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Join Marc and take your impact venture to the next level
Get matched with a dedicated expert team for three months, tailored to the specific needs of your venture.
Identify and work through the key gaps in any area of your business.
We curate capital connections for you. You'll interact with real-life impact investors and understand their perspective.
Exchange knowledge with fellow entrepreneurs tackling complex social and environmental challenges.
All participants receive an Impact Hub Vienna membership with access to co-working and community events.
Join a select portfolio of enterprises and benefit from the strong endorsement of Erste Group and ERSTE Foundation.
We carefully select ventures that are poised for growth. That means: if you’re accepted, we believe you have the potential to scale your impact, and that the time you invest in the program will pay off.
You can apply if:

Bergardi pioneers active sitting with its patented Smart Moving Technology, tackling the global challenge of sedentary lifestyles and chronic back pain.

Omni.farm empowers city dwellers to grow fresh, organic food at home – sustainably and effortlessly – with a compact, modular indoor system.

AGAi gives soil a voice. Its Agentic AI transforms unstructured soil data into actionable insights, without another dashboard.

An award-winning augmented reality (AR) game for teaching media literacy by engaging students in immersive, interactive scenarios to identify and debunk misinformation.

VeloConcerts delivers zero-emission mobile stages (VeloStage) powered by electric cargo bikes and solar energy, enabling sustainable cultural events anywhere.

Freundeskreis creates delicious plant-based cheese alternatives from upcycled apricot seeds, turning food industry byproducts into sustainable dairy substitutes with traditional cheese-making processes.

Darello supplies over 300 educational institutions with healthy food and reduces waste through digital processes and reusable packaging systems.

Roodie makes healthcare smarter by connecting patients, providers, and insurers for personalized, data-driven care.

One4One gives back with every purchase: buy one, and they donate one to Caritas.

Das Merch delivers sustainable, high-quality merchandise from family-run European makers to purpose-driven companies.

AviBike powers green cities with smart bike and scooter stations, integrated charging, and app-based rentals.

Flexdrill brings clean energy everywhere with compact, low-impact drilling for ground-source heat pumps.

Parastruct turns industrial waste into sustainable construction materials and licenses the tech for scale.

edventure Studios develops Konomondo, a mobile RPG that combines game-based learning with adaptive maths tutoring.

Dymaxa develops an aerodynamic side skirt for trucks that reduces fuel consumption, CO₂ emissions, and improves road safety.

FreyZein develops PFAS-free nano-cellulose membranes that replace petrochemical materials in textile systems.

ImageTwin provides AI software that detects image manipulation, duplication, and plagiarism in scientific publications.

Waschma produces biodegradable, plastic-free laundry strips that fully dissolve and reduce transport emissions.

Hobby Lobby offers free hobby-based learning programmes led by volunteers that empower young people through mentorship.

leiwand AI provides a platform to detect, monitor, and mitigate bias in AI systems.

Rackoon enables individuals to sell second-hand clothing through rentable retail racks, promoting circular fashion.

With HelDoc, NoxAvis Tech Solutions enables hands-free AI-assisted medical documentation with during emergency treatment.

With TalentsLounge, DaVinciLab provides a platform that enables teachers to deliver coding and AI education.

With Beansaver, BeResilient transforms spent coffee grounds into sustainable materials and products.

GLOBEZERO.AI provides a SaaS tool that helps companies analyse and reduce product-level emissions.
MARC facilitates tailored introductions to a pool of aligned impact investors. You’ll also engage with the Erste Finance team to explore suitable financing pathways for your venture, based on your readiness and goals.
As a part of your Marc Program journey, you will be introduced to a pool of relevant investors to help you shape your financials and receive funding opportunities.
With 40+ individual and institutional investors, Marc Program investors pool includes:
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