About the C3 IMPACT Accelerator Powered by HSBC
The C3 Impact Accelerator has been C3’s flagship programme, supporting 143 startups across 9 MENAT countries to grow their businesses and maximise their impact between 2018 and 2022. Over the past four years, the programme has been powered by HSBC, forming a major element of its corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts across the region.
The selected startups were trained to maximise their impact on society and the environment, achieve financial sustainability, and, ultimately, solve major social challenges at scale. Startups that were part of the C3 Impact Accelerator covered several sectors and industries, such as education, health, environment, and employment, among others, and tackled regional and global challenges, creating tangible impact on all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Four-year outcomes
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143
Startups accelerated
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9
MENAT countries covered
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87
Board meeting simulations held
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70%
of all winning founders are women
Entrepreneurs across the Middle East named winners of C3 Impact Accelerator – Powered by HSBC (2022)
Zawya, July 2022 →
C3 graduates its third Impact Accelerator programme
Wamda, July 2021 →
Bahrain-based Clever Play wins C3 Impact Accelerator Programme (2020)
MAGNiTT, August 2020 →
Chefaa named winner of the C3 Impact Accelerator (2019)
C3 Insights, February 2021 →
Finalists
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Sadriye Görece & Cihat Ersin
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Farrokh Golchin
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Muhammad Gawish
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Vishnu Pillai
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Reham Yehia
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Anusha Mahtani & Misha Patel
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Rana Batterjee & Mazen Omair
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Latifa Al Khalifa
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Abdullah Nuaimi
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Duygu Vatan
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Doaa Aref & Rasha Rady
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Sophie Smith
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Khadija Elbdeweihy
Programme partners
Title sponsor
Pro-bono support partner
Pro-bono support partner
Licence partner
Media for good partner
Media for good partner
Cloud partner
