影响状态2025

Main partners Other Impact partners Dealroom.co is the foremost data provider on startup, early-stage andgrowth company ecosystems in Europe and around the globe. ImpactCity The Hague is a leading European ecosystem fororganisations that combine 'doing good and doing business'. Wefacilitate innovative entrepreneurs in starting and scaling up theirbusinesses. Knowledge partners Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact provides supportmission-driven companies working towards the UN SDGs, helpingthem to expand their businesses and amplify their influence throughcarefully crafted programs. Foreword “For ten years, ImpactFest has been the place where the supply and demand forimpact capital come together. At this tenth edition, we look at global trends inimpact investing. We see a decade in transition; from 2015 to today. And we lookahead: how is the investment climate evolving, and how can entrepreneursrespond to it? The Netherlands still has all the right conditions to play a leading role in Europe intechnological innovation and impact. And The Hague, as the city of peace and justice,plays a key role in building a livable and just world, anchored in strong networks andinstitutions. At ImpactCity The Hague, we continue to focus on companies working on sustainableinnovation. At the same time, we are addressing todayʼs societal challenges in the areas ofpeace, security, and national resilience. Over the past decade, the field of impact and the Sustainable Development Goalshave changed significantly. Around 2015, most impact capital was directed towardgoals such as emission reduction, carbon neutrality, and climate action, with astrong focus on long-term transformation, innovation, and the fight againstclimate change. I am proud of the impact ecosystem that has been built over the past ten years in TheHague with many partners and entrepreneurs, and I look forward with confidence tothe next decade - in which, despite growing pressures, we will continue to innovate anddevelop for a better future.” Today, we increasingly view sustainability and impact through the lens of security,resilience, and independence. Rising geopolitical tensions, scarcer resources, andvolatile prices have shifted this focus. This shift exposes deeper vulnerabilities:dependence on governments for energy, food, and water; growing pressure onsolidarity, equality, and democratic values; and increasing uncertainty and divisionin how societies respond. Saskia BruinesAlderman for Economic Development at the City of The Hague Every entrepreneur or professional working in impact recognizes this growingpressure. What once was an agenda driven by environmental and social challengesand innovation is now inseparably linked to economic resilience, national security,and crisis preparedness. This trend is also visible in the latest figures from theState of Impact, showing that investments in sectors and companies working onthe Sustainable Development Goals are again declining this year, while Peace Techand Defense Tech start-ups are gaining momentum. Key takeaways A decade in review, a decade ahead Impact investing grows long termbut faces a sharp funding slowdownin 2025 Capital is concentrating aroundtechnologies with cross-industryapplications, while sectorsaddressing environmental resilienceare seeing a more selectiveinvestment landscape The past decade marked the turning point whencleanenergy and electrification became both economicallyviable and self-propelling. Solar, wind, and batterycosts plummeted, makingrenewables cheaper thanfossil fuelsand enabling record investments ofover $2trillion annually in the energy transition. Electricvehicles rose from niche to mainstream, while overthree-quarters of the global energy system becametechnically electrified. Over the past decade,impact companies haveincreased in value 28-fold, reaching a total of$3.6trillion. ImpactVC funding is projected to growthreefoldcompared to ten years ago, with 2025expected to reach$33 billion, a 24% decrease from2024. This year has already fallen behind all yearssince 2019 by VC funding. In 2025, Impact ranks asthesixth most funded major segment, showing a24% decline while global funding grows 32%. Food securitysolutions are set to raise abouthalf asmuch capital as last year($1.9B vs $3.7B), even asglobal pressures make themincreasingly vital.Circularstartups are expected to attract only afraction of previous funding, whilesustainablematerials continue to perform strongly,enabled byadvances inAI-powered materials discovery, afield that has already attracted over$1.1Bthis year. Yet,decarbonizing the last 10–20% of emissionsremains a monumental challenge, requiringbreakthroughs incarbon removal, green fuels, andheavy industry transformation.Looking ahead, thenext decade will hinge on scaling these technologies,doubling annual clean energy investment to $4.5trillion, and channeling financing more equitably to theGlobal South. Digital tools, from AI-enable