México Accelerator Programme

New Ventures and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship want to discover Mexico’s most incredible socio-environmental impact projects

On the program

It is a personalized training program that supports social and environmental impact companies that create livelihood opportunities. It gives access to goods and services to create a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable society among the most vulnerable and marginalized communities in Mexico.

What is an impact company?

• The product/service solves a socio-environmental need or problem.
• Genera social and environmental impact that can be identified and measured.
• The business model is viable and sustainable.
• It has the capacity and the potential to grow to increase its impact on other communities.

Meet the results and the impact generated by this initiative

• 20 accelerated enterprises
• + 7,000 beneficiaries annually.
• + 15 communities benefited per year.

Program benefits

• training:  Group and individual Mentories customized to the business needs of each selected company.
• Partnerships and Communication: Free access to impact sector events such as FLII and corporate sustainability summit . Participation in communication activities focused on promoting the individual and collective impact of selected companies.
• Capital and financing: Income   preferential to a credit managed by VIWALA. Seed capital: pitch competition to earn 60,000 USD at the end of the program.

Participating in this initiative has no cost!

How can you participate?

• companies: Companies with a social and/or environmental impact model.
• Originaries of Mexico: Located and with operations in Mexico.
• Beneficiaries of communities: To support people belonging to vulnerable and/or marginalized communities: rural communities, women, urban or peri-urban communities in the informal sector, immigrants, LGBT + community, people with disabilities.
• Stage of growth: Enterprise in growth stage.
• Escalation: The company has scalability potential.
• Billing: Minimum Annual Billing $500,000 MXN.