Co-Designing Tech Initiatives

We work with organisations of all sizes in the public and private sectors to co-design new initiatives including competitions, events (virtual / in-person), campaigns, reports and programmes, or take their existing ones to the next level powered by Empact Ventures.

What We Do

Scout Innovation

We scout the best-emerging innovations and solutions for funding providers and large organisations to support their internal innovation adoption, business development or initiatives

Super Connectors

We super connect tech startups and scaleups, decision-makers in large private and public sector organisations, and funding providers with their ideal partners to address their business challenges, needs and interests.

The OVHcloud Startup Program Showcase

A global tech initiative powered by Empact Ventures in partnership with the OVHcloud Startup Program

The OVHcloud Startup Program Showcase is a global tech initiative powered by Empact Ventures in partnership with the OVHcloud Startup Program to facilitate collaboration and/or funding between tech startups & scale-ups and larger companies (e.g. corporates, brands, SMEs) and funding providers (e.g. investors, grant and loan providers) based on mutual interest.

The OVHcloud Startup Program is a global initiative that has been running since 2015 and has received 7000 applications of which more than 2500 have been assisted with cloud credits and solution architecture support. The Startup Program provides tech startups with €10,000 of cloud hosting credits and up to €100,000 for scale-ups, enabling them to facilitate exponential and international growth.

After the success of our 3 European events in 2022, and our 3 events globally in 2023 including the The OVHcloud Startup Program Showcase Contest. We will be back in 2024 to deliever the Contest.

The Event featured Live Pitches and Demos, Expo, Speed Video Networking, Roundtable Discussions, and Startup Support Clinics.

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The Super Connect for Good Competition

Our Global Tech for Good initiative seeks to discover and super connect the world’s best tech startups and scale-ups creating positive social impact that enhances people’s lives through technology

Empact Ventures and Hays have been working together since 2018 The focus of our work has been to connect tech startups and scale-ups together with corporates, SMEs, funders and the public sector to explore collaborations

In 2023, the SCFG competition spanned across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and new for 2023 Asia. Our 50+ judges announced 20 winners categorised regional and by innovation. They received prizes worth £200,000 including funding, pilots, business support, press coverage, connections and more.

Learn about our recent winners

The Tech for Good Report 2023

Want to know how technology is playing a leading role in tackling some of the world’s biggest issues?

Hays recently partnered with Empact Ventures to produce “The Tech for Good Report 2023” - our third report together. It profiles the winning companies from our Super Connect for Good competition 2022, where start-ups and scaleups from across the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand demonstrated the ways in which they are using technology to improve society.

Download your copy of “The Tech for Good Report 2023” to find out more about the companies making positive societal change in areas such as EdTech, MedTech, ClimateTech and more. Hear from the founders driving innovation in the Tech for Good space.

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Our Recent Initiatives

Our Mission

Our mission is to create an Empact by mobilising local to global networks to help people and organisations to address their challenges leading to an aggregate social and/or economic impact.

We bring people and organisations in the private, public and third sectors based on mutual interest in a facilitated way to create new collaborative partnerships.

We welcome anyone anywhere to get involved in our initiatives, projects and ventures to help us help you address your challenges today and tomorrow.

Our Clients

We work with a range of private sector clients (e.g. corporates, tech startups, scale-ups), public sector (e.g. healthcare organisations, councils, LEPs) and third sector (e.g. universities, charities)

Our Work

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Public Sector: Co-Designing National High Impact Campaigns in 70+ Cities (StartUp Britain)

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Public Sector: Co-Designing Initiatives with LEPs to Drive Inward Investment (Dorset LEP)

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Scouting Contract for Dee Set Logistics

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Co-Designing Events & Scouting Partnership

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I-COM Global Data Startup Challenge

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InvestorConnect @ Business Rocks Tech Summit

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Working with Local Councils

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PEAK Programme with YouGo World

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Co-Design Super Connect Leeds Event

Get Super Connected

We can help any small or large organisation to get super connected to potential clients, partners or funders

Press Coverage

Empact Ventures has been featured in or supported its clients to secure coverage in the following publications:

Our Super Connectors

Testimonials

"Over the past five years, we've worked with Empact Ventures to become a scaleup-friendly recruiter starting with training our teams to really understand the ecosystem and the scaleup journey that founders embark on as they grow their teams. Together we co-designed sixteen in-person pitching events in nine UK cities to support founders with market access and fundraising opportunities. We are proud to have to have co-designed the Super Connect for Good competition and the associated reports to recognise the best emerging Tech for Good startups and scaleups making a positive impact through technology".

