Our Mission
Innofest aims to drive the green and social transitions by scouting innovations with the potential to shape these transitions. We guide these innovations in gathering evidence and improving their products through tests at festivals and living labs. Additionally, we collaborate with key players in the innovation ecosystem, ensuring that partners are ready to support innovations after the tests. Finally, we organize workshops, lectures, and innovation tours to build support and enthusiasm for these transitions and the importance of innovation in achieving them.
Our Vision
Nearly 90% of all innovations fail, often because they haven’t been adequately tested or validated. As a result, they often can’t achieve the impact they aim for. Innofest is here to change that. We support green and social pioneers who are accelerating social and sustainable transitions. By testing sustainable and social innovations with a large audience early on, we increase their chances of survival. Together, we are working towards a greener and fairer world.
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Over the past years, Innofest has successfully supported more than 300 sustainable and social innovators in advancing their innovations. Our team specializes in making validation as practical as possible, no matter how complex the technology.
Through a series of preparatory workshops, innovators are fully equipped for testing, ensuring they gain maximum insights in a short time. During testing, a producer provides support, ensuring a seamless match between the test question and the living lab.
Additionally, the Innofest team has an extensive network that we are happy to share. Together, we help drive the sustainable and social transition forward.
The world faces major societal challenges. Innofest exists to drive sustainable and social transitions. We believe that innovation is crucial for this, but it’s essential that these smart solutions succeed. That’s why we help sustainable and social innovators test their solutions in practice.
Innofest has already supported over 300 sustainable and social innovations. Our annual alumni evaluation shows that the Innofest approach is effective. The program provides alumni with better insights into their solutions and how they can be implemented in practice. It also provides evidence and data that are essential to making an impact with their innovation. We’re on the right path to accelerating the sustainable and social transitions.
After participating, 92% recommend a test with Innofest, 85% have accelerated their innovation development, and 77% are still active. This last percentage is significantly higher than the national average of 10% for innovations that survive the start-up phase. This shows that a sustainable and social world is becoming increasingly within reach.
Questions?
Fast and effective solutions for a better world are more needed than ever. Ensuring these solutions work well is crucial. Innofest connects impact innovators with real-world test locations, such as festivals. This allows them to gather relevant feedback, refine their solutions, and increase their impact. Discover the types of tests available here.
Innofest not only wants to help entrepreneurs, we also want to contribute to a better world. That is why Innofest works with impact start-ups. There are only a limited number of places available every year. In order to be considered, a prototype must be innovative, testing at a living lab should clearly have added value and the innovation is expected to have a business case and contribute to a better world – now or in the near future.