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#mazex | 📣 Calling all founders! 📣 If you’re seeking investment or know a venture ready to thrive, check out the maze x programme: early-stage funding for impact-driven teams. 🌱 Sign up and learn more about our investment vehicle here👉 https://bit.ly/46WPAra The maze x hands-on programme is supported by MATCH, an initiative co-funded by the EU. #mazex #impact #investingVer tradução

🤖 Technology and innovation play a vital role in addressing many of the world's most pressing challenges. We recently co-launched the SDG-Driven Tech Innovation Ecosystem Guidebook, highlighting how innovation can drive sustainable change. ⬇️ 📈 Our comprehensive framework simplifies the landscape of SDG-driven tech innovation into three core roles:  🔹Market Participants (capital suppliers and demanders) 🔹Market Facilitators (intermediaries and educators) 🔹Market Regulators (legal and regulatory bodies) 🌐 From venture philanthropy in Estonia 🇪🇪 to social finance labelling in France 🇫🇷, our guidebook offers best practices across various ecosystems. 💡 Impactful initiatives: 🔸CDP Venture Capital SGR (Italy): Leading with €3.354B AuM, addressing systemic fragmentation in the impact tech market. 🔸Portugal Social Innovation: Mobilising over €90M to support 623 social innovation projects. It bridges funding gaps and scales public sector engagement. 🔸Ecosystem Map (Israel): Dynamic visualisation of the Israeli SDG-Driven innovation ecosystem, 🗺️ mapping over 200 actors. 🔸Heateo Sihtasutus/ Good Deed Foundation (Estonia): Pioneer venture philanthropy organisation, investing in initiatives with measurable impacts, mobilising €4M to support educational 🎓 and social projects. 🔸Fundacja Valores (Poland): Providing tailored financial and non-financial support to social organisations, providing significant funding. This Guidebook is the culmination of collaborative 🫱🏼🫲🏽 efforts led by GSG Impact and our National Partners from Israel (The Israeli Forum for Impact Economy), France (FAIR - Label Finansol), Italy (Social Impact Agenda per l'Italia - GSG Impact Partner, and Portugal (maze impact). The initiative also extends to partners from Central European countries, forming a robust international consortium (together, Project Partners). This project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2021 research and innovation programs. Explore the full Guidebook👇

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We are thrilled to share that Marta Costa, an associate at maze, represented Blue Bio Value at OCEANOVATION, which took place in The Hague on June 19th and 20th. Marta moderated the panel "Unlocking the Potential: Blue Biotechnology and Its Applications," featuring Elisabete da Costa from BlueBio Alliance, Carlos Esteban from Faber Capital, and Alessandro Romano from Ittinsect - Feed for the Ocean, a proud Blue Bio Value alumni. The discussion covered current market trends, collaboration strategies, industry challenges, and investment insights in blue biotechnology and it was an incredible opportunity to explore this field's transformative impact. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussions! 🌊

#mazex | Learn about Martin Kelly's viewpoint on supporting maze x: "The community at maze impact is special, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment. It includes diverse, passionate, and knowledgeable individuals, from seasoned investors to serial founders. This vibrant community creates opportunities that drive real impact. Maze facilitates connections that lead to fruitful collaborations, with tailored support programs and access to an international network, accelerating the growth and impact of startups. Maze’s investment strategy focuses on early-stage impact-driven startups, providing the necessary funding and support to scale operations and enhance impact. The portfolio addresses various social and environmental challenges. By supporting gritty founders and leveraging their network, maze is driving real change, and I am proud to be a part of this journey." Thank you, Martin, for the endless support! ➡ maze x is an early-stage funding programme for impact-driven newly-founded teams to multiply their execution capacity by 3x ahead of their first round of funding. 📍The maze x hands-on programme is supported by MATCH, an initiative co-funded by the EU. #mazex

Celebrating our first in-person junior impact VC meet-up! 🌠 At the end of May, maze impact hosted its first in-person Junior Impact VC meet-up at our office. It was wonderful finally to bring this community together beyond virtual screens. 🫂 The day was packed with a thought-provoking panel by Antonio Miguel on impact investing, interactive sessions exploring trends in the circular economy, edtech, and agetech, and opportunities to strengthen our community ties and network. maze impact would like to give a special shout-out to Alice Segre and Rodrigo Pais de Ramos for bringing this community to life and to the maze x team for organising every detail that made this meet-up possible. We are lucky to have you with us. 🍀🍀 Thanks to everyone who joined us, especially our maze x contributors: Martin Kelly, João Duarte, Ricardo Pimentel, Cristina Campos, and Vincent Van Dessel. See you all in the next one! 🧡

📬 #YouveGotMail | Our monthly newsletter is here! In this newsletter, we reflect on migration, challenges and new opportunities. And we're no good at gossiping, but you heard it right: we are expanding, and we need your help! We're hiring!!! 💎 (more details here: https://lnkd.in/drBXMnjb) We're also very excited to welcome Beatriz Hofer Lavieri to the maze team. Beatriz will work in our Growth Programmes tool to help advance sustainable solutions worldwide. Welcome Bea! 🧡 💌 Stay updated with our latest news: https://bit.ly/4aHGhg4 See you in the maze 🐍

#Events | Our analyst, Alice Segre, recently attended HackSummit — a gathering for climate innovators, funders, and thought leaders. 💫 More than an event, Hack Summit serves as a hub for meaningful discussions and connections that propel sustainable solutions forward. Alice not only contributed to insightful dialogues but also established connections within the climate tech community. 👥 Interested in learning about Hack Summit's impact? Reach out to Alice for a firsthand perspective on the discussions shaping our sustainable future. 🌐

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