James Milligan, Global Head of Technology & Engineering at Hays, and Global Head of Emposo (September 2024)

Co-Design Contract: Dec 2017 - Present

"It was an absolute pleasure to sponsor the Bournemouth Pitch Day and have the opportunity to talk to start-ups and scale-ups about their accounting and tax challenges. It was great to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and discuss their business plans and innovations. We are very much looking forward to the next Pitch Day"

Lara Brennan, Director at Mazars UK

Co-Design Contract: Sep 2018 - April 2019

“Kosta and his team have been excellent delivery partners for StartUp Britain’s nationwide bus tour. Kosta is a true 'super-connector’, able to engage hundreds if not thousands of organisations both nationally and within local entrepreneurship ecosystems across the UK. I highly recommend Kosta and Empact Ventures to any organisation looking to design and deliver enterprise initiatives and roll them out nationwide” Matt Smith, Director of Centre for Entrepreneurs & StartUp Britain (UK - London)

Matt Smith, Director of Research & Policy at the Centre for Entrepreneurs

Co-Design Contract: June 2015 - Dec 2017

“Working with Kosta and Empact Ventures has been very valuable. Their network is exceptional and varied and they definitely understand the UK startup scene. It has been a great partnership for MysteryVibe to work with Empact Ventures to get access to various funding options from angel investors to loans and grants. I would highly recommend anyone looking for help on funding to speak with the Empact Ventures team."

Soumyadip Rakshit, Co-Founder & CEO of Mystery Vibe

Super Connect FLEX Membership (Jan 2019 - Sep 2019)

“Turning to Empact Ventures for help has been one of the key decisions we made last year. It has provided us with the right support, important partnerships, and key connections with industry leaders. I would highly recommend Empact to any business looking to develop and grow!”

Rodrigo Bautista, Founder & CEO at TicketPass

Super Connect PEAK Membership (Nov 2017 - Nov 2018)

“We’re proud to sponsor initiatives such as the fantastic Super Connect events, which help to super-charge our ambitions to drive the region’s economic growth in key areas such MedTech and AI. The latest Super Connect event once again presented excellent collaborative and networking opportunities for start-up and scale-up businesses in Dorset.”

Finn Morgan, Business Engagement & Dorset Gateway Manager at Dorset LEP

Co-Design of 3 x Super Connect Bournemouth Events (2017-2019)

“I was really impressed with the attendee list with some globally recognised brands mixing with local, regional and national start ups. The pitches from the startup companies were all very good and the content so wide reaching and innovative. I have also been impressed with the follow up from the meeting in that personal emails / introductions have been made between relevant people / companies. The feedback from the day has all been positive and we would like to host more of these types of events in the future”

Adrian Trevett, Economic Development Manager (Regeneration and Economy) at BCP Council

Co-Design of Super Connect Poole Event (Jan 2019 - March 2019)

"Since working together, we've gained an excellent partner to co-host events with, scout high potential entrepreneurs, and ‘super connect’ us to potential partners outside our bubble. The team go out of their way to really understand your requirements, scout for the right people and opportunities that match them before facilitating introductions. They go one further to track the outcomes of the introductions they make and report them on an ongoing basis. Overall in just half a year we've co-hosted two events in Bournemouth and London creating valuable exposure to a wide network, while supporting us to scout and secure 25% of our Thrive Programme"

Roland Singer-Kingsmith, Venture Manager at UnLtd

Co-Design Partnership (Sep 2019-Dec 2019) & Scouting Contract (Feb 2020 - Nov 2020)

"For I-COM, it is always a great experience working with Kosta and Empact Ventures. He is highly responsive and given only a short period of time, he successfully expanded our global innovation partners network. Kosta and his team were highly effective in scouting exciting startups to compete in I-COM’s Data Startup Challenge and were instrumental in helping us to meet our entries target. Kosta was highly motivated to ensure to the success of the I-COM Data Startup Challenge. He was always there for anything we needed, provided honest and timely advice, and, truly cared. Empact is definitely one of the best scouting organizations globally."

