The Regeneration Program 2
The Regeneration Program is a five-month venture-support program for ambitious entrepreneurs and organizations working on regenerative solutions. Together, we’ll help you build the strategy, financial foundation, partnerships and leadership needed to take your organization to its next stage of growth.
Full program details below ↓
Build the foundations for your next stage of regenerative growth
Many regenerative ventures have a clear mission, but need stronger structures to grow: a sharper strategy, a credible financial model, a clear impact framework, stronger partnerships and a story that funders, customers and collaborators understand.
This program helps you work on those foundations: with personal, expert guidance, peer feedback and practical tools you can apply inside your organization.
Build a business that helps life thrive
Regeneration asks us to rethink how we design businesses, economies and organizations. It requires us to move beyond the industrial mindset that treats nature as a resource, towards one that sees living systems as our greatest source of intelligence, resilience and innovation.
- What if businesses were designed to restore ecosystems instead of extracting from them?
- What if growth strengthened communities instead of depleting them?
- What if innovation served life?
Together, we’ll help you build the strategy, financial foundation, partnerships and leadership needed to make that vision a reality.
GENERAL PROGRAM DETAILS
November 2026
5 months
Amsterdam region
English
This program is in collaboration with
Is this program for you?
This program is designed for organizations that already have a regenerative mission and are ready for their next stage of growth.
Whether you’re building regenerative materials, circular food systems, nature-based solutions, community-owned initiatives, steward-owned companies, bioregional innovations or other regenerative business models, you’ll join a community of pioneers creating positive impact for future generations.
You might be navigating questions such as
- How do we scale without compromising our values?
- How do we become investment ready?
- How do we measure regenerative impact?
- Which ownership or governance model fits our mission?
- How do we build stronger strategic partnerships?
- How do we communicate our story more effectively?
- How do we create a financially resilient organization?
If these questions resonate, this program is designed for you.
What you’ll work on
This program is designed around one principle: every organization faces different challenges. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all curriculum, we combine inspiring masterclasses with hands-on support tailored to your stage, ambitions and strategic questions.
Throughout five months, you’ll work directly on your own organization through a combination of expert-led masterclasses, dedicated development tracks, small-group working sessions and personalized 1:1 coaching.
You’ll leave the program not only with new knowledge, but with tangible outputs you can immediately put into practice.
CORE FOCUS
Finance & Investment Readiness*
Develop a funding strategy that fits your ambitions and build an investor-ready financial model.
You’ll work on how to:
- Build a financially resilient organization
- Prepare for investor and funder conversations
- Translate your strategy into realistic scenarios
- Align your finances with your regenerative mission
Impact*
Use impact as a strategic tool to strengthen your organization and support better decisions.
You’ll work on how to:
- Focus on the impact that matters most
- Use impact to attract funding
- Learn what works and where to improve
- Strengthen partnerships, engagement and reporting
Go-to-Market*
Most regenerative entrepreneurs can explain their mission beautifully. Together, we bridge the gap between that mission and a monetizable use case, with commercial clarity that honours what you’ve built.
You’ll work on:
- Your next prospect or potential customer: the specific buyer with a budget, market signals to look for, and a reason to act now.
- A monetization model built on the value you deliver, so revenue and impact grow together.
- Identify channels, partnerships and sales opportunities
- A commercial narrative that leads with the buyer’s problem to solve, shaped as copy for website, outreach, or pitch deck.
- A concrete 30-60-90 day GTM action plan to work on during and after the programme.
*These three tracks receive additional focus because they often determine whether a regenerative venture can move from ambition to real-world growth.
OTHER TOPICS
Regenerative Leadership & Strategy
Develop a regenerative vision, sharpen your strategy and strengthen your leadership while learning how living systems can inspire organizational design and decision-making.
Storytelling & Branding
Develop a compelling narrative and a strong brand that resonates with customers, partners and investors.
Partnerships & Systems Thinking
Learn to see your organization as part of a living ecosystem and design partnerships that create long-term value.
Legal & Governance
Explore governance and ownership models that protect your mission while enabling healthy growth.
What you’ll leave with
By the end of the program you’ll have developed far more than knowledge. You’ll have tangible outputs that strengthen your organization immediately.
