Impact doesn’t scale alone it requires the right capital and the right partnerships.

As startups and corporates increasingly focus on sustainability and impact, the real challenge lies in execution: how to fund, structure, and collaborate in ways that create measurable, lasting change.

In this exclusive Startup Grind Fireside Chat, we sit down with Anna Søndergaard, Co-Founding Partner & CEO at Footprint Firm, to explore what it really takes to build scalable impact across both startups and established companies.

With hands-on experience working across both worlds, Anna brings a unique perspective on how capital, partnerships, and strategy must align to move beyond good intentions and into real outcomes.

🔎 In this session, we’ll explore:

• What defines scalable impact versus just good intentions
• How startups and corporates approach impact differently
• Why partnerships are critical to scaling impact
• What founders need to know about funding impact-driven companies
• Where corporates struggle most in driving real sustainability change
• How to align incentives across founders, investors, and partners
• What Nordic founders should focus on to build impactful companies

Whether you’re a founder, investor, corporate leader, or ecosystem builder, this session offers practical insights into how to fund and build companies that create real impact  at scale.

🎤 The session will be moderated by Naimul Abd – Regional Director Nordics at Startup Grind, CEO at Connect East, SweBAN, Founder Institute Nordics, Nutty Ventures, and Brim – Brands for Impact.