Coaching
A dedicated PHINEO Startups coach guides impact founders through the incubator program and designs it together with them
Our Projects
Impact Startups
Project Summary
In August 2022, PHINEO / United Way Germany set up PHINEO Startups as a response to the long-term and acute crises happening in proximity and around the world. The startup platform has the ambition to assist impact startups in their development of solutions to current and future crises through dynamic Incubator and Accelerator programs. Given the current urgency, the first 6-month impact startup incubator program is the “Ukraine Response Program”- a program supporting impact startups to develop answers for the short-term and long-term effects of the war in Ukraine.
Goal
We empower impact startups in creating sustainable solutions for a world of crises. In particular, we seek to educate and equip a new generation of committed founders with the necessary expertise and skills to successfully manage an enterprise.
Target Group
We support impact pre-seed/seed startups that are creating solutions for the world’s most pressing crises – our focus is on impact, hence we support both non-profit startups with strong entrepreneurial spirit and for-profit startups with a strong impact mindset.
Locations
PHINEO Startups’ current incubator program takes place at the co-working space betterplace Umspannwerk (bUm). The place currently welcomes the 10 teams of the first cohort to work, meet, learn, and improve the world together, in Berlin, Germany.
Activities
Mentoring
A dedicated and experienced mentor supports and advises each impact startup team individually throughout the incubator program – in addition, topic-specific mentors can be consulted
Masterclasses
Weekly masterclasses impart relevant content that is tailored to the founders’ needs with the intention of supporting the acceleration of the startups’ development
Events
Diverse types of events are offered as part of the incubator program, e.g., community events, pitch events, networking opportunities & a final event
Co-Working
PHINEO Startups supported impact startups benefit from joint co-working at bUm, a place to work, meet, learn and improve the world together
Peer-to-peer coaching & community building
PHINEO Startups encourages and facilitates learning and community-building opportunities among founders
Network
PHINEO Startups provides access to different sector partners and one of the largest impact investing and social entrepreneurship networks in Germany
Results
We received 55 applications
for the first incubator program
within 2 months after the founding of PHINEO Startups
We are supporting 10 Ukrainian impact startup teams
with 30+ active program participants in first cohort
70%+ of founders are female
We matched 10 dedicated startup mentors
and impact community of
100+ trainers, mentors, and supporters Testimonials on the Project
“The program sheds a light on a way if you are lost and shows you hidden paths if you aren’t. The level of support from coaches and mentors has been enormous. It was the best decision we have made to succeed.”
Hanna Kolesnichenko
Co-Founder and Head of Tysha by One Ukraine
“With PHINEO Startups, we had the chance to take root in Berlin, which seemed impossible for our startup from Mariupol. Their networking and professional expertise provided so many opportunities to grow faster and with more predictable results.”
Alex Kuvallini
CEO & Co-founder Handstree
