Scaling impact-driven solutions tackling
social and environmental challenges

Applications Closed

About the Program

The Social Impact Accelerator by AIC-ISB is an intense 6-month impact-focused and SDG-driven accelerator that supports and nurtures social enterprises working on creating innovative solutions to the most pressing problems in society.

The accelerator is designed to elevate social entrepreneurs to strengthen their business models, deepen their impact, and get investment-ready.

Our approach focusses on 3 core areas:

Providing access to the market to initiate the feedback loop with early adopters

Product refinement to perfectly address the problem statement

Building viable business models to ensure the long-term sustainability of the ventures

Ideal Profile

Operating for a minimum of 1 year , having:

Compelling solution

Scalability potential

Validation / Early traction

Program Offerings

Dedicated mentorship by experts

Capacity building support

Partnership opportunities with corporates

Opportunity to conduct a pilot

Industry connects

Revenue acceleration support

Fundraising support

Tools & resources

Program Timeline

Accelerator Alumni

Impact Stories

At I-Venture @ ISB, social entrepreneurs receive a wealth of resources and support to help them refine their business models, develop their products and services, and prepare for growth and scale.

Knowledge Partners

Investor Partners

Ecosystem Partners

Contact Us

contact@aicisb.org | isha_handa@aicisb.org

FAQs

No. You should be a for-profit social enterprise and rely on market forces, with customers or clients purchasing your products or services.

There are five main criteria that the selection committee will take into account: sustainability, scalability, replicability, environmental impact and social impact of the startup. In addition to these five criteria, the committee will also consider a startup’s uniqueness, quality of the team and current traction of the company.