Get impact investment ready in four weeks.
This program combines workshops, templates, and coaching to help founders establish the structures impact investors expect. We’ll guide you through designing and implementing your own ESG Policy, SFDR Reporting scheme and investor deck.
Free to join and built for fast, practical progress.
We've designed this program in collaboration with Richard Georg Engström, founder of IBMS, investor, advisor and your future mentor.
Four-week bootcamp: Starts on May 5, 2026
Workshops & coaching: online (Zoom)
Final presentation: June 18th, 2026 | NEEW Ventures HQ, Berliner Str. 80-82, Berlin
Apply until: April 24, 2026
Admission confirmation: April 28, 2026
Details
What the program does
Impact investors expect clear structures for ESG, SFDR, and impact reporting. Many early-stage teams lack the time, templates, or guidance to set these up in a way that stands up to due diligence.
The Investment Readiness Program provides a practical path to meet these expectations. Over four weeks, founders learn how to translate their impact work into measurable frameworks, set up the right policies, and prepare materials that align with Article 8 and 9 investor requirements. The result is a strong, operational foundation that can grow with the company.
Who the program is for
The program is designed for startups preparing for institutional fundraising and aiming to meet ESG and SFDR expectations. The content is tailored to circularity, climate-tech, waste management, energy, and AI-for-environment teams, but any startup seeking to become impact-investment ready is welcome to apply.
What you will learn
The program focuses on three essential pillars that prepare startups for fundraising in the European impact ecosystem.
ESG alignment
Learn the fundamentals of international ESG frameworks, including double materiality and Scopes 1, 2, 3 and 4, and understand how these principles fit into early-stage leadership and operations.
Outcome: A complete, tailored ESG Policy that reflects the company’s impact logic and operational realities.
SFDR compliance
Gain clarity on the EU Taxonomy, SFDR (Sustainability Finance Disclosure Regulation) requirements, and Principle Adverse Impacts (PAIs). Learn how these indicators connect to Article 8 and 9 investor expectations.
Outcome: An operational SFDR reporting scheme with defined indicators, ready to report to investors.
Impact pitch and due diligence preparation
Work through the structure of impact-focused investor materials, understand the data points typically requested in due diligence, and translate your compliance work into a compelling narrative.
Outcome: An investor deck enriched with ESG and SFDR insights, built to support transparent and confident fundraising.
How it works
Three online workshops introduce the core ESG, SFDR, and due-diligence concepts and provide the templates needed to implement them. 1-on-1 coaching sessions help tailor the materials to each startup’s context and prepare the investor deck components.
Schedule
Workshops (online):
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ESG Intro — Tuesday, 5 May, 10:00–13:00 CET
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EU Taxonomy & SFDR — Tuesday, 12 May, 10:00–13:00 CET
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Impact Pitch & Due Diligence — Tuesday, 19 May, 10:00–13:00 CET
Coaching sessions slots (online):
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22 May — 10:00–12:30
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26 May — 10:00–12:30
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9 May — 10:00–12:30
The final presentation takes place at NEEW Ventures HQ in Berlin during the Summer Pitch Event (18th June 2026).
Past Cohorts
The impact story that we developed helped us to communicate better with potential investors.
Nura
from PLENO
The sessions took us step by step from the problem to the solution and how best to quantify impact.
Kristina
from Kompotoi
FAQ
Yes. NEEW Ventures covers all program costs (except costs incurred to travel to Berlin for the final event).
No. The program is open to founders across Europe.
Workshops and coaching sessions take place online (Zoom). The final presentation (mandatory part of the program) is held at NEEW Ventures HQ in Berlin.We select up to five startups per cohort to ensure enough time for individual coaching.
Regular participation in the three group sessions, completion of basic preparation tasks, and attendance of your three 1-on-1 coaching sessions.
Each startup spends 10.5 hours in workshops and coaching, plus optional time for applying templates and refining investor materials.
Yes. Founders can join as a team if they prefer, especially for the group sessions.
No. All tools and templates are provided during the first session.
Yes. All tools, templates, and policy materials needed for ESG alignment, SFDR reporting, and impact due diligence are included.