Andreas Cohen, Chairman at I-COM Global

Scouting Contract (Nov 2017 - Nov 2019)

"Empact Ventures team has truly been a breeze The team take the time to fully understand your organisation and key performance indicators, so that they target the appropriate start-ups for the event. They also liaise with all parties and manage the event completely. I only had to turn up and everything was organised. The added value for us was certainly in the facilitation of connections/collaborations which focused both parties on identifying clear synergies and next steps to make the collaboration a reality. We are currently progressing discussions with the start-ups that presented, as well as a couple of investors that were in the room. Overall, this was the true definition of a networking event"

Vee Mapunde, Programme Director of National Institute for Health Research Surgical MedTech Co-operative

Co-Design of Super Connect Leeds & Scouting Contract (July 2019-Feb 2020) &

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Co-Designing Tech Initiatives

We work with organisations of all sizes in the public and private sectors to co-design new initiatives including competitions, events (virtual / in-person), campaigns, reports and programmes, or take their existing ones to the next level powered by Empact Ventures.

What We Do

Scout Innovation

We scout the best-emerging innovations and solutions for funding providers and large organisations to support their internal innovation adoption, business development or initiatives

Super Connectors

We super connect tech startups and scaleups, decision-makers in large private and public sector organisations, and funding providers with their ideal partners to address their business challenges, needs and interests.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create an Empact by mobilising local to global networks to help people and organisations to address their challenges leading to an aggregate social and/or economic impact.

We bring people and organisations in the private, public and third sectors based on mutual interest in a facilitated way to create new collaborative partnerships.

We welcome anyone anywhere to get involved in our initiatives, projects and ventures to help us help you address your challenges today and tomorrow.

National HealthTech Series 2024/2025

Join our free-of-charge HealthTech events to be super connected with HealthTech innovators, clinicians, academics and other professionals from across the UK healthcare sector

Super Connect Series

Our Clients

Our Work

Partnership with Hays PLC: Super Connect Series National Events

Co Design: Hays National Startup Tech Report

Super Connect For Good Competition Co Design: Hays PLC

Public Sector: Co-Designing National High Impact Campaigns in 70+ Cities (StartUp Britain)

Public Sector: Co-Designing Initiatives with LEPs to Drive Inward Investment (Dorset LEP)

Scouting Contract for Dee Set Logistics

Co-Designing Events & Scouting Partnership

I-COM Global Data Startup Challenge

InvestorConnect @ Business Rocks Tech Summit

Working with Local Councils

PEAK Programme with YouGo World

Co-Design Super Connect Leeds Event

Get Super Connected

Co-Design Initiatives

If you are interested in co-designing your own initiative, or sponsoring one of our existing ones to get exposure and/or be super connected with your target audience, please get in touch

Sponsorship

Our initatives provide you with excellent opportunities to promote and get exposure for your products & services, engage your target audience. Get involved in our current and future projects.

Super Connect Scouting

Designed for larger private or public sector organisations and funders who would like us to scout and super connect with people, innovation and opportunities

Super Connect Memberships

Our Memberships for Tech Startups & Scale-ups support you to open the right doors to potential partners, clients, or funders.

Press Coverage

Our Super Connectors

Kosta Mavroulakis

Jemma Cooper

Muammer Yilmaz

Yigit Erol

Andrea Demichelis

Luke Hemmings

Testimonials

﻿﻿James Milligan, Global Head of Technology & Engineering at Hays, and Global Head of Emposo (September 2024)

Lara Brennan, Director at Mazars UK

Matt Smith, Director of Research & Policy at the Centre for Entrepreneurs

Soumyadip Rakshit, Co-Founder & CEO of Mystery Vibe

Rodrigo Bautista, Founder & CEO at TicketPass

Finn Morgan, Business Engagement & Dorset Gateway Manager at Dorset LEP

Adrian Trevett, Economic Development Manager (Regeneration and Economy) at BCP Council

Roland Singer-Kingsmith, Venture Manager at UnLtd

Andreas Cohen, Chairman at I-COM Global

Vee Mapunde, Programme Director of National Institute for Health Research Surgical MedTech Co-operative

Super Connect Me

Empact Ventures

James Milligan, Global Head of Technology & Engineering at Hays, and Global Head of Emposo (September 2024)