Impact Hub Slovenia Opens Applications for the Third Season of Impact Launchpad 2026/27
- Impact Hub Slovenia
Ljubljana, 12 October 2026 – Today, Impact Hub Slovenia is opening applications for the third season of Impact Launchpad, an incubation programme for teams and individuals in the early stages of developing an idea, service or product. The programme helps participants test their solutions in practice, gain their first users, develop a sustainable business model and prepare a compelling pitch for potential partners or investors. Applications are open until Monday, 26 October 2026, and the programme will run from mid-November 2026 to mid-February 2027.
From an Idea to Real-World Testing
Impact Launchpad combines practical workshops, individual mentoring, and work with users. Participants will test the key assumptions behind their ideas, explore the needs of their target audience, and develop and test their solutions. They will use the feedback they receive to refine their value proposition and build a business model that supports their project’s long-term viability.
The programme also covers business planning, finance, and pitch preparation. Expert sessions will be complemented by mentoring tailored to each team’s needs, enabling participants to apply what they learn directly to the development of their projects.
Participants will also become part of the Impact Hub Slovenia community, where they can exchange experiences, find ways to address challenges, and build new collaborations.
Support for Different Projects and Teams
The programme is designed for social innovators, early-stage start-up teams, Social Impact Award alumni, and individuals and organisations developing solutions to social or environmental challenges. Its content is tailored to different organisational models, from start-ups and social enterprises to cooperatives and NGOs.
Applicants do not need to have all the answers or a fully developed product. The programme is designed to help them test ideas, learn from feedback and plan their next steps.
Part of the Wider Impact Pathway
Impact Launchpad forms part of Impact Pathway, the development framework through which Impact Hub Slovenia connects support for social innovators from their earliest ideas to the growth stage. Alongside Impact Launchpad, it includes Social Impact Award Slovenia and Impact Next, enabling teams to develop their projects step by step with mentoring and expert support.
Applications for Impact Launchpad 2026/27 are open until Monday, 26 October 2026.
More information: slovenia.impacthub.net/impact-launchpad
About Impact Hub Slovenia
Impact Hub Slovenia brings together Impact Hub Ljubljana and Impact Hub Istra, supporting entrepreneurs, innovators, and organisations in developing solutions with a positive social and environmental impact.
Through coworking spaces, incubation and acceleration programmes, and a network of mentors, experts, and partners, it helps ideas progress from their first steps to market entry. It connects entrepreneurs, investors, NGOs, and the public sector, creating opportunities for collaboration and the development of sustainable entrepreneurship.
About Impact Pathway
Impact Pathway is Impact Hub Slovenia’s development framework, connecting Social Impact Award Slovenia, Impact Launchpad, and Impact Next.. It supports social innovators at different stages of development, from shaping an idea and validating a solution to developing a business model and growing their project.
Its aim is to establish a clear, connected support pathway through which individuals and teams can develop viable solutions with a lasting social and environmental impact.
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