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PHOTOS

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TEXTS

We have put together a cross between a press release, an introduction and a story about the history of a Czech as well as a global company.

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We will be happy to welcome you in our flexible and unconventionally designed spaces in the center of Ostrava for video shoots and interviews. In addition, we have numerous tips for fascinating business personalities and are able to offer our facilities for permanent or temporary use by your staff. We would be happy to give you a tour of our locations.

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Impact Hub Islington - the first Impact Hub ever

6/2005

The story begins

In London, Jonathan Robinson establishes the very first Hub in the world, an incubator of social innovation and a platform supporting social businesses. The concept soon spreads to Tel Aviv, São Paulo, Stockholm and Amsterdam.

11/2009

Amnesty connects

The core members of our team get together while working for Amnesty International. We meet Jonathan and become very excited by the prospect of shared space. Petr Vítek, Jakub Mareš, Zdeněk Rudolský and Petr Baše decide to set up the first Czech Hub – one of the quickest and best decisions we have ever made.

6/2010

Lights, camera... action!

After a record-breaking nine months, we have funds loaned by friends and the space refurbished, and so starts historically only the second co-working space in Prague. Six people and one rabbit hold their breath to see how it goes.

6/2011

Operation Mitosis

Groundwork for our dream to open Hubs in Brno and Ostrava starts. We have established that the concept of shared space works and would like to transfer it to other cities too. What we, however, don’t know at this point is that we are in for a patience-testing rollercoaster ride full of twists and turns.

3/2012

Black on white

We got the stamp to confirm that we have just received a grant for our dream project. We celebrate between piles of papers and folders.

3/2014

Ostrava!!!

We go to Ostrava almost every week. With the strength of a super-strike team called Petr and Martina, we meet the local community, people from IT, design and research. We come up with and plan joint events. We are also looking for new faces of our local team.

6/2014

Intervention unit

We are sending an intervention unit in the form of Zdeněk to Ostrava, who has just settled in the city center for a few months in order to be close to all potential clients and partners.

Space reconstruction at Impact Hub Ostrava

7/2014

Right foot forward

Constructions have started and first events are organized in-between the cement mixers and piles of bricks. And because we want Hub to be yours in the first place, we talk outright about setting the membership conditions or perhaps brainstorming over widgets in the space.

10/2014

Hub is loading

We organize an evening full of quick presentations in the form of 10 slides x 20 seconds, inspired by the Pecha Kucha or Ignite concepts. Startup projects from the neighborhoods get a chance to step onto the palette of fame. Networking and looking forward to the grand finale is loading too.

11/2014

Cutting the ribbon

We are opening. In the course of good music and jingling of glasses.

1/2015

Treading softly

We are slowly settling in the new recently-built premises of Impact Hub Ostrava. We support people with great business ideas, provide mentoring and start acceleration programs.

8/2015

We accelerate up to the stars

We are actively taking part at all 4 Hub’s accelerating programs. Out representatives from Ostrava take part at Impact First, Social Impact Awards, 100-day Challenge and also at Laboratoř Nadace Vodafone (Vodafone Foundation Laboratory).

11/2015

First 12 months

We received the best gift possible for our 1st anniversary! The number of our members crossed the 200 mark and we couldn’t stop celebrating. Our Velvet Party was in the colors of the revolution and our joy was revolutionary, too.

3/2016

Global Passport

The Impact Hub family is located in nearly 100 locations and as we desire to connect it we are introducing new possibilities to our members. Now they can travel to all Hub's locations in the world and enjoy the community and work space similar to ours - all included in their membership fee.

8/2016

Tieto Nerds

Together with Tieto, we launched the first Hub acceleration program based directly in Ostrava. Tieto Nerds are not a competition but a path to a secure career or investment.

10/2016

Member for a day

No contract needed. We newly offer a daily membership without any commitment. Simply buy our Day Pass and enjoy the same working environment, care and benefits as if you were a member until the evening hours.

4/2017

Edison

We have earned the trust of Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Czech Republic and are putting together a new team to work within the Edison program on scaling and respectfully developing the most ambitious social businesses of all.

8/2017

Smart cities

Slovenské Elektrárne was fascinated by the concept of cities of the future. Therefore, we jointly launched a program for people with great visions and a desire to improve urban traffic and the environment. And there are many.

1/2018

A lot of space for everyone

25th January will go down in history as the date of the magnificent Grand Opening Party. Impact Hub Brno expanded to 3,450 sqm and became the largest European and the world's second largest Impact Hub. Yeah!

Team of Impact Hub Praha, Brno and Ostrava

3/2018

Hub Woodstock

Large spaces present great challenges. Therefore, we took advantage of the Brno hospitality and headed to our first intercity meeting. Over 75 Hub hosts - do you know how many unforgettable moments this brings?

Akcelerační program Chytrá Myšlenka Moravskoslezského kraje

4/2018

Strong partnerships

We established a partnership with the region and helped with the Smart Idea (Chytrá myšlenka) initiative. As it soon turned out, the Moravian-Silesian Region has definitely much to offer and we are proud to have the opportunity to attend crucial round tables, discussions and hackathons.

10/2018

The first Czech social fund was established

Petr Vítek co-founded Tilia Impact Ventures, the very first fund aimed exclusively at investments with a strong social impact. The fund started with more than CZK 40 million and the support of powerful partners.

Villa of Impact Hub Prague K10 in Vinohrady

1/2019

Vinohrady: another home of ours

We settled down in our Art Nouveau villa, the home of the former K10 Coworking, and we officially launched Impact Hub Prague K10. The Impact Hub now has its fourth location with a stunning garden, history, and a fully functional fireplace, more than 1700 members and still enough determination! Keep rolling!

4/2019

#HumansOfImpactHub

After the successful internal Happiness Survey, dozens of job interviews and a crucial addition to the top management team, we discussed team principles, values, education, and meaningful work.

11/2019

Climate Challenge Accepted

We are successfully completing the pilot year of a program that focuses on supporting those who protect the planet and mitigate the climate crisis. In the coming years, the winner, Forsage, will embark on a collaboration with Nestlé, and one of the other winners, CYRKL, will receive a 5m investment.

5/2020

International Aspirations

We are proud to launch our partnership with the European EIT Climate - KIC, a major platform for climate innovation. Right from the start, it is clear that great things are in store for us together.

6/2020

Coworking Against Covid

Despite the pandemic in the world, we're open and our space is here to serve both new and known guests. For those most affected by the government measures, we offer free membership or free rentals as part of the (re)start event.

3/2021

Let's go to Zlín

Together with NWT we are preparing the opening of Silo II powered by Impact Hub in Zlín. Form autumn, the entire 7 floors of the energy "A" will offer new opportunities and a complete portfolio of our services to entrepreneurs, creators, and the public.

4/2021

ClimAccelerator Beyond

We are leading an international consortium of five countries to launch a program for environmental solutions and cross-border collaboration. Together with the participants, mentors, experts, and partners, we want to contribute to the development of the Czech innovation ecosystem.