You’ll leave with:
- A clear regenerative strategy
- A Theory of Change and impact framework
- An investor-ready financial model
- A stronger go-to-market strategy
- Greater confidence in communicating your story
- Stronger partnerships within the regenerative ecosystem
- A growing network of entrepreneurs, experts and investors
- Greater clarity and confidence as a regenerative leader
Learn alongside other regenerative pioneers
One of the greatest strengths of the program is the diversity of its participants. Entrepreneurs from different sectors bring fresh perspectives, challenge one another and often discover unexpected collaborations.
Previous participants include organizations such as:
- Raddis Cotton
- Rooftop Revolution
- This Side Up
Together they represent a growing regenerative ecosystem spanning circular textiles, regenerative agriculture, urban nature, food systems and community innovation.
Become part of a global ecosystem
Your journey doesn’t end after five months.
Participants receive access to:
- Impact Hub’s global community of more than 320,000 members
- A network of impact investors and funders
- Strategic partners and potential clients
- A carefully curated regenerative peer community
- Final Event, where you’ll present your venture to investors and ecosystem partners
Participant fee
The total value of this program exceeds EUR €25,000 per participating company. But, thanks to the support of our partners, we can offer participants a reduced participation fee.
Total cost of participation = EUR €1,950
If covering the fee feels challenging, please get in touch with us — we’re here to explore flexible options so that finances aren’t a barrier to joining.
This participation fee covers the entire programme, including food & beverages, for up to two participants per company. We ask there always be one familiar face per company present, but you are free to bring a (different) associate to each session. (Note: fee excludes 21% VAT.)
APPLY NOW
Ready to build the next generation of regenerative business?
The challenges of today require a different way of thinking, and a different way of building organizations.
If you’re ready to create a business that contributes to thriving people, communities and ecosystems, we’d love to welcome you to the second edition of The Regeneration Program.
Note: The official application phase has not started yet, but we’re already accepting pre-registrations. Click the button below to get started.
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Check out the FAQ below — or join our team for a session covering everything you need to know about the second edition of The Regeneration Program.
What to expect:
- A deeper dive into the program’s content and structure
- A chance to start connecting with other curious changemakers
- Space to ask anything that’s on your mind
Frequently asked questions
General
You will pitch your business to an audience of investors and strategic partners. For example DOEN Foundation, ifund, PYMWYMIC, NX Food, Brave New Food, angel investors, banks, and more.
No, we charge a participant fee to cover part of the cost of running our program. Our programme-partners cover most of the participation costs.
Your business is your business. We just want to help you grow it. Our experts, trainers, and team members will share from their experience and provide you with tools and examples. It’s up to you to decide on the strategy of growing your business.
Over 50% of alumni secure investment within 6 months after finishing the programme. For over 80% of alumni, the accelerator has helped them find new partners or buyers.
You’ll also become part of our alumni network, with access to member and alumni-only events. And we’ll always help you make connections and enable you to pitch your company or products at our events or our partners.
Every year, we curate a panel of expert partners from our ecosystem to help select the next generation of change makers.
This year’s selection committee brings together a diverse and experienced group of investors, ecosystem builders, public sector leaders, and industry experts from HvA, We are Regeneration, We are Stewards, MVO Nederland, Fresh Ventures and Impact Hub – among others.
Application
T.B.A.
Yes, your company should be registered in the Netherlands.
No, we only select companies that have shown product-market fit, are generating revenue, and have a team of at least 2, including the founder(s).
You can also schedule a call with one of our scouts to see which programs fit your needs best!
Yes! During this accelerator, you will strengthen your business model, meet valuable potential partners and clients, and increase your impact.
If you’re transforming your startup into a scale-up and are looking to work on your growth strategy in a group of like-minded impact entrepreneurs that want to instigate change for the better, apply!
Programme content
Throughout the 5-month programme, there are 11 full-day learning events. Amongst others, expect an energizing kick off, closing event, and a fun excursion. And don’t forget the additional time you need to prepare and implement changes to your business.
All training days are part theory and part practical work. A day could start with one of our experienced experts sharing their lessons and tips & tricks.
We try to keep this short & sweet, so you can get to work implementing your learnings in your own strategy and consulting with your peers. The weather permitting, we will have a nice lunch together in between and end the day discussing your new insights over a beer in our courtyard.
Trainers
We work with a selection of seasoned trainers. Each of our trainers is specialized in one of the programme topics and has years of experience working with startups.
- T.B.A.
Practical
T.B.A.
Yes! As a business expense, course fees are 100% tax-deductible.