Impact you can measure is impact you can fund.
Impact you can measure is impact you can fund.
Impact you can measure is impact you can fund.
You're building something that matters. The Public Value Academy helps you prove it in a language investors, funders, and partners actually trust.
You're building something that matters. The Public Value Academy helps you prove it in a language investors, funders, and partners actually trust.
You're building something that matters. The Public Value Academy helps you prove it in a language investors, funders, and partners actually trust.
A program by Public Value Hub · UnternehmerTUM · PHINEO
A program by Public Value Hub · UnternehmerTUM · PHINEO
A program by Public Value Hub · UnternehmerTUM · PHINEO
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THE GAP
THE GAP
THE GAP
"We're making a difference" doesn't hold up in due-diligence
"We're making a difference" doesn't hold up in due-diligence
"We're making a difference" doesn't hold up in due-diligence
You're addressing a real social or environmental problem, and you've got a product or a testable prototype. But when an investor asks you to prove your impact, good intentions aren't enough.
Most impact founders have the conviction. What they're missing is the evidence a funder asks for. The Public Value Academy fixes that by turning your impact into something measurable, comparable, and investable.
You're addressing a real social or environmental problem, and you've got a product or a testable prototype. But when an investor asks you to prove your impact, good intentions aren't enough.
Most impact founders have the conviction. What they're missing is the evidence a funder asks for. The Public Value Academy fixes that by turning your impact into something measurable, comparable, and investable.
You're addressing a real social or environmental problem, and you've got a product or a testable prototype. But when an investor asks you to prove your impact, good intentions aren't enough.
Most impact founders have the conviction. What they're missing is the evidence a funder asks for. The Public Value Academy fixes that by turning your impact into something measurable, comparable, and investable.
WHAT YOU GET
WHAT YOU GET
WHAT YOU GET
A free, hands-on program built around your business model
A free, hands-on program built around your business model
A free, hands-on program built around your business model
2 days of in-person workshops at partner location
2 days of in-person workshops at partner location
Day 1 · In person
Day 1 · In person
Day 1 · In person
Social Business Model Design
Social Business Model Design
Social Business Model Design
Sharpen your model along target group, value proposition, resources, and revenue - where impact and economic viability meet.
Sharpen your model along target group, value proposition, resources, and revenue - where impact and economic viability meet.
Sharpen your model along target group, value proposition, resources, and revenue - where impact and economic viability meet.
Day 2 · In person
Day 2 · In person
Day 2 · In person
Impact Measurement & Management
Impact Measurement & Management
Impact Measurement & Management
Build your impact logic, define relevant indicators, and learn to capture and demonstrate impact systematically.
Build your impact logic, define relevant indicators, and learn to capture and demonstrate impact systematically.
Build your impact logic, define relevant indicators, and learn to capture and demonstrate impact systematically.
20+ hours of on-demand content - yours to keep, even after the program ends.
20+ hours of on-demand content - yours to keep, even after the program ends.
20+ hours of on-demand content - yours to keep, even after the program ends.
Online sessions on Impact Measurement & Management and Impact Fundraising.
Online sessions on Impact Measurement & Management and Impact Fundraising.
Online sessions on Impact Measurement & Management and Impact Fundraising.
Access to Inluma - capture your impact data GDPR-compliantly and generate an investor-ready report.
Access to Inluma - capture your impact data GDPR-compliantly and generate an investor-ready report.
Access to Inluma - capture your impact data GDPR-compliantly and generate an investor-ready report.
Network & visibility - a direct line to our partner and investor network.
Network & visibility - a direct line to our partner and investor network.
Network & visibility - a direct line to our partner and investor network.
More clarity. More credibility. More chances of financing.
More clarity. More credibility. More chances of financing.
More clarity. More credibility. More chances of financing.
Whether grants, impact investments, revenue-based models, or public funding - the Academy gives you the ground to stand on.
Whether grants, impact investments, revenue-based models, or public funding - the Academy gives you the ground to stand on.
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HOW THREE MONTHS LOOK
HOW THREE MONTHS LOOK
HOW THREE MONTHS LOOK
A guided arc, not a pile of homework
A guided arc, not a pile of homework
A guided arc, not a pile of homework
You commit to the milestones; we bring the structure, the tools, and the people. Here's the shape of it
You commit to the milestones; we bring the structure, the tools, and the people. Here's the shape of it
THE PAYOFF
THE PAYOFF
THE PAYOFF
After 3 months, you walk away with
After 3 months, you walk away with
After 3 months, you walk away with
A line to our investor network
Complete your Inluma profile and you become visible to our partner and investor network - where funding decisions actually happen.
A real impact report
A structured, multi-page report built on your own data in Inluma ready for grant applications, pitches, and investor conversations.
A financing strategy that fits
A concrete plan tailored to your model — beyond VC — plus the methodology to hold your own in any due-diligence room.
A structured, multi-page report built on your own data in Inluma ready for grant applications, pitches, and investor conversations.
A structured, multi-page report built on your own data in Inluma ready for grant applications, pitches, and investor conversations.
A real impact report
A real impact report
Complete your Inluma profile and you become visible to our partner and investor network - where funding decisions actually happen.
Complete your Inluma profile and you become visible to our partner and investor network - where funding decisions actually happen.
