investor at Shell VenturesJuliana Zgryzek
she/her PR at BeeCharitableBenjamin Guelker
he/him Advertising & Communication Manager at welobbyInspiration
Anvita Mudkani
she/her Senior Investment Manager at IBB VenturesJoshua Bobzin
he/him Project & Fundraising Manager at Plan BYannick Frank
he/him Startup Mentor & Investor at Partners in ClimeLukas Harlan
he/him Programe Director at Schöpflin FoundationNadine Michalske
she/her Co-Founder Klima.MetrixInga Skowranek
she/her Consultant systemic organizational development & sustainability management & Agile Coach, Freelancer and collectiv:a memberSebastian Schramm
Venture Architect at Enpulse Ventures GmbHNancy Birkhölzer
she/her Founder, Investor, Advisory Board Member at NB VenturesChristian Walter
he/him Founding Partner at SDGxJulia Dreyer
she/her Co-Founder & Board Member at collectiv:a eG | Expert on Innovation & Agile MethodsInspiration
Johanna von Herman-Kim
COO & Investor at Catalyst Impact Investment ClubSébastien Martin
Founder and Managing Partner at Impact AssociatesMaren Lesche
Founder & CEO at Startup ColorFriedrich Lindenberg
Founder, lead engineer at OpenSanctionsBian Sukrow
they/them Head of KLEAMaike Striffler
Fundraising & Strategy Lead at Relevant VenturesEdson Niwamanya
Portfolio Lead at Relevant VenturesSharon Namujjuzi
she/her Finance Lead at Relevant VenturesSilke Sommer
Product Owner, Marketing & Finance at comuneoKatharina von Stauffenberg
she/her Co-Founder at comuneo (Business Development & Sales)Mathias John
Founder and CEO at we4everyoneMaria Pozder
Co-Founder and COO at we4everyoneMarkus Johanning
Co-Founder and managing director at ProteggFabian Hütter
Co-Founder and Head of R&D at ProteggKai Aslan
CEO at BeeCharitableIsabel Arens
Founder at World for ClimateZubair Khalid
CTO at AseelReshad Zazai
Backend Developer at AseelJesus Bueno Alvarez
Co-Founder at YamakoeAnne Schönauer
Project Lead at tiltTilman Trompke
Project Manager at tiltJulia Hildebrand
Project Lead at beabeeJan Christian Sahl
Founder and CEO at welobbyNasrat Khalid
Fouder & CEO at AseelFrancis Dossou Sognon
Chief Executive OfficerSaskia Howe
Organizational development, organizational cultureTim Gauss
Fundraising / Business Model DevelopmentLu Yen Roloff
Founder/InitiatorinJulia Roblick
she/her Impact Investing, better venturesMario Steinbuch
Co-Founder & Managing Director, 36 Chambers StudioPieter van Midwoud
Chief Tree Planting Officer, EcosiaJacob Künzer
he/him Program supportNataliia Fiebrig
Managing Director at WeAid, Foreign Correspondant at Studio 1+1Norman Hiob
he/him Co-Founder & Managing Director at Planty Foods & Hiob VenturesTayla Sheldrake
she/her Managing Director at MotionLab.VenturesErdinç Koç
he/him Fundraising Expert & Venture Partner at Heartfelt Capital and Head of the MediaTech Hub Accelerator at the HPIRobert Hite
he/him Director of Business Development, Aptar Digital HealthNetsai Ndaza
she/her Programm ManagerMatthias Oetken
CEO & Founder, Executive coach, former CFO/ CRO at N26Jasmine Borhan
Founder, Jasmine Borhan Strategic CommunicationsAlex Kovbasko
she/her Accelerator Developer at Mykolaiv Water HubYuliia Maletska
she/her Product Manager, LetsDataPetra H. Holthusen
she/her Senior Project Manager, Be an Angel e.V.Lea Jacobsen
she/her Project Administrator, Be an Angel e.V.Asal Rustamova
Sponsorship and Media Partnership ManagerSascha Erben
Managing Director, Ohana Group Hamburg (Family Office) / 105 VIERTEL Hamburg (Social Impact Incubator and Accelerator)Christoph Rohde
Transaction Manager at FASEChrista Cocciole
Body Oriented Systems Therapist and Consultant for Embodied Leadership, FreelanceKatrin Häuser
CEO and co-founder, TheGreenSpringOleksandr Snidalov
Director of Platform and Services, BabbelFabian Hoehne
Entrepreneur, Impact Investor, Founder of Vitolus, Cleverackern & Flyla.comDr. Christian Humborg
CEO Wikimedia Deutschland, Founder RUMS, Board member CORRECTIVKiana Mardi
