ChangeNOW Summit — Call for Solutions 2027

Startup zone · Paris, France

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Selected solutions can take up to four slots: a three-day exhibition booth, a pitch in front of a high-level jury with 30 minutes of private investor meetings and dealflow lounge access, a 45-minute workshop, and a booth at the Impact Job Fair Cheque

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1000 Cohort

Paris, France Where

ChangeNOW's Call for Solutions gathers around a thousand impact ventures to the summit in Paris, and runs on a rolling basis.

Eligible solutions address the UN Sustainable Development Goals with clear impact metrics, are scalable or replicable, genuinely innovative and commercially viable; startups applying to pitch must be actively raising at the time of the summit. Selected teams can take up to four slots: a three-day exhibition booth, a pitch before a high-level jury with 30 minutes of private investor meetings and dealflow lounge access, a 45-minute workshop, and a booth at the Impact Job Fair. Participation is non-dilutive.

Three rolling rounds feed the 2027 summit: 16 June to 30 September 2026, 1 October to 30 November 2026, and 1 December 2026 to 20 February 2027.

What it actually costs you

ChequeSelected solutions can take up to four slots: a three-day exhibition booth, a pitch in front of a high-level jury with 30 minutes of private investor meetings and dealflow lounge access, a 45-minute workshop, and a booth at the Impact Job Fair

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Market rate for the same chequeSolutions with positive impact against the UN SDGs and clear impact metrics, scalable or replicable, genuinely innovative and with a viable business model; startups applying to pitch must be actively raising at the time of the summit

ChangeNOW’s Call for Solutions gathers around a thousand impact ventures in Paris, France, and runs on a rolling basis. Eligible solutions address the UN Sustainable Development Goals with clear impact metrics, are scalable or replicable, genuinely innovative and commercially viable; those pitching must be actively raising. Selected teams can take up to four slots: a three-day booth, a jury pitch with private investor meetings and dealflow lounge access, a workshop, and an Impact Job Fair booth. Non-dilutive.