A line to our investor network
A line to our investor network
A concrete plan tailored to your model — beyond VC — plus the methodology to hold your own in any due-diligence room.
A concrete plan tailored to your model — beyond VC — plus the methodology to hold your own in any due-diligence room.
A financing strategy that fits
A financing strategy that fits
WHO IT'S FOR
WHO IT'S FOR
Early-stage impact startups ready to prove it.
A legal form in Germany (or in the process of founding one).
A legal form in Germany (or in the process of founding one).
A clearly defined target group and a problem you solve for it.
A clearly defined target group and a problem you solve for it.
A prototype, an MVP, or a product already on the market.
A prototype, an MVP, or a product already on the market.
A relevant social or environmental problem at your core.
A relevant social or environmental problem at your core.
You don't need a perfect model yet, but you should be past the pure idea stage, with a clear sense of who you serve, what you solve, and how you create impact, and a genuine drive to develop your impact framework further, seriously and with data.
A real impact report
A structured, multi-page report built on your own data in Inluma ready for grant applications, pitches, and investor conversations.
A line to our investor network
Complete your Inluma profile and you become visible to our partner and investor network - where funding decisions actually happen.
A financing strategy that fits
A concrete plan tailored to your model — beyond VC — plus the methodology to hold your own in any due-diligence room.
WHO IT'S FOR
Early-stage impact startups ready to prove it.
A legal form in Germany (or in the process of founding one).
A clearly defined target group and a problem you solve for it.
A prototype, an MVP, or a product already on the market.
A relevant social or environmental problem at your core.
You don't need a perfect model yet, but you should be past the pure idea stage, with a clear sense of who you serve, what you solve, and how you create impact, and a genuine drive to develop your impact framework further, seriously and with data.
WHO IT'S FOR
Early-stage impact startups ready to prove it.
A legal form in Germany (or in the process of founding one).
A clearly defined target group and a problem you solve for it.
A prototype, an MVP, or a product already on the market.
A relevant social or environmental problem at your core.
You don't need a perfect model yet, but you should be past the pure idea stage, with a clear sense of who you serve, what you solve, and how you create impact, and a genuine drive to develop your impact framework further, seriously and with data.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Pick your batch
Pick your batch
Pick your batch
Join one of the free programs near you! Choose where you want to build then apply. We'll share the full schedule with your batch at kick-off.
Join one of the free programs near you! Choose where you want to build then apply. We'll share the full schedule with your batch at kick-off.
Munich
Munich
with UnternehmerTUM
with UnternehmerTUM
with UnternehmerTUM
BATCH STARTS
BATCH STARTS
BATCH STARTS
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
20-21 October
20-21 October
20-21 October
Netlight Consulting, Munich
Netlight Consulting, Munich
Netlight Consulting, Munich
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Apply for Munich! →
Berlin
Berlin
with PHINEO
with PHINEO
with PHINEO
BATCH STARTS
BATCH STARTS
BATCH STARTS
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
2–3 November
2–3 November
2–3 November
Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str.2, Berlin
Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str.2, Berlin
Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str.2, Berlin
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Apply for Berlin! →
Bielefeld
Bielefeld
with Founders Foundation
with Founders Foundation
with Founders Foundation
BATCH STARTS
BATCH STARTS
BATCH STARTS
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
26-27 November
26-27 November
26-27 November
Founders Foundation Bielefeld
Founders Foundation Bielefeld
Founders Foundation Bielefeld
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Apply for Bielefeld! →
Munich
Munich
with UnternehmerTUM
with UnternehmerTUM
with UnternehmerTUM
BATCH STARTS
BATCH STARTS
BATCH STARTS
Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Tuesday, 24 November 2026
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD, Munich
TBD, Munich
TBD, Munich
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Apply for Munich! →
More to come!
More to come!
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Still not sure?
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Still not sure?
Check out some of our most frequently asked questions that may answer anything you might still be unsure about. Or join one of our info calls to ask any further questions you may still have.
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About the project
About the project
About the project
The Public Value Hub is A non-profit dedicated to fostering public value and impact-driven entrepreneurship through education, research, and policy engagement. The development of the Public Value Academy is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as part of the Nachhaltig Wirken (NaWi) funding program. The duration of the project is December 2024 to December 2027.
Funded by:
The Public Value Hub is A non-profit dedicated to fostering public value and impact-driven entrepreneurship through education, research, and policy engagement. The development of the Public Value Academy is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as part of the Nachhaltig Wirken (NaWi) funding program. The duration of the project is December 2024 to December 2027.
Funded by:
The Public Value Hub is A non-profit dedicated to fostering public value and impact-driven entrepreneurship through education, research, and policy engagement. The development of the Public Value Academy is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as part of the Nachhaltig Wirken (NaWi) funding program. The duration of the project is December 2024 to December 2027.
Funded by:
A free program for early-stage impact startups, run by Public Value Hub, PHINEO, and UnternehmerTUM.
A free program for early-stage impact startups, run by Public Value Hub, PHINEO, and UnternehmerTUM.
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
© 2026 Public Value Hub gGmbH
© 2026 Public Value Hub gGmbH
© 2026 Public Value Hub gGmbH
Leipzig · Germany
Leipzig · Germany
Leipzig · Germany