{"id":23970,"date":"2026-02-13T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.kompassfrankfurt.de\/impact-continues-to-resonate-even-after-the-festival-is-over\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:54:43","slug":"impact-continues-to-resonate-even-after-the-festival-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kompassfrankfurt.de\/en\/impact-continues-to-resonate-even-after-the-festival-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT continues to resonate \u2013 even after the festival is over."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best encounters, ideas, and collaborations often truly unfold <em>after<\/em> the hustle and bustle of the trade fair. \u2728<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the <strong>IMPACT FESTIVAL 2025<\/strong>, it became evident once again what sustainable transformation truly needs: exchange, bold decisions \u2013 and places where people from business, startups, politics, and the ecosystem <em>truly<\/em> come together.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More than 4,000 participants, 229 exhibitors, 284 speakers, and 46 masterclasses<\/strong> \u2013 and most importantly: countless conversations that are now being continued. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A huge <strong>thank you to Startup Hessen<\/strong> for the idea and implementation of the <strong>joint stand<\/strong> \u2013 this &#8220;together instead of side-by-side&#8221; approach gave the Hessian ecosystem a stage that was both seen <em>and<\/em> felt. \ud83d\udc9b<br\/>And likewise: thank you to the <strong>Creative Industries of the Frankfurt Economic Development Agency<\/strong>, which brought together Frankfurt&#8217;s impact founders \u2013 this is exactly how cross-innovation emerges: across industries, perspectives, and career paths.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf0d <strong>The strongest signal:<\/strong> Every ecosystem partner could bring innovative impact startups \u2013 and it&#8217;s precisely this diversity that makes Hessen (and Frankfurt) so compelling.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\ude80 <strong>Our Compass Startups on site<\/strong> (and yes: we are proud!):<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Peter Rappl \u2013 PENGUINBIO<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Felicia Isabell Fischer \u2013 Human Insight<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ersin Kozak &amp; Stefano Invidia \u2013 AgriVoltX<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Senayt Kesete \u2013 MainBaumW\u00e4chter<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Iwan Laumann \u2013 IWAND<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And congratulations to all the awarded teams \u2013 including <strong>PFLANZENTHEKE GmbH<\/strong>, Impact Award 2025 (category &#8220;solution&#8221;). \ud83c\udf31<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What remains?<\/strong> Contacts, concrete starting points, new collaborations \u2013 and this feeling: <em>We are many. And we are serious.<\/em><br\/>Impact is not an event. Impact is a process. And it continues. \ud83d\udd01<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Well done and greetings to everyone who was there and made this spirit possible:<\/strong> Kompass Frankfurt, Female Founder Alliance (Carolin Wagner), Futury, HUB31 \u2013 Technology and Founder Center Darmstadt, StartMiUp, cesah GmbH \u2013 Center for Satellite Navigation Hessen, business angels frm, Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen (WIBank), House of Energy e.V., TIGZ Technology, Innovation and Start-Up Center GmbH, Hessen Ideen, Hessischer Gr\u00fcnderpreis, Science Park Kassel GmbH, Wirtschaftsf\u00f6rderung Wiesbaden, Wirtschaftsf\u00f6rderung Frankfurt am Main, Heimathafen and hessian.AI.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#ImpactFestival #Impact #StartupHessen #Frankfurt #Hessen #Ecosystem #Sustainability #Innovation #CreativeIndustries #gemeinsamdeins #KompassFrankfurt #SocialInnovation #ClimateTech #FemaleFounders #CrossInnovation<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to 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