Accelerating NEB Solutions Through Start-ups: Meet the 2025 Catalyse Cohort

In a time of deep environmental, social, and economic shifts, start-ups are helping to steer the transition to a more sustainable and inclusive future. At the EIT Community NEB, they see entrepreneurship as a force that doesn’t just drive the economy, but also shapes the way we live, build, and care. That’s why they believe integrating the NEB values of sustainability, inclusion, and beauty into business isn’t optional – it’s essential.

Through the Catalyse NEB programme, they support founders who are already putting these principles into practice. Catalyse NEB is designed to help early-stage companies refine their models, strengthen their impact, and accelerate their growth. Not by starting from scratch, but by building on the foundations they’ve laid with a focus on circularity, social equity, and design quality.

This year, 17 companies from across Europe have joined the programme, each working on bold, values-driven solutions in fields like materials innovation, care, housing, agriculture, and climate resilience. Get to know them!