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MARC IMPACT PROGRAM

Your individual consulting for investment readiness

Join Marc and take your impact venture to the next level

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Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, next cut-off October 30!

Here's what you get from Marc

Tailored support

Get matched with a dedicated expert team for three months, tailored to the specific needs of your venture.

Investment Readiness

Identify and work through the key gaps in any area of your business.

Investor matchmaking

We curate capital connections for you. You'll interact with real-life impact investors and understand their perspective.

A focused peer community

Exchange knowledge with fellow entrepreneurs tackling complex social and environmental challenges.

Membership

All participants receive an Impact Hub Vienna membership with access to co-working and community events.

Visibility & Awards

Join a select portfolio of enterprises and benefit from the strong endorsement of Erste Group and ERSTE Foundation.

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How do you know the program is for you?

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 aim to transform your for-profit business into a high-impact business, or you’re an innovative business looking to scale up your impact
  • You believe that impact and business success are equally important.
  • You are looking for highly customised, hands-on expert support 
  • You are actively looking for funding/preparing to do so
  • You are willing to invest your time in the development process over the next 3-7 months.

 

You can apply if:

  • You have a registered legal entity based in Austria;
  • Your business already generates revenue.
  • You have a well-equipped team behind your project.
  • You can clearly demonstrate the social/environmental impact component of your business 

The 2026-2027 Cohort

beya

tabularasa.ai helps employees build the Future of Work Skills 2030 with an AI learning platform, real work tasks and measurable learning transfer.

Feelfri

Feelfri verbindet Kinderschutz, Gewaltprävention und sozial-emotionales Lernen zu einem praxisnahen und skalierbaren Bildungskonzept.

nadine cares

nadine cares provides flexible, hourly non-medical care and everyday support for adults who need assistance to live more independently and participate in daily life.

NEWORN

AI-driven e-commerce platform for trusted, personalized kids' secondhand shopping & selling.

PulpStack

PulpStack brings the packaging industry into the digital age by making paper 3D-printable for the first time.

Serwas

Serwas builds decentralized, water-cooled AI infrastructure that sells compute capacity while turning server waste heat into useful low-carbon heat for buildings.

SINDBAD (Linz)

Sindbad empowers young people through 1:1 mentoring while helping organizations build social leadership and measurable social sustainability.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Next cut-off October 30!

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How it works

Program Kick-off
Once accepted, your venture is matched with a dedicated coaching team that works with you over three months to address the key challenges to becoming investment-ready. This is as good as your own Advisory Board.
Deep Work with Experts
Through regular check-ins and clear deliverables, you’ll work with your expert team to close gaps in your financials, model, or strategy, building a solid foundation for investment readiness.
Community and Peer Exchange
Alongside expert support, MARC offers a platform for founders to connect through structured sessions, where they can share experiences, test ideas, and learn from one another.
Targeted Learning
You will have topic-specific workshops on key elements like investor pitching, designed to strengthen practical skills and complement your one-on-one consulting work. The schedule will be tailored to your needs.
Financing and Matchmaking

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.

Final Evaluation and Visibility
The program concludes with a final evaluation and pitch opportunity. Selected ventures will be considered for the Best of MARC award, which includes increased visibility through the Erste network and a financial prize.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Next cut-off October 30!

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2024 with Marc

30 ventures
200+ consulting hours
11 deals in discussion
€8.5 million in the pipeline

Alumni
“We really appreciated Linda’s personalised approach. Together, we analysed and chose the best funding option for our current growth phase.”
Wolfgang WeingraberCo-Founder and CEO, ByeAgain
Marc really helped me understand the important parts of the pitch and rethink the market size. It made me think deeply about where we stand and what we need to do next.
Angelos ChronisCEO and Co-Founder of Infrared City
Robert (Kiss) started to work with us as part of the expert hours that the Marc program offers, but now he also joined the team
Valerie WolffCo-Founder, VELLO Bike

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Sharpening the pitch with Infrared.City

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Delivering differentiation with TOURMIX

Our Investor Network

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:

  • Family offices 
  • Angel investors 
  • Impact Venture Funds
  • Crowdfunding possibilities 
  • Erste Social Banking financing tools
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