Startup Booster for Social Impact – SWPS University

16.06.2025

The fourth recruitment for the SWPS University Booster has begun! We are waiting for your applications from June 10, 2025 to July 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM. You have one month to prepare your application. We are looking for impact innovations—solutions that help fix the world by addressing important social and environmental challenges.

As part of the fourth recruitment round, two open acceleration paths are available:

SECTOR-AGNOSTIC PATH – aimed at developing startups with appropriate market potential with the support of ecosystem partners. Within this path, startups can receive up to PLN 200,000.

VENTURE CAPITAL PATH – carried out in close cooperation with a matched investment fund to increase the investment potential of your startup. Within this path, teams can receive up to PLN 400,000.
Check out the project website to see which funds are cooperating with us and choose the one whose investment policy best fits your solution:
👉https://booster.smarthost.swps.pl/partnerzy/

Funds in the program are granted under de minimis aid and are available to micro and small business entities, including foundations and associations engaged in business activities. Therefore, we encourage you to carefully read the program regulations and agreement.

For many years, we have been supporting impact innovations. Thanks to funding from PARP, we will support and provide expert care to 30 positive-impact startups.
This is a very important program for us, as this type of innovation requires special attention, time, and support.

“What the evaluation board definitely focuses on—apart from the importance of the problem—is the scalability of the solution. In addition to having a solid business model, technology often helps as a tool for spreading innovation,”
says Patrycja Radek, head of the Booster Program acceleration.

If you’re interested in this opportunity, join us for a webinar on June 23, 2025, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM, where you’ll be able to ask questions and learn more about the project:
👉 meet.google.com/cqa-uhmo-zyp

You can also find a video explainer here that guides you on how to correctly fill out the application form:
👉 https://booster.smarthost.swps.pl/2025/04/16/zloz-wniosek-bez-stresu-przedstawiamy-videoexplainer-w-3-czesciach/

In addition, we are preparing a new cycle of online training sessions designed to support startups submitting applications. We’ll share more information soon.
Trainings from the previous cycle are available here:
👉 https://booster.smarthost.swps.pl/2025/04/14/zapraszamy-na-bezplatne-webinary-i-szkolenia/

If you’d like to consult the Booster team, contact us at:
gotobooster@swps.edu.pl
Project website:https://booster.smarthost.swps.pl/

The project is carried out with funding from the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) under Priority II of the European Funds for a Modern Economy 2021–2027 (FENG) program, in accordance with grant agreement no. FENG.02.28-IP.02-0003/23-00.