Founding Partner, Lucy Capital / Company Building, fraud0Felix Krause
Managing Partner, Vireo Ventures ManagementMina Kolagar
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, PANTOhealthChristian Boettcher
Entrepreneur in Web3 | Independent Platform Strategy Advisor, NUW VenturesThomas Kalunge
Human-Centered Innovation Strategist and Entrepreneurial Business LeaderRené Wienholtz
Founder, LOOM ImpactSabrina Konzok
Board Member and Managing Director at SEND e.V. and Junge Tüftler gGmbHChristian Kroll
he/him CEO of EcosiaKai Malkwitz
Impact Director at Founders Institute BerlinDr. Thomas Warnke
Entrepreneur at Humboldt InnovationMamuteane Mmutle
Investor / Entrepreneur/ Operations SpecialistTobias Ahrens
Head of Startup Hub at Commerzbank AGPhilipp Schmidt
Managing Owner at C4CS Europe — Center for Corporate SustainabilityMaike Striffler
Co-Founder & Social Enterprise Lead at Social Innovation Academy GlobalIgor Elbert
Principal at Common SensorKsenia Iliuk
she/her COO & Co-Founder, LetsDataAndriy Kusyy
he/him CEO & Co-founder at LetsDataKim Welti
she/her Co-Founder of Re:build UkraineDaniel Donath
he/him Co-founder of Ukrainian House BerlinBogdan Miftakhov
he/him Co-founder of Ukrainian House BerlinTetiana Poudel
she/her Co-founder & Managing director at ViLNiGenya Moore
she/her Co-founder of Re:Life UkraineNataly Ulyanova
she/her Co-founder of TreepilyaViktoria Fialko
she/her Co-founder of TreepilyaAnastasiia Aizenshtat
she/her Founder and CEO at CACRHamed Beheshti
he/him Co-Founder and CEO at Boreal LightAnna Shepelenko
she/her Chief Outreach Officer at Boreal LightAndré Nikolski
Strategic Projects at Humboldt-Innovation, Startup Coach & Startup ConsultantJulia Majer
she/her Innovation Consultant & Program Manager at SAP.iOLaura Kohler
Startup Ecosystem & Corporate Innovation expertLyudmyla Kovalenko
CEO and Co-Founder at Doctor KimchiSophie Dienberg
Founder of inKlubDr. Thomas Gnefkow
Business angel, founder and private lecturerCarolin Kröger
Co-founder at beingfemale.de and consultantNora Azzaoui
Partner at Kobold I Purpose Design & Innovation and co-founder of mimycriPeter Brock
Entrepreneur and impact investor, Family Office ServicesLisa Götz
she/her Program SupportAna Lichtwer
Co-founder at GUTEmissionOlena Vorozheikina
Founder at Bake for UkraineAnna Believantseva
Esper BionicsMaria Kalenska
CEO at Bake for UkraineAlex Kuvallini
he/him CEO at HandstreeYuliia Karnas
Managing Director at OneUkraineHanna Kolesnichenko
Operations Manager at OneUkraineQian Qin
Co-founder at We do SolarKarolina Attspodina
CEO at We Do SolarNikita Overchyk
Founder at UAtalentsIvan Kychatyi
CEO at UAtalentsAlexandr Zubchenko
Mobile Application Developer at Podiya (Volunteer)Valeriia Biloshytska
Lead Project Coordinator at Podiya (Volunteer)Maryna Soroka
Co-founder at GUTEmissionNataliia Kovalenko
Co-founder at GUTEmissionHanna Slobodyanyuk-Montavon
CEO at Mykolaiv Water HubJonas Wegener
he/him Communication Strategist at PHINEO StartupsAlex Biloshytski
Co-Founder at PodiyaMeri Khazaradze
(she / her) Co-Founder at mexb.aiKseniia Teslenko
(she / her) Co-Founder at mexb.aiSebastian Neumann
he/him Head of Phineo StartupsFranka Ismer
she/her Senior Program ManagerViviana Köhrbrück
she/her Program ManagerCollective Impact Summit
Twice a year, we come together to celebrate the progress of our last cohort of Impact Startup teams and welcome the new cohort. We want to celebrate our achievements together and say a big thank you to each and every one of the PHINEO Startups community.
In the media
Highlight
Esper Bionics, is included in TIME magazine’s list of the best inventions of 2022. The self-learning prosthetic hand powered by artificial intelligence (AI) was named a groundbreaking invention in the accessibility category and will appear on the magazine’s cover.
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